Barcelona's open access network testbed

J.  Barcelo; C.  Macian; J.  Infante; M.  Oliver; A.  Sfairopoulou

2nd International IEEE/Create-Net Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities

Research Article

Barcelona's open access network testbed

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    author={J.  Barcelo and C.  Macian and J.  Infante and M.  Oliver and A.  Sfairopoulou},
    title={Barcelona's open access network testbed},
    proceedings={2nd International IEEE/Create-Net Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={TRIDENTCOM},
    year={2006},
    month={7},
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    doi={10.1109/TRIDNT.2006.1649127}
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J. Barcelo
C. Macian
J. Infante
M. Oliver
A. Sfairopoulou
Year: 2006
Barcelona's open access network testbed
TRIDENTCOM
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/TRIDNT.2006.1649127

J. Barcelo¹^,*, C. Macian¹^,*, J. Infante¹^,*, M. Oliver¹^,*, A. Sfairopoulou¹^,*

1: Research group on Networking Technologies and Strategies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Passeig de Circumval.lacio 8, 08003 Barcelona, Spain

*Contact email: jaume.barcelo@upf.edu, carlos.macian@upf.edu, jorge.infante@upf.edu, miquel.oliver@upf.edu, anna.sfairopoulou@upf.edu

Abstract

This paper describes the implementation and deployment of a novel architecture for a metropolitan open wireless access network, shared among different service providers. A layered model that differentiates four different actors (user, Wireless Island, Neutral Operator and Service Provider) is introduced, and the mechanism to allow Service Provider selection by the user is detailed. Other key technical issues like AAA, security, redundancy and scalability are also analyzed. This testbed has been used to provide Internet access to different user communities related to our University and as a experimentation platform for service deployment and testing in a real-life scenario.

Published: 2006-07-05
Publisher: IEEE

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TRIDNT.2006.1649127