Hybrid Wireless-Optical Broadband-Access Network (WOBAN): A Review of Relevant Challenges

The hybrid wireless-optical broadband-access network (WOBAN) is a promising architecture for future access networks. Recently, the wireless part of WOBAN has been gaining increasing attention, and early versions are being deployed as municipal access solutions to eliminate the wired drop to every wireless router at customer premises. This architecture saves on network deployment cost because the fiber need not penetrate each end-user, and it extends the reach of emerging optical-access solutions, such as passive optical networks. This paper first presents an architecture and a vision for the WOBAN and articulates why the combination of wireless and optical presents a compelling solution that optimizes the best of both worlds. While this discussion briefly touches upon the business drivers, the main arguments are based on technical and deployment considerations. Consequently, the rest of this paper reviews a variety of relevant research challenges, namely, network setup, network connectivity, and fault-tolerant behavior of the WOBAN. In the network setup, we review the design of a WOBAN where the back end is a wired optical network, the front end is managed by a wireless connectivity, and, in between, the tail ends of the optical part [known as optical network unit (ONU)] communicate directly with wireless base stations (known as ldquogateway routersrdquo). We outline algorithms to optimize the placement of ONUs in a WOBAN and report on a survey that we conducted on the distribution and types of wireless routers in the Wildhorse residential neighborhood of North Davis, CA. Then, we examine the WOBAN's routing properties (network connectivity), discuss the pros and cons of various routing algorithms, and summarize the idea behind fault-tolerant design of such hybrid networks.     

Hybrid wireless-optical broadband access network(woban) : prototype development and research challenges

The hybrid wireless-optical broadband access network is emerging as a promising technology to provide economical and scalable broadband Internet access. In this cross-domain network architecture, end users receive broadband services through a wireless, mesh front end that is connected to the optical backhaul through gateway nodes. In this article, we present the architecture and functional characteristics of a WOBAN prototype built in the Networks Lab at UC Davis. We discuss research challenges for hybrid networks based on our experimental observations.     

Performance evaluation of the survivability schemes in WOBAN: a quality of recovery (QoR) method

The hybrid wireless optical broadband access network (WOBAN) is a combination of an optical backhaul and a wireless front‐end, which combine the huge amount of available bandwidth of optical networks and the ubiquity and mobility of wireless access networks with the objective of reducing their cost and complexity. Survivability is one of the most important issues in WOBAN. In this paper, the survivability schemes in WOBAN are addressed from a particular point of view of the quality of recovery (QoR) method. The QoR is a comprehensive measure to evaluate the survivability schemes in terms of availability, recovery time, redundancy, and bandwidth of backup path. The specific procedures to set up the analytical models for the survivability schemes in WOBAN are given based on the QoR concept, including abstract, normalization, and application. Besides, the weights assignment is provided to calculate the QoR value for the operators, home users, or business users with different requirements, which in turn offers the user‐perceptive quality of service. To verify the performance of the survivability schemes by the QoR method, extensive simulations are made under different WOBAN configurations. Numerical results show that for the intra‐domain survivability schemes, the wireless and optical mixed protection scheme is the best choice for failure recovery in WOBAN. The wireless scheme is the second choice for the solution, which emphasizes cost control, while for the solution that emphasizes the network performance, the 1:1 scheme is the second choice. The 1:N scheme obtains the worst QoR value as the splitter ratios increase. For the inter‐domain survivability schemes, optimizing backup optical networking units selection and backup fibers deployment scheme outperforms maximum protection with minimum cost scheme from the point of view of QoR. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Hybrid Wireless-Optical Broadband Access Network (WOBAN): Network Planning Using Lagrangean Relaxation

The concept of a hybrid wireless-optical broadband access network (WOBAN) is a very attractive one. This is because it may be costly in several situations to run fiber to every home (or equivalent end-user premises) from the telecom central office (CO); also, providing wireless access from the CO to every end user may not be possible because of limited spectrum. Thus, running fiber as far as possible from the CO toward the end user and then having wireless access technologies take over may be an excellent compromise. How far should fiber penetrate before wireless takes over is an interesting engineering design and optimization problem, which we address in this paper. We propose and investigate the characteristics of an analytical model for network planning, namely optimum placements of base stations (BSs) and optical network units (ONUs) in a WOBAN (called the primal model, or PM). We develop several constraints to be satisfied: BS and ONU installation constraints, user assignment constraints, channel assignment constraints, capacity constraints, and signal-quality and interference constraints. To solve this PM with reasonable accuracy, we use “Lagrangean relaxation” to obtain the corresponding “Lagrangean dual” model. We solve this dual problem to obtain a lower bound (LB) of the primal problem. We also develop an algorithm (called the primal algorithm) to solve the PM to obtain an upper bound (UB). Via simulation, we compare this PM to a placement heuristic (called the cellular heuristic) and verify that the placement problem is quite sensitive to a set of chosen metrics.      

光无线混合宽带接入网的路由技术研究

文章研究了光无线混合宽带接入网(HOW BAN)后端无源光网络(PON)采用的多点控制协议以及前端无线网状网(WMN)中的各种路由机制,重点研究了几种适用于HOW BAN前端WMN的路由算法:最小跳路由算法、最短路径路由算法、风险和时延感知的路由算法、感知时延路由算法、预测吞吐量路由算法、容量和时延感知的路由算法、能量感知的路由算法、流量限制路由算法、时延区分路由算法。对HOW BAN中的传输协议,文章指出保持服务公平性、保证健壮性、提高服务质量(QoS)、节约能源、保障安全性、适应多频道网络等问题值得深入研究。     

A joint scheduling,power control,and routing algorithm for ad hoc wireless networks

In wireless networks there is strong coupling among the traditional layers of the architecture, and these interactions cannot be ignored. One example is the interaction between routing in the network layer and access control in the MAC layer. Another one is the coupling between power control in the physical layer and scheduling in the MAC layer. In this paper, we assume a TDMA-based wireless ad hoc network and provide a centralized algorithm of joint power control, scheduling, and routing. Simulation results show the improvement of the network performance, in terms of throughput, delay, and power consumption, through use of the joint algorithm. Energy efficiency is another important aspect of ad hoc networking, and is considered in our algorithm. Our simulation also shows the trade-off between energy consumption and network throughput or delay performance.     

基于MAODV无线Mesh网多播路由协议的优化

针对无线Mesh网(WMNs)现有的路由协议不能很好地解决多播视频业务对时延的要求,以Ad hoc网络中多播路由协议MAODV为基础,结合无线网络拓扑的动态变化,在WMN下提出一种基于路径优化的ROMAODV(Routing Optimization-MAODV)路由算法.此算法以很小的优化开销获得延时的大幅度减小,仿...     

Common packet data channel (CPDC) for integrated wireless DS-CDMAnetworks

A common packet data channel (CPDC) architecture is proposed to support bursty, packet-based services in direct sequence code-division multiple-access (DS-CDMA) integrated wireless access networks. The architecture employs an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) strategy in the forward CPDC link and a spread ALOHA-type random access strategy in the reverse CPDC link. A congestion control algorithm using base station broadcast and portable terminal random delay call reattempt is described. A performance analysis of the CPDC architecture and algorithms is carried out, and formulas for the bit error rate, blocking probability, system delay time, transmission time, and waiting time for packet data calls are derived. The interference caused by a CPDC to stream services in the network is determined, and the capacity of a CPDC is evaluated in terms of the number of packet data subscribers that can be served with a specified grade of service (GOS)     

QoS Routing for Mesh-Based Wireless LANs

Wireless LANs with their increased data rate become an attractive technology for connecting mobile users to the Internet. Efficient deployment of wireless LANs will require the ability to extend the wireless LANs coverage without the need to deploy a very large number of access points. Mesh-based wireless LANs are an attractive solution to this problem. These networks extend wireless LAN coverage by using each node in the network as a router, resulting in a multihop topology. In this paper we introduce a novel routing algorithm, wireless mesh routing (WMR), that provides quality-of-service (QoS) support and accounts for the characteristics of both infrastructure-based wireless LANs and ad hoc networks. The algorithm is validated using the OPNET modeler. The simulation results show that the mesh network using WMR protocol can provide QoS support and react dynamically to the network status changes with low control overheads. Using the proposed software architecture the proposed routing protocol can be implemented with any MAC protocol, resulting in easy implementation in existing wireless nodes.     

High throughput route selection in multi-rate wireless mesh networks

Most existing Ad-hoc routing protocols use the shortest path algorithm with a hop count metric to select paths. It is appropriate in single-rate wireless networks, but has a tendency to select paths containing long-distance links that have low data rates and reduced reliability in multi-rate networks. This article introduces a high throughput routing algorithm utilizing the multi-rate capability and some mesh characteristics in wireless fidelity （WiFi） mesh networks. It uses the medium access control （MAC） transmission time as the routing metric, which is estimated by the information passed up from the physical layer. When the proposed algorithm is adopted, the Ad-hoc on-demand distance vector （AODV） routing can be improved as high throughput AODV （HT-AODV）. Simulation results show that HT-AODV is capable of establishing a route that has high data-rate, short end-to-end delay and great network throughput.     

SDN‐based wireless body area network routing algorithm for healthcare architecture

The use of wireless body area networks (WBANs) in healthcare applications has made it convenient to monitor both health personnel and patient status continuously in real time through wearable wireless sensor nodes. However, the heterogeneous and complex network structure of WBANs has some disadvantages in terms of control and management. The software‐defined network (SDN) approach is a promising technology that defines a new design and management approach for network communications. In order to create more flexible and dynamic network structures in WBANs, this study uses the SDN approach. For this, a WBAN architecture based on the SDN approach with a new energy‐aware routing algorithm for healthcare architecture is proposed. To develop a more flexible architecture, a controller that manages all HUBs is designed. The proposed architecture is modeled using the Riverbed Modeler software for performance analysis. The simulation results show that the SDN‐based structure meets the service quality requirements and shows superior performance in terms of energy consumption, throughput, successful transmission rate, and delay parameters according to the traditional routing approach.     

基于HWMP的先应树状路由算法研究

无线网状网是一种新兴的宽带无线网络接入技术,支持不同应用场景的无线接入。IEEE802.11s标准定义了一种默认的路由选择算法,称为混合无线网状网协议(HWMP)。HWMP将把树状路由为基础的先应路由模式和按需路由模式相结合。对先应路由模式进行改进,以减小网络开销,增强网络性能。从仿真结果可以看出,改进后的算法在数据包到达率、平均端到端时延和吞吐量指标上达到了更佳的性能。     

Intelligent Handoff for Mobile Wireless Internet

This paper presents an intelligent mobility management scheme for Mobile Wireless InterNet – MWIN. MWIN is a wireless service networks wherein its core network consisting of Internet routers and its access network can be built from any Internet-capable radio network. Two major standards are currently available for MWIN, i.e., the mobile IP and wireless LAN. Mobile IP solves address mobility problem with the Internet protocol while wireless LAN provides a wireless Internet access in the local area. However, both schemes solve problems independently at different layers, thereby some additional problems occur, e.g., delayed handoff, packet loss, and inefficient routing. This paper identifies these new problems and performs analyses and some real measurements on the handoff within MWIN. Then, a new handoff architecture that extends the features of both mobile IP and wireless LAN handoff mechanism was proposed. This new architecture consists of mobile IP extensions and a modified wireless LAN handoff algorithm. The effect of this enhancement provides a linkage between different layers for preventing packet loss and reducing handoff latency. Finally, some optimization issues regarding network planning and routing are addressed.     

无线传感器网络体系结构和关键技术研究

文章介绍了无线传感器网络的体系结构,提出了一种基于跨层设计的管理控制机制;在对无线传感器网络的关键技术,如媒体接入控制(MAC)技术和无线路由协议,分别进行阐述和比较的基础上,提出了一种把简单的IEEE 802 MAC协议应用于无线传感器网络的思想;为了提高系统容量,提出了多信道策略,可以用来有效减少系统碰撞阻塞率,减少接入时延;认为虽然无线传感器网络的应用前景非常广阔,但是仍存在很多问题,除了要尽量减少功耗外,必须提高系统容量,减少碰撞阻塞率,以加快无线传感器网络实用化的进程.     

移动网络中基于两级缓存的流媒体调度算法

提出一种适用于移动通信网的两级缓存流媒体系统结构2CMSA（two—level cache mobile streaming architecture），它突破了移动流媒体系统中终端缓存空间小、无线接入网带宽窄的局限；针对2CMSA结构设计了基于两级缓存的移动流媒体调度算法2CMSS（two—level cache based mobile streaming scheduling algorithm），建立数学模型分析了其性能；仿真实验证明，与原有的移动流媒体系统相比，使用2CMSS调度算法能够有效地节省网络传输开销，降低用户启动时延。     

基于选播机制的无线Mesh网络网关选取路由算法

提出了一种基于选播的无线Mesh网络网关选取模型和相应的网关选取路由算法。该模型将所有网关节点抽象成一个选播组,将所有的网关节点组成一个网关树,实现对网关组成员的管理与维护。网关选取路由算法以时延为度量,通过有效的选播机制自适应地查找"最优"网关节点为客户节点服务,以提供响应最快的高质量的因特网接入服务。实验结果表明,该算法能在合理的时间内有效地解决多网关选取问题。     

基础设施增强的DTN路由协议

针对间歇性连通的移动网络环境,提出了一种新的DTN路由协议IEDR。其整合以往DTN路由算法中的设计经验,充分利用节点间相遇的机会交换数据,提高数据传达率并降低传输延迟,同时将资源开销控制在可接受的范围内。IEDR 还尝试将无线接入点作为辅助数据传播的有效途径,利用接入点间高速互联的特性为数据在广大地域内的高效传播提供便利。仿真结果表明,与一些经典路由协议相比,IEDR达到了更好的效能。     

无线网络编码增益感知的低时延路由协议

降低无线网络数据包传递时延对实时应用有重要的意义.该文提出了一种编码增益的计算方法和编码图的简化方法,并基于此提出了编码增益感知的路由协议CGAR(Coding Gain Aware Routing).CGAR利用网络编码增益和无线链路的期望传输次数ETX(Expected Transmission Count)计算传递一个来自新流的数据包所需要的时间,并以此为选路度量,旨在降低数据传递时延.仿真试验表明,CGAR的时延优于COPE和DCAR协议.     

The Impact of Deployment Pattern and Routing Scheme on the Lifetime in Multi-Sink Wireless Sensor Network

Extensive use of sensor and actuator networks in many real-life applications introduced several new performance metrics at the node and network level. Since wireless sensor nodes have significant battery constraints, therefore, energy efficiency, as well as network lifetime, are among the most significant performance metrics to measure the effectiveness of given network architecture. This work investigates the performance of an event-based data delivery model using a multipath routing scheme for a wireless sensor network with multiple sink nodes. This routing algorithm follows a sink initiated route discovery process with the location information of the source nodes already known to the sink nodes. It also considers communication link costs before making decisions for packet forwarding. Carried out simulation compares the network performance of a wireless sensor network with a single sink, dual sink, and multi sink networking approaches. Based on a series of simulation experiments, the lifetime aware multipath routing approach is found appropriate for increasing the lifetime of sensor nodes significantly when compared to other similar routing schemes. However, energy-efficient packet forwarding is a major concern of this work; other network performance metrics like delay, average packet latency, and packet delivery ratio are also taken into the account.

     

基于ZigBee的无线传感器网络路由分析

为了研究基于ZigBee的无线传感器网络路由协议的性能优劣,在路由设计中有选择地改进。介绍了ZigBee无线传感器网络结构,分析了AODV、LEACH和ZigBee路由三种路由协议的基本原理,并使用NS2模拟仿真软件,在其他外部条件相同的情况下,分别对ZigBee路由和AODV进行模拟仿真,以能量消耗和网络生命周期为衡量网络性能的指标,仿真结果表明ZigBee路由在能耗上高于AODV,算法在节能上有待改进。指出了ZigBee路由算法在节能上的改进方法。