Multimode Communication Protocols Enabling Reconfigurable Radios

<p/> <p>This paper focuses on the realization and application of a generic protocol stack for reconfigurable wireless communication systems. This focus extends the field of software-defined radios which usually concentrates on the physical layer. The generic protocol stack comprises comm...

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Main Authors: Berlemann Lars, Pabst Ralf, Walke Bernhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2005-01-01
Series:EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
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Online Access:http://jwcn.eurasipjournals.com/content/2005/242961
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Summary:<p/> <p>This paper focuses on the realization and application of a generic protocol stack for reconfigurable wireless communication systems. This focus extends the field of software-defined radios which usually concentrates on the physical layer. The generic protocol stack comprises common protocol functionality and behavior which are extended through specific parts of the targeted radio access technology. This paper considers parameterizable modules of basic protocol functions residing in the data link layer of the ISO/OSI model. System-specific functionality of the protocol software is realized through adequate parameterization and composition of the generic modules. The generic protocol stack allows an efficient realization of reconfigurable protocol software and enables a completely reconfigurable wireless communication system. It is a first step from side-by-side realized, preinstalled modes in a terminal towards a dynamic reconfigurable anymode terminal. The presented modules of the generic protocol stack can also be regarded as a toolbox for the accelerated and cost-efficient development of future communication protocols.</p>
ISSN:1687-1472
1687-1499