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By
Pradip Paudyal
Ppaudyal@nta.gov.np
COMPUTERS FOR THE NEXT CENTURY?
Computers are integrated
small, cheap, portable, replaceable - no more separate
devices
Advances in technology
more computing power in smaller devices
flat, lightweight displays with low power
consumption
new user interfaces due to small dimensions
more bandwidth per cubic meter
multiple wireless interfaces: wireless LANs, wireless
WANs, regional wireless telecommunication
networks etc
MOBILE COMMUNICATION
Aspects of mobility:
user mobility: users communicate (wireless) “anytime,
anywhere, with anyone”
device portability: devices can be connected anytime,
anywhere to the network
The demand for mobile communication creates the
need for integration of wireless networks into existing
fixed networks:
local area networks: standardization of IEEE 802.11,
ETSI (HIPERLAN)
Internet: Mobile IP extension of the internet protocol IP
wide area networks: e.g., internetworking of GSM and
ISDN
CHARACTERISTICS OF WIRELESS LANS
Advantages
very flexible within the reception area
Ad-hoc networks without previous planning possible
(almost) no wiring difficulties (e.g. historic buildings,
firewalls)
more robust against disasters like, e.g., earthquakes, fire -
or users pulling a plug...
Disadvantages
typically very low bandwidth compared to wired networks
UMTS, WLAN,
DAB, GSM,
TETRA, ...
1.4.1
WIRELESS NETWORKS IN COMPARISON TO
FIXED NETWORKS
Higher loss-rates due to interference
emissions of, e.g., engines, lightning
Restrictive regulations of frequencies
frequencies have to be coordinated, useful frequencies
are almost all occupied
Low transmission rates
local some Mbit/s, regional currently, e.g., 9.6kbit/s with
GSM
Higher delays, higher jitter
connection setup time with GSM in the second range,
several hundred milliseconds for other wireless systems
Lower security, simpler active attacking
radio interface accessible for everyone, base station can
be simulated, thus attracting calls from mobile phones
Always shared medium
secure access mechanisms important
WORLDWIDE WIRELESS SUBSCRIBERS
(PREDICTION)
700
600
500
Americas
400 Europe
Japan
300 others
total
200
100
0
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
EARLY HISTORY OF WIRELESS
COMMUNICATION
Many people in history used light for communication
flags...
150 BC smoke signals for communication;
(Greece)
1794, optical telegraph
Here electromagnetic waves are
of special importance:
1831 Faraday demonstrates electromagnetic
induction
J. Maxwell (1831-79): theory of electromagnetic
Fields, wave equations (1864)
H. Hertz (1857-94): demonstrates
with an experiment the wave character
of electrical transmission through space
(1886, in Karlsruhe, Germany, at the
location of today’s University of Karlsruhe)
DEVELOPMENT OF WIRELESS NETWORK
Wireless Communication
transmission quality (bandwidth, error rate, delay)
modulation, coding, interference
media access, regulations
...
Mobility
location dependent services
location transparency
quality of service support (delay, jitter, security)
...
Portability
power consumption
limited computing power, sizes of display, ...
DESIGN GOALS FOR WIRELESS LANS
Infrared Radio
AP wired network
AP
ad-hoc network
HIDDEN NODE AND EXPOSED NODE PROBLEM
Hidden terminals
A sends to B, C cannot receive A
C wants to send to B, C senses a “free” medium (CS fails)
collision at B, A cannot receive the collision (CD fails)
A is “hidden” for C
A B C
Exposed terminals
B sends to A, C wants to send to another terminal (not A or
B)
C has to wait, CS signals a medium in use
but A is outside the radio range of C, therefore waiting is not
necessary
C is “exposed” to B
NEAR AND FAR TERMINALS
Terminals A and B send, C receives
signal strength decreases proportional to the square of
the distance
A B C
the signal of terminal B therefore drowns out A’s signal
C cannot receive A
server
infrastructure network
access point
application application
TCP TCP
IP IP
LLC LLC LLC
802.11 MAC 802.11 MAC 802.3 MAC 802.3 MAC
802.11 PHY 802.11 PHY 802.3 PHY 802.3 PHY
802.11 - LAYERS AND FUNCTIONS
MAC PLCP Physical Layer Convergence Protocol
Medium access mechanisms, clear channel assessment
fragmentation (Segmentation), signal (carrier sense)
encryption PMD Physical Medium Dependent
MAC Management modulation, coding
synchronization, roaming, PHY Management
MAC Information Base (MIB),
power management channel selection, MIB
Station Management
coordination of all management
functions
Station Management
LLC (Logical Link Control)
DLC
PHY Management
PMD (Physical Medium
Dependent)
RADIO TRANSMISSION
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM)
a frequency-division multiplexing (FDM) scheme utilized as a
digital multi-carrier modulation method
FHSS (Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum)
spreading, despreading
Operating at 1Mbps/2Mbps
DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum)
DBPSK modulation for 1 Mbit/s (Differential Binary Phase Shift
Keying), DQPSK for 2 Mbit/s (Differential Quadrature PSK)
chipping sequence: +1, -1, +1, +1, -1, +1, +1, +1, -1, -1, -1 (Barker
code)
max. radiated power 1 W (USA), 100 mW (EU), min. 1mW
Infrared
850-950 nm, diffuse light, typ. 10 m range
carrier detection and synchronization.
802.11 - MAC MANAGEMENT
Synchronization
try to find a LAN, try to stay within a LAN
timer.
Beacon.
Power management
sleep-mode without missing a message
periodic sleep, frame buffering, traffic measurements
Association/Re-association
integration into a LAN
roaming, i.e. change networks by changing access points
scanning, i.e. active search for a network
MIB - Management Information Base
managing, read, write
POWER MANAGEMENT
IEEE 802.11a
compatible MAC, but now 5 GHz band
transmission rates up to 20 Mbit/s
close cooperation with BRAN (Broadband Radio Access
Network; European Standard)
IEEE 802.11b
higher data rates at 2.4 GHz
proprietary solutions already offer 10 Mbit/s
IEEE WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Networks)
market potential
compatibility
low cost/power, small form factor
technical/economic feasibility
IMPORTANT STANDARDS
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