Abstract

We present a study concerning the network planning of 60 GHz gigabit wireless local area networks (WLANs) over existing passive optical network (PON) infrastructures. Two fiber-wireless configurations for gigabit WLAN network formations are investigated: i) the Radio & Fiber (R&F) approach that considers several 802.11ad access points connected to conventional gigabit passive optical network (GPON) optical network units, henceforth termed as the GPON-plus-802.11ad approach; and ii) the Radio-over-Fiber (RoF) paradigm that employs several remote access units operating under the medium-transparent MAC (MT-MAC) protocol, hence termed as the MT-MAC-over-PON approach. Simulation-based throughput and delay results are obtained for both network scenarios, revealing the dependence of the 60 GHz enterprise network performance on several network-planning parameters such as load, traffic shape, number of optical wavelengths in the backhaul, and optical backhaul fiber length, highlighting in each case the prevailing architecture. Based on the respective findings we also study a hybrid multitier architecture, termed the GPON-plus-MT-MAC approach, that fuses the abilities of both the RoF and R&F architectures in order to optimally combine their properties and set a framework for next-generation 60 Ghz fiber-wireless networks.

© 2016 Optical Society of America

Client-Weighted Medium-Transparent MAC Protocol for User-Centric Fairness in 60  GHz Radio-Over-Fiber WLANs

G. Kalfas, P. Maniotis, S. Markou, D. Tsiokos, N. Pleros, L. Alonso, and C. Verikoukis
J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 6(1) 33-44 (2014)

Multichannel Resource Allocation Mechanism for 60 GHz Radio-Over-Fiber Local Access Networks

Zhuangzhuang Xu, Hongxiang Wang, and Yuefeng Ji
J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 5(3) 254-260 (2013)

Multimode Fiber Passive Optical Network for IEEE 802.11 Signal Distribution

Lukasz Maksymiuk, Marcin Kowalczyk, and Jerzy Siuzdak
J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 6(8) 743-753 (2014)

Architectures and Algorithms for Radio-Over-Fiber Networks

Abhishek Dixit
J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 10(5) 535-544 (2018)

New Hierarchical Architecture for Ubiquitous Wireless Sensing and Access With Improved Coverage Using CWDM-ROF Links

Xiaoqiang Sun, Kun Xu, Xi Shen, Yan Li, Yitang Dai, Jian Wu, and Jintong Lin
J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 3(10) 790-796 (2011)