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MESHNET

Title: Self-organisation in Wireless Mesh Networks: Value Added Services to Mobile Users

Coordinator: Sidi-Mohammed SENOUCI, e-mail: Sidimohammed.senouci (at) orange-ftgroup.com

Involved countries: France, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, Italy, Spain, Canada

 

Abstract

The objective of MESHNET is to facilitate the deployment of value added services to mobile users using Mesh Network infrastructure. By mobile users we means: pedestrian, public transportation users, vehicular users in both urban and non-urban areas, transportation fleets …. To achieve its objective, MESHNET aims at designing the different building blocs allowing (i) firstly the set up of a data communication plan directly between mobile users and a Mesh network infrastructure connected to the Internet, and (ii) secondly a context information gathering plan and a context-aware application specification, implementation and deployment plan.

As for the communication building blocs, a hybrid (ad hoc/mesh/infrastructure) communication system has to be designed (hybrid routing, optimised and reliable broadcasting, security and authentication, etc) to allow data exchange between the elements of the overall system. This infrastructure should be managed efficiently. The management of such a dynamic infrastructure has to be as autonomic as possible with a minimum human intervention. Thus, the autonomic management of such hybrid communication systems will also be considered.

From the service point of view, we would like to create an abstract level that separate the application providers from the infrastructure. Therefore, MESHNET will develop a semantically rich information model that is capable to represent all contextual information that could be collected from mobile users (and network infrastructure). This information model can then be used to develop value-added context-aware applications and services. This information model will be populated with fresh information using the context information gathering plan. This separation between the application and low level information will simplify the service creation and deployment, and will therefore encourage innovation in this area.

The project will address the different use case categories that co-exist in the frame of the studied context: direct communication between mobile users (Vehicle-to-vehicle communications, for instance), context-aware services (user-to-infrastructure communications)...