Conference Proceeding Published 2008

Design of Outdoor Wireless Networks Using Computer Simulations

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Dr. Timothy Ascus Chadza

Co-author

Electrical Engineering

14 total publications

Timothy received his B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS), formerly the University of Malawi -Polytechnic, in 2005. Later, he did an Advanced Postgraduate (Equivalent to M.Tech. de...

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Primary Author Dr Harry S. Gombachika

Co-Authors Dr. Timothy Ascus Chadza

Abstract

In this paper, we design a pilot outdoor wireless network based on IEEE 802.11b standard
for HealthCare Applications through computer simulation. The purpose is to demonstrate
the use of computer simulation in designing outdoor wireless networks. We use a free
software tool called Radio Mobile and freely available geographical elevation data
downloaded from NASA to determine the radio frequency (RF) coverage of a wireless
networking base-station and radio link performance. Furthermore, we demonstrate the
flexibility of computer simulation in assessing design alternatives.

Year of Publication 2008

Proceedings Title 6th International Open Access Conference

Page Numbers 1-7

Conference Dates November 2008

Conference Place Lilongwe