WIRELESS ATM ON ASYMMETRIC DATALINKS

SRC plans to support the acceleration of ATM and wireless network convergence by developing an Asymmetric Wireless ATM Module (Asymmetric WATM Module). SRC will leverage its experience and resource from designing and developing the Survivable ATM system, a fixed point-to-point wireless system currently being funded by Rome Laboratory. The Survivable ATM System will be utilized as a building block to rapidly develop the Asymmetric WATM Module Phase II.As the first step, SRC will develop computer simulation and modeling software using OPNET to characterize the performance and efforts by using ATM with as asymmetric data link to transmit and receive voice, data, MPEG compressed video, and imagery. Using the simulation results, the Asymmetric WATM Module will be designed initially for the Common Data Link (CDL) to enable the delivery of asymmetric multimedia services using ATM cells.