A UML-based methodology for the system design of a wireless LAN prototype

This paper proposes a new methodology for the system design and development of wireless network protocols. The proposed methodology used UML and its real-time extensions at its basis. This system design methodology formalizes the system specification and validation phases. Furthermore, wireless system design is enhanced by the concept of high-level system codesign, which can be achieved by the use of UML in the system design. The presented methodology has been applied to the design of the industrial prototype implementation of a wireless network node based on the HIPERLAN/2 standard. The system design of the HIPERLAN/2 prototype is presented in details, with special information given on the system architecture and the implementation of the hardware and software parts of the system. The application of the presented system methodology helped in the reduction of the development time and effort for the HIPERLAN/2 prototype