Wireless Network Coding: Opportunities & Challenges
Fragouli, Christina; Katabi, Dina; Markopoulou, Athina; Medard, Muriel; Rahul, Hariharan
Military Communications Conference, 2007. MILCOM 2007. IEEE
Volume , Issue , 29-31 Oct. 2007 Page(s):1 - 8
Digital Object Identifier   10.1109/MILCOM.2007.4454988
Summary:Wireless networks suffer from a variety of unique problems such as low throughput, dead spots, and inadequate support for mobility. However, their characteristics such as the broadcast nature of the medium, spatial diversity, and significant data redundancy, provide opportunities for new design principles to address these problems. There has been recent interest in employing network coding in wireless networks. This paper explores the case for network coding as a unifying design paradigm for wireless networks, by describing how it addresses issues of throughput, reliability, mobility, and management. We also discuss the practical challenges facing the integration of such a design into the network stack.

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