Wireless ATM: air interface and network protocols of the mobile broadband system

Author

Alke, Bernhardw ; Etras, Dietmarp ; Lassmann, Dieterp

Author_Institution

COMNETS, Aachen Univ. of Technol., Germany

Volume

3

Issue

4

fYear

1996

fDate

8/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

50

Lastpage

56

Abstract

Wireless ATM systems for the connection of mobile multimedia terminals to the broadband ISDN for different applications are introduced, explained, and illustrated according to their specific quality-of-service requirements. The authors´ approach to realizing an ATM multiplexer at the air interface is explained in detail, and new ideas on how to cope with the fact that an ATM transport network is not prepared to handle network-based handovers are presented. The article also describes some of the tools the authors have developed to study and analyze wireless ATM-related problems

Keywords

B-ISDN; land mobile radio; multimedia communication; multiplexing; multiplexing equipment; protocols; radio networks; telecommunication terminals; ATM multiplexer; ATM transport network; air interface; broadband ISDN; mobile broadband system; mobile multimedia terminals; network based handovers; network protocols; performance; quality of service requirements; wireless ATM systems; Access protocols; Analytical models; Asynchronous transfer mode; B-ISDN; Coaxial cables; Optical fiber networks; Phased arrays; Predictive models; Quality of service; Wireless application protocol;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Personal Communications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1070-9916

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/98.536479

Filename

536479