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TheHigh Performance Wireless Research and Education Network(HPWREN) is a network research program, funded by theNational Science Foundation.The program includes the creation, demonstration, and evaluation of a non-commercial, prototype, high-performance, wide-area, wireless network in itsSouthern Californiaservice area.

The HPWREN program is acollaborative,interdisciplinaryand multi-institutionalcyber-infrastructure for research and education purposes. The program also provides data, and data transmission capabilities, toemergencyfirst respondersin its service area.

Network[edit]

The program includes the creation, demonstration, and evaluation of a non-commercial, prototype, high-performance, wide-area,wireless networkin its service area. Currently, the HPWREN network is used for network analysis research, and it also provides high-speedInternetaccess to field researchers.

Service area[edit]

Southern California,specificallySan Diego,Riverside,andImperialcounties.

Backbone nodes[edit]

The network includesbackbone nodeslocated at theUniversity of California San Diego(UCSD) andSan Diego State University(SDSU) campuses, as well as a number of “hard-to-reach” areas in remote environments.

Operations[edit]

The HPWREN backbone itself operates primarily in the licensed spectrum and project researchers use off-the-shelf technology to create a redundant topology. Access links often utilizelicense-exempt radios.

In 2002, HPWREN researchers conducted an expedition to locate theSEALAB II/III habitatlocated off theScrippspier inLa Jolla, California.[1]From theMV Kellie Chouestand utilizing aScorpio ROVto find the site, researchers were able to conduct a livemulticastfrom ship to shore.[1]

Topology[edit]

The network spans from theSouthern Californiacoast to the inland valleys, on to the high mountains (reaching more than 8700 feet), and out to the remote desert. The network's longest link is 72 miles in distance – reaching from theSan Diego Supercomputer CentertoSan Clemente Island.

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References[edit]

  1. ^abstaff (2002-02-13)."Wireless tests aboard US Navy ship include exploration of USN/SIO Sea Lab II".High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network.Retrieved2011-02-18.

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