Title :
WiFied up Malaysia villages: A case study of using WiFi technology to increase internet penetration rate in Malaysia rural areas
Author :
Kwong, Kae Hsiang ; Ngoh, Alvin Ting Kee ; Chieng, David Heng Tze ; Abbas, Mazlan
Author_Institution :
Wireless Commun. Cluster, MIMOS Berhad, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract :
This paper investigates application of a two-tier wireless network system with integrating wireless access and wireless backhaul as the evolution path of providing rural areas with Internet services. The first tier of the proposed network system is the wireless access network which provides interface to user accessing to Internet and enjoy services such as voice over IP, web browsing, and social network. The second tier is the backhaul network in which comprises of a number of wireless routers that carry traffic from various access networks to a gateway.
Keywords :
Internet; internetworking; radio access networks; wireless LAN; Internet penetration rate; Internet service; Malaysia rural area; Malaysia village; Web browsing; Wi-Fi technology; backhaul network; gateway access network; social network; two-tier wireless network system; voice over IP; wireless access integration; wireless access network; wireless backhaul; Delay; IEEE 802.11 Standards; Internet; Logic gates; Relays; Spread spectrum communication; Wireless communication; Network Expansion; QoS; Rural Areas; WiFi; Wireless Relay;
Conference_Titel :
Communications (MICC), 2011 IEEE 10th Malaysia International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0977-7
DOI :
10.1109/MICC.2011.6150290
