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Light-trains: a cross-layer delivery mechanism for high bandwidth applications in moving metro-trains

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Title Light-trains: a cross-layer delivery mechanism for high bandwidth applications in moving metro-trains
 
Creator GUMASTE, ASHWIN
GHANI, N
ZHENG, SQ
 
Subject wireless networks
bandwidth
mass transportation
network protocols
optical communication
telecommunication networks
time sharing programs
 
Description Trains as a mass transport system are a strong application case for coarsely granular bandwidth-on-demand networking. Multiple trains time-sharing the same track, traveling at a significant speed and containing a large number of bandwidth savvy users represents a premier motivation for the merger of optical and wireless communications. Wireless delivery methods alone cannot suffice the need for such a large moving mass of bandwidth intensive users. We propose a method to efficiently integrate a wireless network over a flexible optical backbone. The proposed method is built upon the light-trails optical platform and involves a unique control layer that adapts to an overlaid wireless network. Here, we propose a cross-layer protocol that enables seamless communication for these "light-trains". We also show benefits in terms of throughput, end-to-end delay, bandwidth efficiency and scalability of such a scheme through a simulation study.
 
Publisher IEEE
 
Date 2009-09-26T07:05:58Z
2011-11-28T08:58:34Z
2011-12-15T09:57:51Z
2009-09-26T07:05:58Z
2011-11-28T08:58:34Z
2011-12-15T09:57:51Z
2006
 
Type Article
 
Identifier Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (V 6), Istanbul, Turkey, 11-15 June 2006, 2648-2654
1-4244-0355-3
10.1109/ICC.2006.255179
http://hdl.handle.net/10054/1668
http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10054/1668
 
Language en