Wireless MAC Processor Networking: A Control Architecture for Expressing and Implementing High-Level Adaptation Policies in WLANs
Title | Wireless MAC Processor Networking: A Control Architecture for Expressing and Implementing High-Level Adaptation Policies in WLANs |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2013 |
Authors | Gallo, P., D. Garlisi, F. Giuliano, F. Gringoli, I. Tinnirello, and G. Bianchi |
Journal | Vehicular Technology Magazine, IEEE |
Volume | 8 |
Pagination | 81-89 |
Date Published | Dec |
ISSN | 1556-6072 |
Keywords | access protocols, control architecture, flow-control concepts, hardware abstraction interface, high-level adaptation policies, MAC adaptation policies, Media Access Protocol, multiple nodes, network performance, Openflow model, performance evaluation, vendor-specific implementations, Wireless communication, wireless LAN, wireless local area networks, wireless MAC processor networking, wireless medium access control, Wireless networks, Wireless sensor networks, WLAN, WMP architecture |
Abstract | The current proliferation of unplanned wireless local area networks (WLANs) is creating the need for implementing different adaptation strategies to improve network performance under mutating and evolving interference scenarios. In this article, we envision a new solution for expressing and implementing high-level adaptation policies in WLANs, in contrast to the current approaches based on vendor-specific implementations. We exploit the hardware abstraction interface recently proposed by the wireless medium access control (MAC) processor (WMP) architecture and some flow-control concepts similar to the Openflow model for defining MAC adaptation policies. A simple control architecture for disseminating and activating new policies among multiple nodes is validated in an experimental testbed. |
DOI | 10.1109/MVT.2013.2281652 |