Wireless ATM
Raj Jain Professor of Computer and Information Science The Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43210 Jain@CIS.Ohio-State.Edu http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~jain/
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Overview
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Reference Model Protocol Architecture Proposed scope
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Wireless ATM: Reference Model
WATM Terminal WATM Terminal Adapter WATM Radio Port Mobility Enabled ATM Switch ATM Net ATM Host
WUNI RAL MNNI NNI May also be used with cellular/PCS infrastructure PCS Terminal Adapter PCS Radio Port Mobility Enabled ATM Switch
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PCS Terminal PCS
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ATM Net
PSTN Gateway
PCS RAL
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MUNI
NNI ATMSTM
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WATM Protocol Architecture
User Plane AAL ATM Datalink Medium Access Control Radio Physical Layer
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Control Plane
Wireless Control
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Proposed Work Items
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Radio access protocols including u Radio physical layer u Medium access control for wireless channel u Datalink control for wireless channel errors u Wireless control protocol for radio resource management Mobile ATM Protocol extensions including: u Handoff control u Location management for mobile connections u Routing considerations for mobile connections u Traffic/QoS control for mobile connections u Wireless Network Management
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Status
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So Far it was a "Birds of a Feather" Working Group will be established in August 1996
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References: Wireless ATM
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L. Dellaverson, "Proposed Charter, Work Plan and Schedule for a Wireless ATM Working Group," ATM Forum/960712, June 1996. J. Deane, "WATM PHY requirements," ATM Forum/960785, June 1996 J. Deane, "WATM MAC requirements," ATM Forum/960786, June 1996
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