Title :
SWAN: an indoor wireless ATM network
Author :
Hyden, E. ; Trotter, J. ; Krzyzanowski, P. ; Srivastava, M. ; Agrawal, P.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
The SWAN (seamless wireless ATM network) project investigates architectural aspects of networks containing mobile hosts. The network model includes base stations connected via a wired, ATM infrastructure and a wireless, ATM last hop to a number of mobile hosts, ranging in computational and functional abilities from personal digital assistants to notebook computers. The FAWN (flexible adaptor for wireless networking) network interface card was developed as part of the implementation of a small SWAN network. It provides wireless, ATM channels using off-the-shelf FHSS modems which operate in the 2.4 GHz industrial, scientific and medical band, and use a sequence of radio channels of 1 MHz bandwidth to provide up to 625 kb/s raw bit rate. The first phase of the implementation has been completed and provides basic wireless ATM connectivity. This paper presents an overview of the SWAN network, followed by a description of the implementation which has been built to validate our initial architectural design
Keywords :
add-on boards; asynchronous transfer mode; computer interfaces; computer networks; computer peripheral equipment; indoor radio; mobile communication; modems; network interfaces; 1 MHz; 2.4 Gbit/s; 625 kbit/s; ATM connectivity; FAWN network interface card; FHSS modems; SWAN; architectural aspects; base stations; flexible adaptor for wireless networking; indoor wireless ATM network; mobile hosts; notebook computers; personal digital assistants; radio channels; seamless wireless ATM network; wired ATM infrastructure; wireless ATM last hop; Asynchronous transfer mode; Base stations; Computer networks; Legged locomotion; Mobile computing; Modems; Network interfaces; Network servers; Personal digital assistants; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Universal Personal Communications. 1995. Record., 1995 Fourth IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2955-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICUPC.1995.497130
