Reference : A Study of Urban IEEE 802.11 Hotspot Networks: Towards a Community Access Network

	Document type :	Scientific congresses, symposiums and conference proceedings : Paper published in a book
	Discipline(s) :	Engineering, computing & technology : Computer science
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/9675

Title :	A Study of Urban IEEE 802.11 Hotspot Networks: Towards a Community Access Network
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Castignani, German [University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > >]
	Monetti, Juan [University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > >]
	Montavont, Nicolas [Institut Mines-Telecom / Telecom Bretagne > Réseaux Sécurité Multimedia (RSM)]
	Arcia-Moret, Andrés [International Centre for Theoretical Physics]
	Frank, Raphaël [University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > >]
	Engel, Thomas [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Computer Science and Communications Research Unit (CSC) >]
Publication date :	13-Nov-2013
Main document title :	A Study of Urban IEEE 802.11 Hotspot Networks: Towards a Community Access Network
Pages :	8
Peer reviewed :	Yes
On invitation :	No
Audience :	International
Event name :	IEEE/IFIP Wireless Days
Event date :	13/11/2013 to 15/11/2013
Keywords :	[en] Heterogeneous Networks ; IEEE 802.11 ; Community Networks ; Hotspot Networks ; Performance Evaluation ; Handover
Abstract :	[en] With the increasing demand for faster data connectivity, different wireless technologies have been deployed in the last decade, creating a heterogeneous wireless environment. Such wireless diversity is mainly composed of 2G/3G/4G cellular base stations, IEEE 802.11 hotspots and Community Networks. Previous work suggests that the increasing popularity of IEEE 802.11 networks would mitigate the overloading of current operator-based cellular deployments. However, the unpredictable characteristics of IEEE 802.11 deployments and its loose coupling to cellular architectures limit its user performance in terms of throughput and mobility capacity. In this paper, we describe an evaluation study of a commercial-grade hotspot network in the city of Luxembourg, namely HOTCITY. Through a set of experiments, we provide a characterization of the hotspot network and give a set of performance indicators. Finally, we evaluate hotspot networks' potential to support cellular offloading through the integration of outdoor hotspots and private access points deployed indoors in a single Community Network.
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