Context awareness through cross-layer network architecture
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-23, 05:20authored byRazzaque, MA, Dobson, S, Nixon, Paddy
Layered architectures are not sufficiently flexible to cope with the dynamics of wireless-dominated next generation communications. Cross-layer approaches may provide a better solution: allowing interactions between two or more non-adjacent layers in the protocol stack. Cross-layer architectures based on purely local information will not be able to support system-wide cross-layer performance optimization, context-awareness, etc. A new cross-layer architecture which provides a hybrid local and global view, using gossiping to maintain consistency has been proposed in [1]. This paper studies the possibilities of context-awareness in communications through this architecture by two examples. The first example uses user-centric context to control the available link-bandwidth and satisfy user accordingly. The second uses contextual information to control the transmission power of a mobile node.
History
Publication title
Proceedings of 16th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN 2007)
Pagination
1076 - 1081
ISBN
9781424412518
Publisher
IEEE
Place of publication
Piscataway, NJ
Event title
Workshop on Wireless Mesh and Ad Hoc Networks (WiMAN), held at International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN)
Event Venue
Honolulu, Hawaii
Date of Event (Start Date)
2007-08-13
Date of Event (End Date)
2007-08-16
Repository Status
Restricted
Socio-economic Objectives
Information systems, technologies and services not elsewhere classified