The MAC layer Simulator for the Next Generation of Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN)

Betreuer:	M.Eng Yunpeng Zang  zyp@comnets.rwth-aachen.de Tel:+49 241 80 27921, Raum108
Status:	vergeben

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HiWi Job

The MAC layer Simulator for the Next Generation of Wirless Personal Area Network (WPAN)

 

Introduction

As the underlay system of future Wireless USB2.0 and Wireless 1394, the MBOA system is the most potential MAC and PHY candidate of the next generation of WPAN.

For the purpose of studying the MAC layer of the MBOA system, we are now developing a SDL based simulator within the framework of WARP2 simulator. The WARP2 simulator was first developed for the study of MAC layers of IEEE802.11 WLAN and HiperLAN/2 systems, which are quite different from the targeted MBOA system on both the MAC layer and the PHY layer. In stead of the maximal data rate of 54Mbit/s in IEEE802.11a, the MBOA system can support a data rate up to 480Mbit/s. And besides the enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA), both the contention based prioritized contention access (PAC) and the distributed reservation protocol (DRP) are supported in the MBOA system.

Therefore, to simulator such a system, we have to revise the WARP2 simulator for the implementation of MBOA MAC and PHY layers. In the generic framework of WARP2 simulator, we are now implementing a parallel MAC entity with the already existing IEEE802.11 MAC, as well as a parallel MBOA PHY with the IEEE802.11 PHY.

 

The main work of this HiWi job is to refine the MBOA MAC and PHY entities in the WARP2 simulator according to the MBOA specification. Through this work, you will

• get a very well understanding on the emerging wireless personal communication system;
• learn the way of performing a research on the MAC layer of wireless communication systems;
• be able to do a 'seminar paper' without extra efforts;
• have the opportunity to cooperate with our industrial partner (Philips Research Center Aachen).

 

A HiWi position of 8hours/week is offered on the topic described above along with following requirements:

• Interests in the research of WPAN;
• Good knowledge on wireless communications; (a score above average in KuV I from Prof. Walke or Communication Protocol from Prof. Mähönen will be appreciated)
• Programming experience with SDL, C or C++;
• English (fluent).

Contact:

Msc. Yunpeng Zang,
Chair of Communication Networks
Aachen University of Technology
Kopernikusstrasse 16, Room W 105 / I
52074 Aachen
Germany
Phone: +49 / 241 / 80 25829

Letzte Änderung: 02-04-08