Micromini wireless mesh station "picoMesh LunchBox" completed; easily expanding wireless LAN's communications area
Fukuoka - Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ - Results of MIMO-MESH Point Development Project
Outline
A trial model of the "picoMesh LunchBox" micromini wireless mesh station has been completed. This is small enough to be placed on the palm and has a high-level wireless multihop relay. Its self-configurable mesh networking capability immediately ensures a broadband communications area upon its installation.
The "picoMesh LunchBox" is a product of the MIMO-MESH point development team, led by Hiroshi Furukawa, associate professor at the Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering at Kyushu University.
The MIMO-MESH project has been promoted as part of the "Fukuoka system LSI development initiative," which aims to make Fukuoka a stronghold of system LSI development.
The Fukuoka Industry, Science & Technology Foundation (Fukuoka IST) has served as a core organization to promote the initiative that has been designated as one of the second-phase "Knowledge Cluster" creation projects for fiscal 2007 by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Background Broadbandization of radio communications and expansion of communications areas are becoming essential to ensure comfortable communications at any time and anywhere.
Characteristics
The "picoMesh LunchBox" micromini wireless mesh station completed this time establishes wireless multihop networks between stations automatically and expands the wireless LANs communications areas upon its installation.
Key features of the "picoMesh LunchBox" station are as follows:
-- Capable of building a large-scale wireless multihop network through the intermittent periodic transmit (IPT forwarding)
-- Has a built-in antenna, palm-sized, battery-powered, and no complex wiring required
-- A sharp cut in the cost of system construction through a man-hour reduction in the installation of stations
Future development
Based on the results of the latest development, we will aim at developing, in cooperation with corporations and various research institutes both at home and abroad, key infrastructure technologies to materialize ubiquitous broadband mobile communications which will be desired in a post-information and communications technology (ICT) society in the coming 20
years.
Terminology and glossary
-- Knowledge Cluster creation project (second phase)
While placing emphasis on local governments' independence, this project aims at creating a Knowledge Cluster for internationally competitive technological innovations. Notably, universities and public research institutes, which are the bases of intellectual creation, play the core part, with related research organizations and R&D-oriented companies participating.
-- MIMO-MESH point development project
This project aims at researching and developing a system that will immediately build, upon installation, a broadband communications area by applying the MIMO (*1) to each relay station that forms a wireless mesh network.
(*1) MIMO stands for multi-input multi-output. MIMO is a wireless communications technology that uses multiple antennas to send and receive data and improve the transmission speed.
-- Intermittent periodic transmit (IPT forwarding)
This is an original packet forwarding scheme that controls radio interference and achieve high-level throughput performance.
Associate Professor Hiroshi Furukawa He completed doctoral-course studies at the Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering of Kyushu Universitys Graduate School in 1998. Dr.
Furukawa is engaged in research on radio resource management, radio propagation and wireless MESH networking involving mobile communications systems. He is a leading researcher of the MIMO-MESH research and development project.
Fukuoka Industry, Science & Technology Foundation It is an organization which aims at helping joint creative research among the industry, university and government sectors and at promoting science and technology. The foundation intends to contribute to developing the industrial structure and creating new industries in Fukuoka Prefecture. It also seeks to help activate Fukuoka Prefectures local economy and improve the quality of life of prefectural residents.
SOURCE: Kyushu University
CONTACT:
Hiroshi Furukawa (Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Graduate School, Kyushu University)
Satoshi Inoue (Fukuoka Industry, Science & Technology Foundation) MIMO-MESH point development project team, Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Graduate School, Kyushu University Telephone: +81-92-802-3583 E-mail: info@mimo-mesh.com
Website URLs http://mimo-mesh.com/ (MIMO-Mesh point development project)
http://www.isee.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ (Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Graduate School, Kyushu University)
http://www.ist.or.jp/ (Fukuoka Industry, Science & Technology Foundation)
Fukuoka - Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ - Results of MIMO-MESH Point Development Project
Outline
A trial model of the "picoMesh LunchBox" micromini wireless mesh station has been completed. This is small enough to be placed on the palm and has a high-level wireless multihop relay. Its self-configurable mesh networking capability immediately ensures a broadband communications area upon its installation.
The "picoMesh LunchBox" is a product of the MIMO-MESH point development team, led by Hiroshi Furukawa, associate professor at the Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering at Kyushu University.
The MIMO-MESH project has been promoted as part of the "Fukuoka system LSI development initiative," which aims to make Fukuoka a stronghold of system LSI development.
The Fukuoka Industry, Science & Technology Foundation (Fukuoka IST) has served as a core organization to promote the initiative that has been designated as one of the second-phase "Knowledge Cluster" creation projects for fiscal 2007 by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Background Broadbandization of radio communications and expansion of communications areas are becoming essential to ensure comfortable communications at any time and anywhere.
Characteristics
The "picoMesh LunchBox" micromini wireless mesh station completed this time establishes wireless multihop networks between stations automatically and expands the wireless LANs communications areas upon its installation.
Key features of the "picoMesh LunchBox" station are as follows:
-- Capable of building a large-scale wireless multihop network through the intermittent periodic transmit (IPT forwarding)
-- Has a built-in antenna, palm-sized, battery-powered, and no complex wiring required
-- A sharp cut in the cost of system construction through a man-hour reduction in the installation of stations
Future development
Based on the results of the latest development, we will aim at developing, in cooperation with corporations and various research institutes both at home and abroad, key infrastructure technologies to materialize ubiquitous broadband mobile communications which will be desired in a post-information and communications technology (ICT) society in the coming 20
years.
Terminology and glossary
-- Knowledge Cluster creation project (second phase)
While placing emphasis on local governments' independence, this project aims at creating a Knowledge Cluster for internationally competitive technological innovations. Notably, universities and public research institutes, which are the bases of intellectual creation, play the core part, with related research organizations and R&D-oriented companies participating.
-- MIMO-MESH point development project
This project aims at researching and developing a system that will immediately build, upon installation, a broadband communications area by applying the MIMO (*1) to each relay station that forms a wireless mesh network.
(*1) MIMO stands for multi-input multi-output. MIMO is a wireless communications technology that uses multiple antennas to send and receive data and improve the transmission speed.
-- Intermittent periodic transmit (IPT forwarding)
This is an original packet forwarding scheme that controls radio interference and achieve high-level throughput performance.
Associate Professor Hiroshi Furukawa He completed doctoral-course studies at the Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering of Kyushu Universitys Graduate School in 1998. Dr.
Furukawa is engaged in research on radio resource management, radio propagation and wireless MESH networking involving mobile communications systems. He is a leading researcher of the MIMO-MESH research and development project.
Fukuoka Industry, Science & Technology Foundation It is an organization which aims at helping joint creative research among the industry, university and government sectors and at promoting science and technology. The foundation intends to contribute to developing the industrial structure and creating new industries in Fukuoka Prefecture. It also seeks to help activate Fukuoka Prefectures local economy and improve the quality of life of prefectural residents.
SOURCE: Kyushu University
CONTACT:
Hiroshi Furukawa (Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Graduate School, Kyushu University)
Satoshi Inoue (Fukuoka Industry, Science & Technology Foundation) MIMO-MESH point development project team, Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Graduate School, Kyushu University Telephone: +81-92-802-3583 E-mail: info@mimo-mesh.com
Website URLs http://mimo-mesh.com/ (MIMO-Mesh point development project)
http://www.isee.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ (Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Graduate School, Kyushu University)
http://www.ist.or.jp/ (Fukuoka Industry, Science & Technology Foundation)
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