BlueSky: A cordless networking solution for palmtop computers
The state of indoor wireless networking
BlueSky system
Design challenges
Radio link: communication range
Wireless data: available options
BlueSky radio link
Point-to-multipoint communication over cordless radio
MAC protocol
Serial line emulation over packet based MAC
Design simplifications
Choosing PPP MTU
Stripping off RFC1662 framing
Why use PPP ?
Option #1: Terminate PPP at AP
#2: PPP termination at remote server
Seamless roaming with PPP
BlueSky: Summary
BlueSky: next steps
Lessons learnt
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