Open AccessVIRTUAL WLAN: EXTENSION OF WIRELESS NETWORKING INTO VIRTUALIZED ENVIRONMENTS
Author(s) -
Ghannam Aljabari,
Evren Eren
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
computing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.184
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2312-5381
pISSN - 1727-6209
DOI - 10.47839/ijc.10.4.760
Subject(s) - computer science , computer network , wireless network , virtualization , ethernet , wireless lan controller , wi fi array , wireless wan , network virtualization , wireless , operating system , cloud computing
In wired Ethernet networks (IEEE 802.3), a physical network interface can be connected to different network segments or shared among multiple virtual machines. In wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11) sharing a wireless network interface is recognized to be a difficult task. However, virtualization can solve this problem. In this paper we will introduce a software platform for hosting multiple virtual wireless networks over a shared physical infrastructure by means of open source virtualization techniques. We present the design, implementation, and performance testing of this platform. Results have shown that the hosting platform can extend wireless networking into virtualized environments without compromising the performance, isolation, or wireless LAN security mechanisms.