Experimental assessment of WLAN performance supported in a fiber-radio network

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2012
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Henrique Salgado
Luís Manuel Pessoa
João Barbosa Oliveira
Diogo Vieira Coelho
Jorge Castro
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In this paper we experimentally evaluate the performance of a fiber supported radio application, namely WiFi IEEE802.11n, using a low power consumption base-station based on a reflective electro absorption modulator and commercial transceivers. We conclude that the proposed setup is suitable to achieve a transmission of 20 Mbit/s over a 4m wireless channel. A theoretical signal to noise ratio analysis is also carried out, based on experimental results. Finally, we evaluate the possibility of employing the proposed setup in a passive optical network, concluding that this solution is not cost effective.
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