Design and Implementation of IEEE 802.11 MAC Controller:Receiver Part

• Main Authors: Ming-Tsung Hong, 洪銘聰
• Other Authors: Po-Ning Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 1999
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/96724825855006550826

碩士 === 國立交通大學 === 電信工程系 === 87 === 「Internet」has become a new field with full vitality and 「Wireless Communication」 has grown rapidly as a profitable domain in the fashion. Recently, the advance in portable computers, digital communication, and low-power semiconductor technology makes feasible in incorporating Internet and wireless communication access technology and further leads to a new public network configuration－ Wireless Local Area Network. In 1997, the standardization of IEEE 802.11 stole messes of wireless LAN specifications' thunder and thus formally declared the coming of the public wireless local network. In the past two years, the compliant wireless LAN products come on the scene successively. Most design approaches employ Embedded System architecture in MAC layer controllers. The feasibility of properly revising firmware in the architecture is their best advantage. However, the unique benefit is not necessary anymore after the emergence of the IEEE 802.11 standard. Under the considerations of cost and high transmission rate, a complete and viable solution for MAC system is presented in the thesis. We attempt to implement the mechanism over IEEE 802.11 MAC layer through hardwire approach and further provide the integrated interface modules for Host end and physical layer device as well as Direct Memory Access controller. The proposed architecture will be realized by CAD design tools, and then simulated and identified through scores of softwares and hardwares.