Title :
Military Usage Scenario and IEEE 802.11s Mesh Networking Standard
Author_Institution :
The MITRE Corp., McLean, VA
Abstract :
Due to its low cost, high-data rate and ease of setup feature, IEEE 802.11 WLAN has become an attractive solution for military wireless tactical network deployments. However, the current 802.11 specifications do not support mesh networking which is one of the essential requirements for military tactical operation. IEEE 802.11s was formed in May 2004 to develop standards for mesh networking between access points (APs). MITRE has submitted contributions to shape the direction of 802.11s standard development such that military requirements can be included in the standards texts. This paper provides an overview of 802.11s and MITRE´s efforts/contributions (in usage scenario, mesh discovery, mesh resource allocation, and cross-layer optimization) to this task group
Keywords :
military communication; wireless LAN; AP; IEEE 802.11s mesh networking standard; MITRE; WLAN; access points; military wireless tactical network; Access protocols; Costs; Government; Military standards; Notice of Violation; Proposals; Resource management; Safety; Standards development; Wireless LAN; 802.11; 802.11s; Mesh Networking; Military Usage Scenario; WLAN;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 2006. MILCOM 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0617-X
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0618-8
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.2006.302448
