Heterogeneous Wireless Mesh Network Technology Evaluation for Space Proximity and Surface Applications
- Author:
- DeCristofaro, Michael A.
- Published:
- May 5, 2014.
- Physical Description:
- 1 electronic document
- Additional Creators:
- Schlesinger, Adam M. and Lansdowne, Chatwin A.
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- NASA has identified standardized wireless mesh networking as a key technology for future human and robotic space exploration. Wireless mesh networks enable rapid deployment, provide coverage in undeveloped regions. Mesh networks are also self-healing, resilient, and extensible, qualities not found in traditional infrastructure-based networks. Mesh networks can offer lower size, weight, and power (SWaP) than overlapped infrastructure-perapplication. To better understand the maturity, characteristics and capability of the technology, we developed an 802.11 mesh network consisting of a combination of heterogeneous commercial off-the-shelf devices and opensource firmware and software packages. Various streaming applications were operated over the mesh network, including voice and video, and performance measurements were made under different operating scenarios. During the testing several issues with the currently implemented mesh network technology were identified and outlined for future work.
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- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
- Note:
- Document ID: 20140011882.
JSC-CN-30601.
SpaceOps 2014; 5-9 May 2014; Pasadena, CA; United States. - Terms of Use and Reproduction:
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