A new wireless network approach for high speed communication services

Future wireless communication systems will consist of at least one network with anywhere/anytime coverage supplemented by limited coverage networks offering high speed communication services with low cost per transmitted bit, and using low power consumption portable terminals. In this paper a new system architecture for limited coverage wireless communication networks, called Intermitstations, is proposed. An Intermitstations system consists of two or more nonoverlapping Infostations systems operating intermittently. That is, Infostations systems do not work simultaneously, instead they operate sequentially. Each Infostations system works periodically during a fixed time period. Due to their configuration flexibility, Intermitstations systems are intended to provide wireless communication services in a variety of different environments, including highways and hot spots located mainly in urban areas. Also, in this paper, the coverage delay in both Infostations and Intermitstations systems is mathematically analyzed. It is shown that Intermitsations can greatly decrease coverage delay relative to the Infostations architecture.