Title :
Wireless ATM: current standards and issues
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Technol. Manage., Stevens Inst. of Technol., Hoboken, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Wireless ATM is a framework that extends a wired backbone network with the flexibility of wireless access and mobility support. The technology has been actively studied over the last couple of years by R&D groups as well as standards organizations worldwide. Standardization efforts of WATM have been lead by the ATM Forum and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). The first draft of WATM specification has been released by the ATM Forum. We present an update on the status of WATM standards. Then we address the main technical issues in the specification of a wireless ATM network, namely data link control, medium access control, wireless control, and mobility management
Keywords :
access protocols; asynchronous transfer mode; broadband networks; land mobile radio; packet radio networks; standardisation; telecommunication network management; telecommunication standards; ATM Forum; ETSI; European Telecommunications Standards Institute; WATM specification; WATM standards; data link control; integrated broadband communications; medium access control; mobility management; mobility support; standardization; standards; standards organizations; wired backbone network; wireless ATM; wireless ATM network; wireless access; wireless control; Access protocols; Asynchronous transfer mode; Media Access Protocol; Resource management; Spine; Standardization; Switches; Technology management; Telecommunication standards; Wireless application protocol;
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.1999.797785
