Publisher's Synopsis
An examination of IEEE 802.11 wireless network performance within an aircraft fuselage is performed. This examination measured the propagated RF power along the length of the fuselage, and the associated network performance: the link speed, total throughput, and packet losses and errors. A total of four airplanes: one single-aisle and three twin-aisle airplanes were tested with 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g networks.Whetten, Frank L. and Soroker, Andrew and Whetten, Dennis A. and Whetten, Frank L. and Beggs, John H.Langley Research CenterLOCAL AREA NETWORKS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; PASSENGERS; FUSELAGES; AIRCRAFT DESIGN; CABINS; RADIO FREQUENCIES; PROPAGATION; BOEING 747 AIRCRAFT; BOEING 777 AIRCRAFT; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE; SPECTRAL SIGNATURES; COMMERCIAL OFF-THE-SHELF PRODUCTS...
