Hydra – Overview

Hydra – Overview

Hydra Node at the University of Texas at Austin

Medium Access Control Layer

• Distributed Coordination Function of IEEE 802.11
• Implemented in Click – modular router language developed at MIT

Physical Layer

• 2×2 MIMO-OFDM – based on IEEE 802.11n
• Features variable data rates up to 108 Mbps
• Implemented in National Instruments LabVIEW

RF Front End

• Wideband transmission – up to 20 MHz in ISM or UNII bands
• Implemented with Texas Instruments RF Transceiver Boards (RCS 110)

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.