Title :
Architecture and implementation of radio access protocols in wireless ATM networks
Author :
Johnston, C.A. ; Narasimhan, P. ; Kokudo, J. ; Ohki, M.
Author_Institution :
C&C Res. Labs., NEC Res. Inst., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents an updated perspective on the design and implementation of radio access protocols in wireless ATM networks. The protocol architecture of a wireless ATM network is outlined with particular focus on the radio access subsystem consisting of radio physical level (PHY), medium access control (MAC), data link control (DLC) and wireless control. Each of these protocol layers in wireless ATM is described and preliminary performance/experimental results are given where applicable. Hardware and software implementation details are given for the “WATMnet2.0” 25 Mbps/5 GHz WATM radio network interface card currently under development, and associated mobile terminal and base station architectures are discussed
Keywords :
access protocols; asynchronous transfer mode; land mobile radio; network interfaces; packet radio networks; telecommunication computing; 25 Mbit/s; 5 GHz; DLC; MAC; SHF; WATM radio network interface card; WATMnet2.0; base station architecture; data link control; experimental results; hardware implementation; medium access control; mobile terminal architecture; performance results; protocol architecture; protocol layers; radio access protocols; radio access subsystem; radio physical level; software implementation; wireless ATM networks; wireless control; Access protocols; Asynchronous transfer mode; Base stations; Computer architecture; Hardware; Intelligent networks; Laboratories; Media Access Protocol; National electric code; Wireless application protocol;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1998. ICC 98. Conference Record. 1998 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4788-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1998.685177
