Providing reliability and QoS in multi-hop wireless networks: the ADHOCSYS approach

Multi-hop wireless networks appear as a promising means for providing broadband Internet access in rural and mountain regions. Reliability and QoS are among others two important aspects in such context. This paper presents a pragmatic approach proposed by the IST FP6 ADHOCSYS project, which is supported by the European Commission under the IST strategic objective “Broadband for All”. Starting from a general description of ADHOCSYS networks and application scenarios, the paper presents the methodologies adopted for providing reliability and Quality of Service (QoS) in such networks. Categories and Subject Descriptors C.2.1 [Network Architecture and Design]: Network Communications, Wireless communications General Terms Algorithms, Design, Reliability, Experiment Keywords Wireless networks, Internet access, network redundancy, reliability and availability, QoS, multi-homing

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: MOBIMEDIA
• Authors: Paolo Bucciol, Luca Leschiutta, Nikos Fragoulis, Frank Y. Li, Giampietro Zicca, Lorenzo Vandoni
• Keywords: Communications, Internet Access, MOBIMEDIA 2007, Multi-hop Wireless Networks, Wireless Networks