An Inter-MAC architecture for heterogeneous gigabit home networks
Authors: Meyer, Torsten and Suraci, Vincenzo and Langendoerfer, Peter and Nowak, Stefan and Bahr, Michael and Jennen, Ralf
Communication Networks Research Group (ComNets), Faculty 6, RWTH Aachen University
: Ralf Jennen
In 2009 IEEE 20th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, p. 5, Tokyo, Japan, 2009.
Publication Date: Sep, 2009
On page(s):5
ISBN: 978-1-4244-5122-7
Abstract The home network of the near future will be a heterogeneous broadband network supporting the use of wired as well as wireless transmission technologies. The variety of services will range from HDTV via gaming to emergency services in the telemedicine area. In this paper, we introduce a technology-independent protocol layer called Inter-MAC which provides a common infrastructure to all home networking devices. The Inter- MAC can establish a connection via different transmission technologies while ensuring appropriate QoS. Key to this is the capability to correctly interpret technology-dependent PHY and MAC parameters for determining QoS when selecting initial and alternative paths, as well as the feature of admission control. Our simulations indicate clearly that the Inter-MAC approach can cope with varying loads, for instance, the time the jitter needed to stabilize was as short as 4 s. The reduced QoS was not noticeable by the user since the jitter introduced by handling additional HDTV flows was less than 0.2 ms for the existing and less than 0.7 ms for the new flow.
Author Keywords
HDTV flows;MAC parameter;PHY parameter;QoS;admission control;emergency services;gaming;heterogeneous broadband network;heterogeneous gigabit home networks;interMAC architecture;quality of service;technology-independent protocol layer;telemedicine area;wireless transmission technology;access protocols;broadband networks;computer games;emergency services;high definition television;home computing;quality of service;radio networks;telemedicine
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@CONFERENCE{jen_pimrc09,
AUTHOR = {Meyer, T. and Suraci, V. and Langendoerfer, P. and Nowak, S. and Bahr,
M. and Jennen, R.},
TITLE = {An Inter-MAC architecture for heterogeneous gigabit home networks},
YEAR = {2009},
MONTH = {Sep},
PAGES = {5},
ADDRESS = {Tokyo, Japan},
BOOKTITLE = {2009 IEEE 20th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile
Radio Communications},
AFFILIATION = {Communication Networks Research Group (ComNets), Faculty 6, RWTH Aachen University},
ISBN = {978-1-4244-5122-7},
KEYWORDS = {HDTV flows;MAC parameter;PHY parameter;QoS;admission control;emergency
services;gaming;heterogeneous broadband network;heterogeneous gigabit
home networks;interMAC architecture;quality of
service;technology-independent protocol layer;telemedicine area;wireless
transmission technology;access protocols;broadband networks;computer
games;emergency services;high definition television;home
computing;quality of service;radio networks;telemedicine},
LOCATION = {Tokyo, Japan},
URL = {https://www.comnets.rwth-aachen.de}
}