Evaluation of the Wireless Internet Gateways (WINGS) and the Multimedia Support for Mobile Wireless Networks (MMWN) protocols, 1999

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis Bal

Identifier: b2194993

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth College and Monmouth University graduate Electronic Engineering programs. The holdings are bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Science degree.

Dates

Creation: 1999

Creator

Balestrucci, Luanne M. (1965- ) (Author, Person)
Drucker, Harris (1943-2024) (Thesis advisor, Person)

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Extent

1 Items (print book) : 23 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The network technology employed in today's military tactical environment is largely based on commercial network technologies. These commercial technologies are designed to operate in a stable environment. However, many military situations arise that demand highly mobile networks. Communications on the move, continuity of operations when a critical node goes down, and instant communcations in areas lacking a communications infrastructure are just a few examples of situations requiring highly mobile networks. The demands of these situations are not adequately met by current network technology. In an effort to satisfy these demands, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has funded the Wireless Internet Gateways (WINGS) and Multimedia Support for Mobile Wireless Networks (MMWN) research projects. Both of these projects are focusing on the development of network protocols for rapidly changing, mobile, wireless networks. The focus of the work described in this paper is on the evaluation of the research implementation of the MMWN protocols and the routing protocol in the WINGS suite of protocols, how the protocols meet the needs of highly mobile military situations, and which, if any, of the protocols can be incorporated into the current Tactical Internet to enchance this network's ability to meet the miltary's need for highly mobile networks. Results of this evaluation show that neither WINGS nor MMWN meet the needs of highly mobile military situations. Because of this, neither protocol is considered suitable for inclusion in military communications systems and consequently the Tactical Internet. The unsuitability of the WINGS routing protocols comes from the failure to converge to one route in a finite amount of time, low message completion rates during mobile scenarios and the failure to use a newly established route when connectivity over the existing route is lost. The unsuitability of the MMWN protocol is due to the fact that the protocol does not use IP addressing, which is a requirement for all systems comprising the Tactical Internet.

Partial Contents

Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Tactical Internet -- 3. WINGS protocols -- 4. Performance evaluation of ALP and CAMP -- 5. MMWN Protocols -- 6. MMWN Evaluations -- 7. Conclusions -- 8. References.