Facilities
NSF Funded Wireless Campus Testbed
The following table shows the equipment list for the experimental wireless campus testbed. The total cost is $268,000 and is funded by NSF/WPI.
More information on the wireless campus testbed.
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Item Description |
Number of Units |
Justification for the Instrument |
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15 |
These laptops will have shared drawing and viewing software loaded on them and will be used in the classroom. They will provide mobility to the users. |
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Above Notebooks with Sound Card |
5 |
These computers will provide audio services to mobile users outside the classroom |
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20 |
These cards attach to the laptops and provide wireless networking capability |
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Wireless Access Point with PCMCIA Cards and Ethernet Interface |
6 |
These access points provide wireless LAN connectivity within the classroom and around surrounding buildings |
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6 Pairs |
These bridges interconnect various wireless subnets in five campus buildings, and provide a backbone connection to these remote Wireless LANs. |
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Novell NetWare Network Operating System with 25 User Licences |
1 |
This operating system is recommended for wireless network operation and allows low-level networking access. |
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Microfield Graphics Softboard |
1 |
This is an electronic board on with a serial port allows bitmapped images of handwritten text to be transferred to a computer and will be used in the classroom |
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ATM Access
Switch with 1 FDDI and 12 |
1 |
All the Ethernet lines from the wireless LANs and wireless bridges come into this central access point of the network. This access switch provides backbone connectivity and a network path between all the wireless LANs |
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HP workstation 725/50 128M RAM 1.5G Hard Disk |
1 |
This workstation will be used for network management, network monitoring and to run performance audio |
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HP Open View Network Node Manager |
1 |
This software is used for network monitoring and management |
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1 |
This portable unit is used for testing and debugging during protocol development |
Other Facilities at CWINS
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Item Description |
Quantity |
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Motorola Altair LAN Unit: 1 Control Module, 3 User Module |
4 |
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DEC Roamabout Access Point |
2 |
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DEC PCMCIA Wireless LAN Unit |
2 |
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NCR WaveLAN Unit |
2 |
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Proxim Radio Modem |
2 |
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PCSI Ubiquity 2000 CDPD Modem |
1 |
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PCSI CDPD Channel Simulator |
1 |
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BONeS Software for Network Simulation |
10 user licences |
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Signal Processing Workstation (SPW) Software for Communication Systems Simulation |
10 user licences |
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EEsof's Microwave SPICE |
10 user licences |
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HP 700, DEC-5000 Workstations to Host SPW and Channel Models |
2 |
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IBM Compatible PC's and Notebook Computers |
8 |
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6 GHz HP-8753B Network Analyzer |
1 |
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3 GHz Tektronix 7854 Digital Storage Scope |
1 |
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20 GHz HP 8559A Spectrum Analyzer |
1 |
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10 Mbps HP 3780A Pattern Generator and Error Detector |
1 |
The facilities of CWINS are supported and extended by the resources of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. These include 38 DEC MIPS Unix Workstations, 12 DEC Alpha Workstations, 2 HP 9000 Workstations, 3 SUN IPX Workstations, 100 386/486 PCs, 1 MAsPar 1024 processor massively parallel computer. The ECE Dept. also maintains a complete network (thinwire Ethernet) running TCP/IP, Novell, DECNet, Pathworks protocols, with high-speed Internet access and has a well-equipped electronics shop with complete maintenance facilities and staff.