Barcelona´s open access network testbed

Author

Barcelo, J. ; Macian, C. ; Infante, J. ; Oliver, M. ; Sfairopoulou, A.

Author_Institution

Res. Group on Networking Technol. & Strategies, Univ. Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona

fYear

0

fDate

0-0 0

Lastpage

55

Abstract

This paper describes the implementation and deployment of a novel architecture for a metropolitan open wireless access network, shared among different service providers. A layered model that differentiates four different actors (user, Wireless Island, Neutral Operator and Service Provider) is introduced, and the mechanism to allow Service Provider selection by the user is detailed. Other key technical issues like AAA, security, redundancy and scalability are also analyzed. This testbed has been used to provide Internet access to different user communities related to our University and as a experimentation platform for service deployment and testing in a real-life scenario

Keywords

Internet; metropolitan area networks; radio access networks; telecommunication security; Internet; key technical issue; layered model; metropolitan open wireless access network; service deployment; service provider selection; Cities and towns; Communication system security; Costs; Hardware; Scalability; Service oriented architecture; Spine; Testing; Web and internet services; Wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities, 2006. TRIDENTCOM 2006. 2nd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Barcelona

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0106-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TRIDNT.2006.1649127

Filename

1649127