Wide Area Ubiquitous Network: New Wireless Network for Sensors and Actuators
Hiroshi Saitō · NTT technical review · 2008
This paper introduces the concept of a new wireless network infrastructure called the wide area ubiquitous network (WAUN).In this network, each cell has a wide coverage and can accommodate many low-power-consumption low-capability terminals, which can work as sensors and actuators.Examples of new applications that WAUN should support are shown and the features of WAUN are discussed.This paper also describes the importance of long-range wireless access with low-power transmission as a basic principle for the design targets of WAUN.