Analysis of WiMedia-based UWB Mesh Networks
Authors: Max, Sebastian and Weiss, Erik and Hiertz, Guido R.
Chair of Communication Networks (ComNets), Faculty 6, RWTH Aachen University
: Sebastian Max
In In Proceedings of the 32nd IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN) 2007, p.p. 919-926, Dublin, Ireland,IEEE Computer Society, 2007.
Publication Date: Oct, 2007
On page(s):919-926
ISBN: 0-7695-3000-1
Abstract Regardingmaximum transmission rates, UltraWideband (UWB) seems to be the wireless technology which could successfully replace most of the data-cables in office and home environments: With up to 480 Mb/s gross data rate, wireless high-definition video streaming and data synchro- nization become feasible. Of course, these advantages come at a price: UWB is designed for short-range communication, limited to 10m. While this suffices for some application, it does not fulfill the vision of ubiquitous wireless access in the fully-connected home. A straightforward solution to increase the network cov- erage is given by Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs). In this paper, we analyze if the combination of UWB and WMN is able to provide the required coverage and the expected data rates. Several different deployment concepts (including ad- hoc networking and dedicated mesh relays) are evaluated with a realistic system model, which is able to compute the resulting network capacity. The results show that under the assumptions of the model, i. e. a MAC which is able to ex- ploit spatial divided frequency reuse, UWB mesh networks are able to provide a stable capacity of more than 100 Mb/s in a typical scenario of up to 250m2. Hence, the combination of the two technologies is able to succeed in much more application scenarios in comparison to the current UWB standard.
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@INPROCEEDINGS{smxWLNAnalysisWiMediaBasedUWBMeshNetworks,
AUTHOR = {Max, S. and Weiss, E. and Hiertz, G.},
TITLE = {Analysis of WiMedia-based UWB Mesh Networks},
YEAR = {2007},
MONTH = {Oct},
PAGES = {919-926},
PUBLISHER = {IEEE Computer Society},
ADDRESS = {Dublin, Ireland},
BOOKTITLE = {In Proceedings of the 32nd IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks
(LCN) 2007},
AFFILIATION = {Chair of Communication Networks (ComNets), Faculty 6, RWTH Aachen University},
ISBN = {0-7695-3000-1},
ISSN = {0742-1303},
LOCATION = {Los Alamos, CA, USA},
URL = {https://www.comnets.rwth-aachen.de}
}