Advanced Aggregation Techniques for Integrated Next-Generation WLAN and EPON Networks

Author

Ghazisaidi, Navid ; Maier, Martin

Author_Institution

Opt. Zeitgeist Lab., Montreal, QC, Canada

fYear

2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

In this paper, we focus on the MAC enhancements of emerging high-throughput WLANs and introduce a novel fiber-wireless (FiWi) network architecture that integrates next-generation WLAN and EPON in a pay-as-you-grow manner while providing backward compatibility with legacy infrastructure and protecting previous investments. Our work sheds light onto the benefits of extending advanced frame aggregation techniques from next-generation WLANs to EPONs as well. We examine different path selection schemes to improve FiWi network performance by means of wireless mesh networking, considering not only throughput and delay but also overhead and packet loss.

Keywords

access protocols; optical fibre LAN; performance evaluation; wireless mesh networks; EPON networks; Ethernet passive optical network; FiWi network performance; advanced aggregation technique; advanced frame aggregation; fiber-wireless network architecture; next generation WLAN; packet loss; path selection; wireless local area network; wireless mesh networking; EPON; Integrated optics; Media Access Protocol; Next generation networking; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Optical receivers; Passive optical networks; Throughput; Wireless LAN;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC), 2010 7th IEEE

Conference_Location

Las Vegas, NV

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5175-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-5176-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCNC.2010.5421851

Filename

5421851