New Generation Wireless LAN: Hardware Description and Measurements of 17 GHz RF board, Performance Analysis of DLC and MAC layers
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The paper describes a new wireless LAN being developed in the 17Ghz band: the WIND-FLEX system. A brief but complete review of the hardware in its IF and RF sections is presented. Both design and development influences have been treated, and, among others, oscillators, amplifiers and antennas are presented. Also MAC and DLC protocols are described with respect to their functionalities and the implemented algorithms. The results of simulation tests carried out under different environments are discussed and compared to other wireless LAN systems.
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