Title :
ATM cell transmission over the IEEE 802.11 wireless MAC protocol
Author :
Sfikas, G. ; Tafazolli, R. ; Evans, B.G.
Author_Institution :
Mobile Commun. Res. Group, Surrey Univ., Guildford, UK
Abstract :
The growing acceptance of the ATM as the transfer mechanism of the future B-ISDN, the increasing user requirements for portability and mobility and the increasing power of the portable devices, have led many researchers to investigate the transmission of ATM cells over a wireless medium. This paper discusses the necessary extensions to the B-ISDN protocol reference model, in order to support mobile applications. Finally, the IEEE 802.11 MAC layer protocol and its ability to transport ATM cells, preserving the delay requirements of the delay-sensitive applications, are investigated
Keywords :
B-ISDN; IEEE standards; access protocols; asynchronous transfer mode; delays; land mobile radio; mobile radio; network topology; radio networks; 2 Mbit/s; ATM cell transmission; B-ISDN protocol reference model; IEEE 802.11 wireless MAC protocol; MAC layer protocol; delay requirements; delay sensitive applications; mobility; network topology; portability; portable devices; Access protocols; Asynchronous transfer mode; B-ISDN; Local area networks; Media Access Protocol; Network topology; Quality of service; Wide area networks; Wireless LAN; Wireless application protocol;
Conference_Titel :
Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 1996. PIMRC'96., Seventh IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Taipei
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3692-5
DOI :
10.1109/PIMRC.1996.567540
