Hydra – Overview
Hydra Node at the University of Texas at Austin
- Distributed Coordination Function of IEEE 802.11
- Implemented in Click – modular router language developed at MIT
Medium Access Control Layer
- 2×2 MIMO-OFDM – based on IEEE 802.11n
- Features variable data rates up to 108 Mbps
- Implemented in National Instruments LabVIEW
Physical Layer
- Wideband transmission – up to 20 MHz in ISM or UNII bands
- Implemented with Texas Instruments RF Transceiver Boards (RCS 110)
RF Front End
Hydra Node Block Diagram
To learn more about Hydra, click on an element of the block diagram below to find out more about its design and implementation.