Title :
INFOSTATIONS: a new system model for data and messaging services
Author :
Goodman, David J. ; Borràs, Joan ; Mandayam, Narayan B. ; Yates, Roy D.
Author_Institution :
Wireless Inf. Network Lab., Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We analyze a new wireless system concept called Infostations, that can provide isolated pockets of high bandwidth connectivity for future data and messaging services. The intermittent connectivity available to mobile terminals using a network of Infostations raises new issues in protocol design at several layers. This paper describes the challenges of Infostation protocol design. It also presents a mathematical analysis of Infostation information transfer focusing on the optimum combination of transmission rate and coverage area
Keywords :
cellular radio; data communication; electronic messaging; land mobile radio; protocols; Infostations; coverage area; data services; high bandwidth connectivity; information transfer; intermittent connectivity; messaging services; mobile terminals; protocol design; system model; transmission rate; wireless system; Bandwidth; Communication system control; Costs; Electronic mail; Laboratories; Mathematical analysis; Message service; Payloads; Protocols; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 1997, IEEE 47th
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3659-3
DOI :
10.1109/VETEC.1997.600473
