Design and performance of ATM Wireless Access prototype

The ATM Wireless Access (AWA) System allows portable terminals such as note book PCs to provide up to 10 Mbits/s to each user. AWA will be one of the l ast hops of the fiber system; it seamlessly provides wireless terminals wit h most of the services available in the fiber system. A prototype is develo ped to confirm system realization and the technical feasibility of the radi o transmission rate of 80 Mbit/s, the highest yet reported in wireless acce ss systems, by employing ATM technology to support multimedia communication with different communication quality requirements. The prototype uses TDMA as the multiple access method. This paper proposes the system concept and technical issues of the AWA system. The design and performance of the AWA p rototype are clarified. It is confirmed that the target performance of the prototype can be achieved and technical issues are feasible.