The research for antenna placement of the WiMAX/WiFi networks has employed the SG-WIP platform as a tool to extract information of the geographical network topologies such as housing unit locations, or street light poles. Figure 4.2 shows the planning antennae placement for the smart meters and the WiMAX/Wi-Wi-Fi gateway on the Google Maps. Figure 4. Using SG-WIP tool for planning the antennae position. The WiMAX/Wi-Fi gateway was place on streetlight pole. The research about housing unit density of the designing wireless networks has also used the SGWIP platform to gather the distribution of the housing units. Figure 4.3 shows the WLAN topology size 100x100 square meters that has fifty housing units. Figure 4. This WLAN topology (100x100 square meters) has a high density of resident housing The exported information about the network topologies from SG-WIP platform, as well as the research results about the housing unit density, and the antenna locations can help the AMI network infrastructure researchers and designers in the simulation and analysis of the wireless network infrastructure of the AMI. Planning the Network Simulation The following network topologies will be simulated: Wireless Area Network (WLAN) Wireless Neighborhood Area Network (WNAN) Wireless Metropolitan Area Network (WMAN)
The research for antenna placement of the WiMAX/WiFi networks has employed the SG-WIP platform as a tool to extract information of the geographical network topologies such as housing unit locations, or street light poles. Figure 4.2 shows the planning antennae placement for the smart meters and the WiMAX/Wi-Wi-Fi gateway on the Google Maps. Figure 4. Using SG-WIP tool for planning the antennae position. The WiMAX/Wi-Fi gateway was place on streetlight pole. The research about housing unit density of the designing wireless networks has also used the SGWIP platform to gather the distribution of the housing units. Figure 4.3 shows the WLAN topology size 100x100 square meters that has fifty housing units. Figure 4. This WLAN topology (100x100 square meters) has a high density of resident housing The exported information about the network topologies from SG-WIP platform, as well as the research results about the housing unit density, and the antenna locations can help the AMI network infrastructure researchers and designers in the simulation and analysis of the wireless network infrastructure of the AMI. Planning the Network Simulation The following network topologies will be simulated: Wireless Area Network (WLAN) Wireless Neighborhood Area Network (WNAN) Wireless Metropolitan Area Network (WMAN)
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