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MP-SDWN: A Novel Multipath-Supported Software Defined Wireless Network Architecture

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The wireless access networks have witnessed an explosive growth in home and enterprise applications. However, to meet the tough performance requirements, such as seamless handover, higher throughput, and agile programing, there still exists many challenges in WiFi networks. In this paper, we propose a novel MP-SDWN (multipath-supported Software Defined Wireless Network), to provide mobility handover, throughput enhancement, and flow-level transmission control as well as programmable system control interfaces. Furthermore, the effectiveness and efficiency of MP-SDWN is evaluated on an experimental prototype.

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Acknowledgments

This work is supported by the National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) under grant 61402065, Chongqing Key Science and Technology Program (No. cstc2014jcsf70001), the China Scholarship Council and Young Backbone Academics Funding Program of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission.

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    Chuan Xu, Wenqiang Jin, Yuanbing Han & Guofeng Zhao

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Xu, C., Jin, W., Han, Y., Zhao, G., Tianfield, H. (2018). MP-SDWN: A Novel Multipath-Supported Software Defined Wireless Network Architecture. In: Chen, Q., Meng, W., Zhao, L. (eds) Communications and Networking. ChinaCom 2016. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 209. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66625-9_12

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