Research Article
Challenges in Deploying Steerable Wireless Testbeds
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-17851-1_19, author={Eric Anderson and Caleb Phillips and Gary Yee and Douglas Sicker and Dirk Grunwald}, title={Challenges in Deploying Steerable Wireless Testbeds}, proceedings={Testbeds and Research Infrastructures. Development of Networks and Communities. 6th International ICST Conference, TridentCom 2010, Berlin, Germany, May 18-20, 2010, Revised Selected Papers}, proceedings_a={TRIDENTCOM}, year={2012}, month={10}, keywords={Smart antennas steerable directional phased array antennas outdoor wireless testbed 2.4GHz}, doi={10.1007/978-3-642-17851-1_19} }- Eric Anderson
Caleb Phillips
Gary Yee
Douglas Sicker
Dirk Grunwald
Year: 2012
Challenges in Deploying Steerable Wireless Testbeds
TRIDENTCOM
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-17851-1_19
Abstract
Phased array antennas enable the use of real-time beam-forming and null-steering to further increase control of signal strength and interference in wireless networks. Understanding the potential of this platform for both mesh and single-hop networks is becoming more important as smart antennas begin to appear in emerging networking standards. Prior attempts to test non-standard antenna platforms have typically focused around simulations, fixed (non-steerable) directional antenna testbeds, and small scale temporary setups utilizing 1 or 2 phased array antenna nodes over the span of a few hundred meters. This paper presents the challenges encountered – and solutions developed – in building WART, a permanent, campus-wide testbed for wireless networking with beam-forming antennas.
