A new architecture and MAC protocol for flexible radio over fiber home networks

Author

Das, G. ; Lannoo, B. ; Pareit, D. ; Okonkwo, C. ; Koonen, T. ; Colle, D. ; Moerman, I. ; Pickavet, M. ; Demeester, P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf. Technol. (INTEC), Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium

fYear

2009

fDate

14-16 Dec. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

In this paper we propose a new architecture and a novel media access protocol based on IEEE 802.11 for the home network. We use radio over fiber technology for our architecture where data multiplexing is considered in both wireless and wavelength domain. Our solution enhances the wireless bandwidth usage capability and can provide dynamic bandwidth allocation among users according to the user demands. Our proposed scheme also supports full range mobility for the users.

Keywords

access protocols; bandwidth allocation; radio-over-fibre; telecommunication standards; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11; MAC protocol; data multiplexing; dynamic bandwidth allocation; flexible radio over fiber; home networks; media access protocol; Bandwidth; Data communication; Home automation; Media Access Protocol; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Networks and Telecommunication Systems (ANTS), 2009 IEEE 3rd International Symposium on

Conference_Location

New Delhi

ISSN

2153-1676

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5989-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ANTS.2009.5409886

Filename

5409886