Analysis of IEEE 802.11 in Radio over Fiber Home Networks

Author

Dang, Bao Linh ; Niemegeers, Ignas

Author_Institution

Comput. Sci. Fac., Delft Univ. of Technol.

fYear

2005

fDate

17-17 Nov. 2005

Firstpage

744

Lastpage

747

Abstract

Radio over fiber (RoF) techniques have been developed to combine the mobility of wireless technologies and the huge bandwidth offered by optical fibers. In this paper, we present the concept of a hybrid radio-fiber system using IEEE 802.11 specifications as a solution for future broadband in-house networks. An analysis on the feasibility of applying RoF techniques to the IEEE 802.11´s medium access control (MAC) protocol is presented. To substantiate our discussion, simulations of the hybrid system have been carried out. The results show that the throughput of a 802.11 cell extended with an optical distribution network does not decrease drastically when the propagation delay increases

Keywords

access protocols; mobile radio; radio-over-fibre; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11; broadband in-house networks; distribution network; medium access control protocols; propagation delay; radio over fiber home networks; radio-fiber system; Added delay; Home automation; Intelligent networks; Media Access Protocol; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Propagation delay; Throughput; Timing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Local Computer Networks, 2005. 30th Anniversary. The IEEE Conference on

Conference_Location

Sydney, NSW

ISSN

0742-1303

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2421-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LCN.2005.29

Filename

1550955