Prototype System for Detecting and Processing of IEEE 802.11a Signals

Abstract

As the need to send larger amounts of information increases, the military is looking into viable solutions to push this information throughout the battle space. IEEE 802.1la wireless LAN network presents an attractive high-speed solution by providing data rates up to 54 Mbps. At the same time, wireless LAN introduces increased security risk due to its vulnerability to exploitation of the wireless LAN physical layer. This research will develop a prototype system using low cost hardware and software solution to detect and process wireless IEEE 802.1la signals. Using the prototype, performance data will be collected to determine whether IEEE 802.1 la is a feasible option as a high-speed information network for military use. Additionally, the performance data collected will provide a good basis for predicting the expected performance in an operational scenario and provide valuable information for proper deployment planning.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA422240

Entities

People

  • Che S. Goh

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Authentication
  • Coding
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Data Links
  • Data Rate
  • Frequency Diversity
  • Local Area Networks
  • Modulation
  • Network Protocols
  • Operating Systems
  • Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
  • Performance Tests
  • Prototypes
  • Security
  • Wireless Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Radio communications and signal processing.

Technology Areas

  • Space