The High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network (HPWREN) is a network research program, funded by the

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. The program includes the creation, demonstration, and evaluation of a non-commercial, prototype, high-performance, wide-area, wireless network in its

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service area. The HPWREN program is a

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and multi-

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cyber-infrastructure for research and education purposes. The program also provides data, and data transmission capabilities, to

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s in its service area.

Network

The program includes the creation, demonstration, and evaluation of a non-commercial, prototype, high-performance, wide-area,

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in its service area. Currently, the HPWREN network is used for network analysis research, and it also provides high-speed

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access to field researchers.

Service area

, specifically

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, Riverside, and Imperial counties.

Backbone nodes

The network includes backbone nodes located at the

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(UC San Diego) and

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(SDSU) campuses, as well as a number of "hard-to-reach" areas in remote environments.

Operations

The HPWREN backbone itself operates primarily in the licensed spectrum, and project researchers use off-the-shelf technology to create a redundant topology. Access links often use

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-exempt radios. In 2002, HPWREN researchers conducted an expedition to locate the SEALAB II/III habitat located off Scripps Pier in

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. From the

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and utilizing a

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to find the site, researchers were able to conduct a live

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from ship to shore.

Topology

The network spans from the

coast to the inland valleys, on to the high mountains (reaching more than 8700 feet), and out to the remote desert. The network's longest link is – reaching from the

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References

External links

UCSD HPWREN page

Wireless Sensor Networks for Ecology
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