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Lecture 13. IEEE protocols for WAN, WPAN and future. Objectives. Define a wireless personal area network List the technologies of a wireless metropolitan area network Describe the features of a wireless wide area network Discuss the future of wireless networking
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Lecture 13 IEEE protocols for WAN, WPAN and future
Objectives • Define a wireless personal area network • List the technologies of a wireless metropolitan area network • Describe the features of a wireless wide area network • Discuss the future of wireless networking • Understand the principles of 802.11n
Wireless Personal Area Networks • Wireless networks classified into four broad categories: • Wireless personal area network (WPAN): Hand-held and portable devices; slow to moderate transmission speeds • Wireless local area network (WLAN): i.e., IEEE 802.11a/b/g • Wireless metropolitan area network (WMAN): Range up to 50 kilometers • Wireless wide area network (WWAN): Connects networks in different geographical areas
Wireless Personal Area Networks (continued) Figure 12-1: Wireless network distances
Wireless Personal Area Networks (continued) • WPANs encompass technology designed for portable devices • PDAs, cell phones, tablet or laptop computers • Low transmission speeds • Three main categories: • IEEE 802.15 standards • Radio frequency ID (RFID) • IrDA
WPANs: IEEE 802.15.1 (Bluetooth) • Bluetooth uses short-range RF transmissions • Users can connect wirelessly to wide range of computing and telecommunications devices • Rapid and ad hoc connections between devices • 802.15.1 adapted and expanded from Bluetooth • Designed for area of about 10 meters • Rate of transmission below 1 Mbps • Two types of 802.15.1 network topologies • Piconet • Scatternet
WPANs: IEEE 802.15.1 (continued) • Piconet: When two 802.15.1 devices come within range, automatically connect • Master: Controls wireless traffic • Slave: Takes commands from master • Piconet has one master and at least one slave • Active slave: Connected to piconet and sending transmissions • Parked slave: Connected but not actively participating
WPANs: IEEE 802.15.1 (continued) Figure 12-4: Piconet
WPANs: IEEE 802.15.1 (continued) Figure 12-5: Slave device detected by a master device
WPANs: IEEE 802.15.1 (continued) • Devices in piconet can be in one of five modes: • Standby: Waiting to join a piconet • Inquire: Device looking for devices to connect to • Page: Master device asking to connect to specific slave • Connected: Active slave or master • Park/Hold: Part of piconet but in low-power state • Scatternet: Group of piconets in which connections exist between different piconets • 802.15.1 uses FHSS
WPANs: IEEE 802.15.1 (continued) Figure 12-6: Scatternet
WPANs: IEEE 802.15.1 (continued) Table 12-1: Comparison of 802.15.1 speed
WPANs: IEEE 802.15.3 • Created in response to limitations of 802.15.1 • High-rate WPANs • Two main applications: • Video and audio distribution for home entertainment systems • High-speed digital video transfer • High-density MPEG2 transfer between video players/gateways and multiple HD displays • Home theater • PC to LCD projector • Interactive video gaming • High speed data transfer
WPANs: IEEE 802.15.3 (continued) • Differences between 802.15.3 and 802.15.1 • Quality of Service (QoS) • Security • High data rates (11, 22, 33, 44 and 55 Mbps • Spectrum utilization (2 or 3 non overlapping channels) • Coexistence Table 12-2: IEEE 802.15.3 security modes
WPANs: IEEE 802.15.4 • Sometimes preferable to have low-speed, low-power wireless devices • Size can be dramatically reduced • IEEE 802.15.4 standard addresses requirements for RF transmissions requiring low power consumption and cost Table 12-3: IEEE 802.15.4 data rates and frequencies
WPANs: IEEE 802.15.4 (continued) • ZigBee Alliance: Industry consortium that promotes 802.15.4 standard Figure 12-7: ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4
Zigbee • Zigbee alliance hhttp://www.zigbee.org/ • Example: Squidbee • http://www.libelium.com/squidbee/index.php?title=Main_Pagettp://www.zigbee.org/
WPANs: Radio Frequency ID (RFID) Figure 12-8: RFID tag
WPANs: Radio Frequency ID (continued) • Passive RFID tags: No power supply • Can be very small • Limited amount of information transmitted • Active RFID tags: Must have power source • Longer ranges/larger memories than passive tags Table 12-4: RFID tags