This Is AuburnElectronic Theses and Dissertations

Show simple item record

Design of an Outdoor Wireless Local Area Network and Antenna Analysis


Metadata FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.advisorRiggs, Lloyd
dc.contributor.advisorWentworth, Stuarten_US
dc.contributor.advisorWhitehead, Zebediahen_US
dc.contributor.authorOudit, Suzanneen_US
dc.date.accessioned2008-09-09T21:16:30Z
dc.date.available2008-09-09T21:16:30Z
dc.date.issued2006-08-15en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10415/322
dc.description.abstractOne of the ongoing projects of the Engineering Network Services (ENS) at Auburn University (AU) is to design and implement an outdoor Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). This project involved using Access Points (AP) that are provided by Meru Networks. The AU College of Engineering is acting as the test bed for the proposed AU WLAN. This thesis provides detailed documentation of the considerations involved in the implementation of the WLAN. Another aspect of the project dealt with the analysis of WLAN antennas. Theoretical antenna radiation models were created and compared with the same from manufacturer’s data sheets. A commercial cellular antenna manufactured by CSA Wireless was investigated. As part of the study of the CSA Wireless antenna, a patch antenna was fabricated and its performance characterized. Outdoor field measurements were conducted in the vicinity of the AP and the results obtained were compared to the general antenna coverage patterns.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectElectrical and Computer Engineeringen_US
dc.titleDesign of an Outdoor Wireless Local Area Network and Antenna Analysisen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.embargo.lengthNO_RESTRICTIONen_US
dc.embargo.statusNOT_EMBARGOEDen_US

Files in this item

Show simple item record