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| Field | Value |
| Title | Light-trains: a cross-layer delivery mechanism for high bandwidth applications in moving metro-trains |
| Names |
GUMASTE, ASHWIN
GHANI, N ZHENG, SQ |
| Date Issued | 2006 (iso8601) |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Genre | Article |
| Topic | Wireless Networks |
| Identifier | Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (V 6), Istanbul, Turkey, 11-15 June 2006, 2648-2654 |