Title :
Dynamic multipoint virtual circuits for multimedia traffic in multihop mobile wireless networks
Author :
Steenstrup, Martha E.
Author_Institution :
BBN Technol., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Multihop mobile wireless networks offer a means for providing a rapidly-deployable and fluid network infrastructure that enables “on-the-move” communications among nodes that may be widely-dispersed over a large area. These networks experience frequent changes in node interconnectivity and link characteristics, resulting from node movements and environmental changes. Such volatility in network state presents challenges in maintaining a desired quality of service over the life of a session, particularly if the session involves many participants. We have developed, simulated, and tested a network architecture designed to support distributed multimedia sessions in a multihop mobile wireless network. In this paper, we focus on the functions of construction, maintenance, and use of multipoint virtual circuits for transporting session traffic among mobile nodes
Keywords :
land mobile radio; multimedia communication; quality of service; construction; distributed multimedia sessions; dynamic multipoint virtual circuits; link characteristics; maintenance; multihop mobile wireless network; multihop mobile wireless networks; multimedia traffic; network architecture; network state; node interconnectivity; on-the-move communications; quality of service; rapidly-deployable fluid network infrastructure; session traffic; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Fluid dynamics; Integrated circuit interconnections; Mobile communication; Quality of service; Spread spectrum communication; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, 1999. WCNC. 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5668-3
DOI :
10.1109/WCNC.1999.796825
