Title :
UWB MAC and network solutions for low data rate with location and tracking applications
Author :
Giancola, Guerino ; Blazevic, Ljubica ; Bucaille, Isabelle ; De Nardis, Luca ; Di Benedetto, Maria-Gabriella ; Durand, Yves ; Froc, Gwillerm ; Cuezva, Begoña Molinete ; Pierrot, Jean-Benoît ; Pirinen, Pekka ; Rinaldi, Nils
Author_Institution :
Rome Univ., Italy
Abstract :
The object of this paper is to present the main results achieved during the first fifteen months of the 6th framework European Union integrated research project PULSERS [1], regarding ultra wide band (UWB) medium access control (MAC) and network layer issues for low data rate with location and tracking (LDR-LT) applications. Various intended UWB system architectures and their key requirements and parameters are introduced. For such systems, potential MAC schemes and network solutions are illustrated and discussed. New ideas about wireless UWB access, synchronization, resource allocation, and topology management are also presented.
Keywords :
access protocols; data communication; radio tracking; synchronisation; telecommunication network management; telecommunication network topology; ultra wideband communication; UWB MAC; location applications; resource allocation; synchronization; topology management; tracking applications; ultrawideband medium access control; wireless UWB access; Access protocols; Hospitals; Intelligent sensors; Media Access Protocol; Pulse measurements; Real time systems; Resource management; Ultra wideband technology; Wireless application protocol; Wireless sensor networks; Ultra wideband; localization; low data rate; medium access control; tracking; wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Ultra-Wideband, 2005. ICU 2005. 2005 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9397-X
DOI :
10.1109/ICU.2005.1570083
