Title :
Self-organizing packet radio ad hoc networks with overlay (SOPRANO)
Author :
Zadeh, Ali N. ; Jabbari, Bijan ; Pickholtz, Raymond ; Vojcic, Branimir
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf. Technol. & Eng., George Mason Univ., Fairfax, VA, USA
fDate :
6/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The SOPRANO project involves a novel adaptive and scalable wireless network architecture utilizing a mixture of cellular and multihop packet radio system topologies with the potential to support a variety of applications including high-data rate Internet and multimedia traffic at a reasonable degree of implementation complexity. This article discusses the potential benefits of this structure and addresses several relevant issues necessary to support such a network. More specifically, it focuses on connection establishment and self-organization, investigates the formulation of an optimum transmission strategy, and examines some of the techniques by which we can augment the capacity or enhance the system performance in this multihop network. We also present capacity bounds that illustrate how these techniques help in trading off conserved power for a multifold capacity advantage
Keywords :
Internet; adaptive systems; cellular radio; channel capacity; data communication; multimedia communication; network topology; packet radio networks; self-adjusting systems; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication traffic; SOPRANO project; adaptive wireless network architecture; capacity bounds; cell splitting; cellular radio system; connection establishment; conserved power; high-data rate Internet; multihop packet radio system; multimedia traffic; network architecture; network topologies; nomadic computing; optimum transmission strategy; routers; scalable wireless network architecture; self-organization; self-organizing packet radio ad hoc networks; system performance; Ad hoc networks; Cellular networks; IP networks; Multimedia systems; Network topology; Packet radio networks; Spread spectrum communication; System performance; Telecommunication traffic; Wireless networks;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2002.1007421
