EU-MESH

EU-MESH's goal is to develop, evaluate, and trial a system of software modules for building dependable multi-radio multi-channel mesh networks with QoS support that provide ubiquitous and ultra-high speed broadband access. The system will be based on a converged infrastructure that uses a wireless mesh network to aggregate the capacity from both subscriber broadband access lines and provider fixed broadband links to form a virtual capacity pool, and provide access to this capacity pool for both stationary and mobile users. It will support low operation and management costs, through novel configuration and management procedures that achieve efficient usage of both the wireless spectrum and fixed broadband access lines. This will increase the competitiveness of existing providers, lower the barrier for small enterprises to enter the mobile broadband access market, and enable innovative services.

The Telecommunication Networks Department of TU Berlin is focusing within the project on Mesh Configuration and Link Control.

For further information can be found here.

Books, Book Chapters, and Journal Publications:

• S. Wiethölter and M. Emmelmann. Modeling Handover from the Access Networks’ Perspective. In K. Wehrle, M. Günes, and J. Gross, editors, Modeling and Tools for Network Simulation. Springer, 2010, ISBN: 978-3-642-12330-6.

Patents:

• J. Gross and M. Emmelmann, "System and method for incorporating dynamic orthogonal frequency-divesion multiplexing into wireless network protocols", pending patent, USPTO Application #20080232490.

Rerereed Conference Papers:

• M. Emmelmann, S. Wiethölter, and H.-T. Lim. Influence of Network Load on the Performance of
  Opportunistic Scanning. In Proc. of IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN), Zürich, Switzerland, Oct 20-23, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4244-4487-8 (pdf)
  
  
• M. Emmelmann, S. Wiethölter, and H.-T. Lim. Opportunistic Scanning: Interruption-Free Network Topology Discovery for Wireless Mesh Networks. In Porc. of International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (IEEE WoWMoM), Kos, Greece, June 15-19, 2009. (pdf)
  
  
• S. D. Hermann, M. Emmelmann, O. Belaifa, and A. Wolisz. Investigation of IEEE 802.11k-based Access Point Coverage Area and Neighbor Discovery. In Proc. of IEEE International Workshop on Wireless Local Networks (WLN), Dublin, Ireland, October 2007. (pdf)

Standardization:

• H. Mano, H. Morioka, P. Lambert, M. Emmelmann, H. Nakano, and M. Takai. Fast Initial Authentication. 802.11 Working Group. Doc. 10/0371r3. IEEE 802.11 Plenary, Orlando, FL, USA, March 15--19, 2010.
  
  Presentation resulted in creating a new 802.11 Study Group on Fast Initial Handover.
  
  
• M. Emmelmann, S. Wiethölter, and H.-T. Lim. Continuous network discovery using Opportunistic Scanning. 802.11 WNG SC Wireless Next Generation Standing Committee. Doc. 09/1207r1. IEEE 802.11 Plenary, Atlanta, GA, USA, November 16 -- 20, 2009.
  
  
• J. Gross, O. Puñal, and M. Emmelmann. OFDMA related issues in VHTL6. 802.11 TGac Very High Troughput < 6GHz. Doc. 09/0138r2. IEEE 802.11 Interim, Los Angeles, CA, USA, January 18 -- 23, 2009.
  
  
• M. Emmelmann, T. Langgärtner, and M. Sonnemann. Fast Handover Support for Highly Mobile Users using COTS 802.11 Cards. 802.11 WNG SC Wireless Next Generation Standing Committee. Doc. 08/1358r2. IEEE 802.11 Interim, Los Angeles, CA, USA, January 18 -- 23, 2009.
  
  
• M. Emmelmann, S. Hermann, and O. Belfia. Topology Discovery and Coverage Area Approximation with 802.11k. 802.11 WNG SC Wireless Next Generation Standing Committee. Doc. 08/1358r1. IEEE 802.11 Plenary, Dallas, TX, USA, November 10 -- 14, 2008.

• INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE, FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY - HELLAS (FORTH) - GREECE
  
• CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE (CNR) – ITALY
  
• TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET BERLIN (TUB) – GERMANY
  
• SCUOLA UNIVERSITARIA PROFESSIONALE DELLA SVIZZERA ITALIANA (SUPSI) – SWITZERLAND
  
• BUDAPESTI MUSZAKI ES GAZDASAGTUDOMANYI EGYETEM (BME) – HUNGARY
  
• PROXIMETRY POLAND SP. Z O.O. (PROXIMETRY) – POLAND
• FORTHNET S.A. – GREECE
  
• THALES COMMUNICATIONS S.A. – FRANCE
  
• OZONE – FRANCE