Pico-Mesh node

PicoMESH LunchBox

If you want to setup broadband access area widely, cheaply and simply, you can do it by just placing PicoMESH LunchBoxs at sites where you want to introduce broadband area. PicoMESH LunchBox is a core infrastructure in any kinds of future mobile systems because cell shrinking is inevitable equally to every system every time when accommodating broadband traffic. PicoMESH LunchBox will make a revolution in mesh solutions.

PicoMESH LunchBox cuts costs for setting up picocells by its great portability. We condense a main CPU board, 3 radio interfaces, 6 antennas and batteries into a small container with a dimension of 142mm x 112mm x 55mm such as being like a lunch box. The internal battery drives LunchBox for at least 5H, which makes ease of setting up picocells compared with typical heuristic ways. This feature of portability also extends LunchBox’s application from a legacy fixed WiFi access service to an AdHoc style one, for example a temporary broadband access service in outdoor event’s venue. LunchBox, even with its small container, provides two wireless interfaces for relay. Patent applied frame forwarding scheme (IPT forwarding[1][2]) improves throughput performance about 3 times as much as a conventional forwarding scheme.

[1] H. Furukawa, “Wireless Distribution System as an enabler for Micro/Picocell Deployment,” in Proc. International Forum on 4G mobile comm., 2005-06, London. (invited presentation)

[2] H. Furukawa, et al., “Proposed text for frame forwarding on 802.11s,” IEEE802.11-05/770r0, 2005-06.