A Software Architecture for Modular Implementation of Adaptive Protocol Stacks
Authors: Schinnenburg, Marc and Pabst, Ralf and Klagges, Karsten and Walke, Bernard
Department of Communication Networks (ComNets), Faculty 6, RWTH Aachen University
In MMBnet Workshop 2007, p.p. 94-103, Hamburg, Germany,Wolfinger, Bernd and Heidtmann, Klaus, 2007.
Publication Date: Sep, 2007
On page(s):94-103
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Abstract This paper presents a modular architecture for the design, implementation and performance evaluation of protocol stacks. The architecture allows a high degree of flexibility through composing complex behavior of a communication system using so-called Functional Units (FUs). The composition of Functional Units (FUs) to form a Functional Unit Network (FUN) is achieved by offering a generic management interface. We tackle the issue of protocol development for communication systems from the perspective of software design and -engineering. The requirements and the resulting interfaces for the Functional Units (FUs) are the main focus of this article. The proposed architecture is presented in the context of a reference model for multi-mode protocol stacks developed in the European Union-funded research project WINNER. An exemplary implementation of the set of Data Link Layer functions as they are currently envisaged in WINNER and an implementation of an IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX) Data Link Layer (DLL) for performance evaluation is presented as a proof of concept.
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@INPROCEEDINGS{ScPaKlWa2007,
AUTHOR = {Schinnenburg, M. and Pabst, R. and Klagges, K. and Walke, B.},
TITLE = {A Software Architecture for Modular Implementation of Adaptive Protocol
Stacks},
YEAR = {2007},
MONTH = {Sep},
PAGES = {94-103},
PUBLISHER = {Wolfinger, Bernd and Heidtmann, Klaus},
ADDRESS = {Hamburg, Germany},
BOOKTITLE = {MMBnet Workshop 2007},
HOWPUBLISHED = {http://www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/bib/medoc/B-281-07.pdf},
ORGANIZATION = {University of Hamburg, Computer Science Department, TKRN -
Telecommunication and Computer Networks Group},
AFFILIATION = {Department of Communication Networks (ComNets), Faculty 6, RWTH Aachen University},
URL = {https://www.comnets.rwth-aachen.de}
}