Loeb, Hans-Peter: Application-driven exploration of a programmable platform for Wireless LAN. 2012
Inhalt
- Introduction
- Home Networking Protocols
- Today's Home Networking Devices
- Development and Exploration of Home Networking Platforms
- The Promise of a Universal MAC Approach
- Research Objectives
- Outline – Application-driven Development of a WLAN Platform
- Wireless LAN Domain Analysis
- Wireless LAN Fundamentals
- Current and Future WLAN Systems
- Relevant Device Configurations and Features
- Chapter Conclusion
- IEEE 802.11 WLAN Reference Application
- Modeling and Models of Wireless Protocols
- Modeling with Click
- WLAN Model
- System Benchmark Scenarios
- Model Verification and Characteristics
- Chapter Conclusion
- Application Analysis
- Timing Requirements of Wireless Protocols
- WLAN Application Requirements
- Application Characteristics
- Chapter Conclusion
- SystemC-based Evaluation of Programmable Platforms
- Programmable Platforms
- Platform Evaluation, Exploration, and Implementation
- Modeling and Mapping
- Performance Exploration with Automated Feedback
- Memory Exploration in SystemClick
- Quality of Results
- Chapter Conclusion
- Platform Exploration
- Design Space and Architectural Baseline
- Baseline Performance
- Core Type and SW Optimizations
- Multiprocessor Partitioning and Scheduling
- Heterogeneous Memory Hierarchy
- Hard- and Software Extensions
- System Communication
- Proposed wilaNOVA Platform Instances
- Chapter Conclusion
- IEEE 802.11n WLAN Prototype
- wilaNOVA Prototype System Realization
- Demonstrator Setup
- Results and Performance
- Discussion
- Chapter Conclusion
- Thesis Conclusion
- Methodology and Tools
- Wireless LAN Benchmark
- MAC Architecture Exploration and Prototypical Deployment
- Towards a Universal MAC
- Directions of Future Research
- Acronyms
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Author's Publications
- Bibliography