Demonstration of Fast, Single-Packet Radiolocation, Applied to 802.11 Wireless Networking

This is a proposal to demonstrate an innovation in wireless infrastructure. The project consists of augmenting standard 802.11b wireless technology with fast radiolocation, and the work is currently in progress at Indiana University. We show the functioning of a recently built prototype, and illustrate its architecture with a poster. We will demonstrate real-time determination of the direction of arrival of wireless packets, using this lab prototype, which consists of an antenna array and radiolocation electronics, combined with an open-design 802.11b device. The envisioned use of this technology is to make it a standard, ubiquitous part of wireless infrastructure. It will enhance the diagnostics and security management of wireless networks, provide better connectivity, and make more rational use of radio resources. These factors make this technology interesting to wi-fi developers and manufacturers, and to institutions that wish to improve their wireless network management.