Real-time deployment of multihop relays for range extension Export

@inproceedings{souryal:multihop, abstract = {When the range of single-hop wireless communication is limited by distance or harsh radio propagation conditions, relays can be used to extend the communication range through multihop relaying. This paper targets the need in certain scenarios for rapid deployment of these relays when little or nothing is known in advance about a given environment and its propagation characteristics. Applications include first responders entering a large building during an emergency, search and rescue robots maneuvering a disaster sight, and coal miners working underground. The common element motivating this work is the need to maintain communications in an environment where single-hop communication is typically inadequate. This paper investigates the feasibility of the automated deployment of a multihop network. A deployment procedure is proposed that employs real-time link measurements and takes into account the physical layer characteristics of a mobile multipath fading environment and the radio in use. A prototype system is implemented based on 900 MHz TinyOS motes supporting low-speed data applications including text messaging, sensor data and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)-assisted localization. Results of deployments in a hi-rise office building are presented.}, address = {San Juan, Puerto Rico}, author = {Souryal, Michael R. and Geissbuehler, Johannes and Miller, Leonard E. and Moayeri, Nader}, booktitle = {MobiSys '07: Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Mobile systems, applications and services}, citeulike-article-id = {2820723}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1247660.1247673}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1247660.1247673}, doi = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1247660.1247673}, keywords = {crawdad, measurement, nist\_multihop, wireless}, month = {June}, pages = {85--98}, posted-at = {2008-05-21 17:27:08}, priority = {2}, publisher = {ACM Press}, title = {Real-time deployment of multihop relays for range extension}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1247660.1247673}, year = {2007} }

TY - CONF ID - souryal:multihop L3 - citeulike-article-id:2820723 N2 - When the range of single-hop wireless communication is limited by distance or harsh radio propagation conditions, relays can be used to extend the communication range through multihop relaying. This paper targets the need in certain scenarios for rapid deployment of these relays when little or nothing is known in advance about a given environment and its propagation characteristics. Applications include first responders entering a large building during an emergency, search and rescue robots maneuvering a disaster sight, and coal miners working underground. The common element motivating this work is the need to maintain communications in an environment where single-hop communication is typically inadequate. This paper investigates the feasibility of the automated deployment of a multihop network. A deployment procedure is proposed that employs real-time link measurements and takes into account the physical layer characteristics of a mobile multipath fading environment and the radio in use. A prototype system is implemented based on 900 MHz TinyOS motes supporting low-speed data applications including text messaging, sensor data and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)-assisted localization. Results of deployments in a hi-rise office building are presented. AD - San Juan, Puerto Rico EP - 98 TI - Real-time deployment of multihop relays for range extension PB - ACM Press T2 - MobiSys '07: Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Mobile systems, applications and services SP - 85 KW - crawdad KW - measurement KW - nist_multihop KW - wireless AU - Souryal, Michael AU - Geissbuehler, Johannes AU - Miller, Leonard AU - Moayeri, Nader PY - 2007/June// UR - http://dx.doi.org/http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1247660.1247673 ER -