Wireless MAC Processor Networking: A Control Architecture for Expressing and Implementing High-Level Adaptation Policies in WLANs

The need for implementing different adaptation strategies to improve network performance under mutating and evolving interference scenarios is created by the current proliferation of unplanned wireless local area networks (WLANs). In contrast to the current approaches based on vendor-specific implementations, the authors envision a new solution in this article for expressing and implementing high-level adaptation policies in WLANs. The hardware abstraction interface recently proposed by the wireless medium access control (MAC) processor (WMP) architecture and some flow-control concepts similar to the Openflow model for defining MAC adaptation policies are exploited by the authors. An experimental testbed is used to validate a simple control architecture for disseminating and activating new policies among multiple nodes.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1109/MVT.2013.2281652
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/15566072
• Authors:
  • Gallo, P
  • Garlisi, D
  • Giuliano, F
  • Gringoli, F
  • Tinnirello, I
  • Bianchi, G M
• Publication Date: 2013-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 81-89
• Serial:
  • IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • ISSN: 1556-6072
  • Serial URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/tocresult.jsp?isnumber=34840

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adaptive control; Computer architecture; Experiments; Policy; Wireless LANs
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01504993
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 27 2014 10:45AM