Partition Anticipation for Wireless

Partition Anticipation for Wireless Local Area Networks




Andrew Butterly





A dissertation submitted to the University of Dublin,
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Master of Science in Computer Science






thSeptember 16 2002
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Declaration



I declare that the work described in this dissertation is, except
where otherwise stated, entirely my own work and has not
been submitted as an exercise for a degree at this or any other
university.


Signed: ___________________
Andrew Butterly


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I agree that Trinity College Library may lend or copy this
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Andrew Butterly


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iii Acknowledgements


I would like to thank my supervisor, Dr. Vinny Cahill, for his guidance throughout the
year. Many thanks also go to Mr. Gregor Gärtner, Mr. Raymond Cunningham, and
Mr. Fergal O'Hart for their generous gifts of time and advice.
iv Abstract

Wireless networks introduce new possibilities for computer networking. They also
bring some new problems, while enhancing some already established ones. One new
problem is a network’s increased sensitivity to its environment, while the issues of
failure detection, and efficient network routing, are examples of traditional problems ...