Overview
Wireless and powerline-based broadband multimedia networks are one of the core research areas of CC-IIMSN. The target applications are Tactical Mobile Ad hoc Networks (T-MANETS) for disaster management in large and complex buildings as well as in avionics for aircraft systems. Cooperative Communications (CoopComm) has been identified as a unique communications concept which can not only exceed the performance of the existing commercial standards in other areas, but also provide an innovative means to solve the previously mentioned deficiencies. The goal of the CoopComm project is to develop concepts for a CoopComm system especially focusing on the MAC and network layers which fulfill not only the current requirements for existing applications, but also open the door for future applications which have been held back due to the limitations of the existing communications technology.
