A Low Power, Medium Range, Ad-Hoc Multimedia Network

Abstract

This report results from a contract tasking with Trinity College as follows: The contractor will investigate and develop an ad hoc wireless communications and data network that will efficiently integrate with existing internet and PSTN. The development will include a smart reliability network layer that will liaise with the application layer and the physical layer (in this case, a software radio) of the network. The smart reliability layer will combine elements of heuristics and fuzzy logic to determine the amount of Forward Error Correction (FEC) to use. The contractor will review existing wireless link and network protocols to establish and maintain state-of-the-art, then develop and implement a PSTN gateway. The effort shall include the adaptation and extension of existing protocols which will be incorporated with the software radio to dynamically optimize routes across the ad-hoc network. The contractor shall document the development in a series of interim reports and as well as a conclusive final report as detailed in the technical proposal.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 31, 2000
Accession Number
ADA384506

Entities

People

  • Donal O'mahony

Organizations

  • Trinity College Dublin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ad Hoc Networks
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Mesh Networks
  • Mobile Devices
  • Mobile Phones
  • Multimedia
  • Network Protocols
  • Network Topology
  • Networks
  • Operating Systems
  • Reliability
  • Routing Protocols
  • Wireless Communications
  • Wireless Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.