Modeling of a Cost-to-Benefit Frequency Function for the Design of Wideband Wireless LANs

✍ Scribed by Ruggieri, Marina

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 717 KB
• Volume: 10
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1124-318X
• DOI: 10.1002/ett.4460100110

✦ Synopsis

In the deployment of Wireless Local Area Networks for Wideband conhunications (WWLAN), a key and particularly critical role is played by the choice of the operation frequency range. In fact, different and conflicting aspects must be taken into account in order to perform an effective selection. In this perspective, the paper proposes a model of the various features which contribute to the selection of the frequency range in a WWLAN, through the introduction of a cost-to-benefit frequency function. The model, whose role in the design of WWLANs is also described in the paper, is adopted to explore several situations varying the model parameters. The frequency behavior of the modeled function is investigated, in order to select the optimal WWLAN operation 'frequencies i n the range 10+60 GHz. The achieved results, which are reported and commented in the paper, indicate the 60 GHz range as a very attractive candidate for the design and development of future WWLANs.