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Mobile Computing and Wireless Communications

CSE 40814/60814 Fall 2008

Course Overview   Instructor: Christian Poellabauer

  354 Fitzpatrick Hall   cpoellab@cse.nd.edu   574-631-9131   Office hours: Tuesday 1-2pm, Wednesday 9-10am, and

by appointment   Teaching Assistant: Jun Yi

  214 Cushing Hall   jyi@cse.nd.edu   Office hours: Tuesday and Wednesday 4-5pm and by

appointment

Course Overview   Course web site:

  www.cse.nd.edu/~cpoellab/cse40814/

  Course material:   no textbook, slides and other material will be provided   suggested reading available on web site   announcements and assignments on web site and in

class

  Course grading:   homework assignments (30%)   projects (40%)   exams (30%)

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Projects   Teams of 1-2 students (2 student teams will be

expected to deliver “more” than individual students)   Projects build on each other!   Short deadlines (1-2 weeks)!

Equipment Rules   You have access to the DARTS Lab (356B Fitzpatrick)   Generally, devices are to remain in the room

Exceptions:   you can carry the smartphone with you   you can take out equipment with permission by the instructor

(contact me if you need to do so)

  Never keep the door open, never give the door code to anybody else, never take stuff out, keep the room clean and organized, share equipment, etc.

  The room has about 200k worth of equipment, again: treat it nicely and don’t make it too easy for thieves

Projects   Set-up WiFi (ad-hoc, managed modes), BT, Zigbee   Socket communication via a base station   Voice (video) communications between two devices   Communications using base stations and ad-hoc   Multi-hop communications   Multi-receiver communications   Location-awareness and tracking   Routing (e.g., using GPS)   Context-aware applications, network protocols,

resource management, …

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Mobile Computing versus Wireless Communication

  Applications   Location-awareness   Mobility Support   Security   Resource Management   Network Protocols   Broadcast   Technologies   Standards   Wireless Medium

Wireless Communication

Mobile Computing

Overview   Introduction   Wireless Transmission   MAC Layer   Telecommunications Systems   Satellite Communication   Broadcast Systems   WLAN   Mobile Network Layer   Mobile Transport Layer   Mobility Support   Location Management   Wireless Sensor Networks   Resource Management   Wireless Network Security   Outlook and Summary

Questions?

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Future Computing

  Computers are integrated   small, cheap, portable, replaceable - no more separate devices

  Technology is in the background   computer are aware of their environment and adapt (“location awareness”)   computer recognize the location of the user and react appropriately (e.g.,

call forwarding, fax forwarding, “context awareness”)

  Advances in technology   more computing power in smaller devices   flat, lightweight displays with low power consumption   new user interfaces due to small dimensions   new device features (GPS, accelerometer, camera, …)   multiple wireless interfaces: wireless LANs, wireless WANs, Bluetooth,

Zigbee, cellular networks, etc.

Mobile Communications   Two aspects of mobility:

  user mobility: users communicate (wirelessly) “anytime, anywhere, with anyone”

  device portability: devices can be connected anytime, anywhere to the network

  Wireless vs. mobile Examples stationary computer notebook in a hotel wireless LANs in historic buildings Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)

  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   Internet: Mobile IP extension of the internet protocol IP   wide area networks: e.g., internetworking of GSM and ISDN, VoIP over

WLAN and POTS

Applications   Vehicles

  transmission of news, road condition, weather, music (e.g., via DAB/DVB-T in Europe)

  personal communication using GSM/UMTS   position via GPS   local ad-hoc network with vehicles close-by to prevent accidents,

guidance system, redundancy   vehicle data (e.g., from busses, high-speed trains) can be

transmitted in advance for maintenance

  Emergencies   early transmission of patient data to the hospital, current status,

first diagnosis   replacement of a fixed infrastructure in case of earthquakes,

hurricanes, fire etc.   crisis, war, ...

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On the Road...

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DAB, DVB, GSM, cdma2000, TETRA, ...

Personal Travel Assistant, PDA, Laptop, GSM, UMTS, WLAN, Bluetooth, ...

A Business Man’s Morning

UMTS 2 Mbit/s

UMTS, GSM 384 kbit/s

LAN 100 Mbit/s, WLAN 54 Mbit/s

UMTS, GSM 115 kbit/s

GSM 115 kbit/s, WLAN 11 Mbit/s

GSM/GPRS 53 kbit/s Bluetooth 500 kbit/s

GSM/EDGE 384 kbit/s, DSL/WLAN 3 Mbit/s

DSL/WLAN 3 Mbit/s

Replacement of Fixed Networks   Remote sensors, e.g., weather, earth activities   Flexibility for trade shows   LANs in historic buildings

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Entertainment, Education   Ad-hoc networks for multi user games   Intelligent travel guide with up-to-date

location dependent information   Mobile Multimedia (videos, TV, …)

Location-dependent Services   Location aware services

  what services, e.g., printer, fax, phone, server, etc. exist in the local environment

  Follow-on services   automatic call-forwarding, transmission of the actual workspace

to the current location   Information services

  “push”: e.g., current special offers in the supermarket   “pull”: e.g., where can I find the closest Starbucks?

  Support services   caches, intermediate results, state information, etc. “follow” the

mobile device through the fixed network

  Privacy   who should gain knowledge about the location?

Mobile Devices

Pager •  receive only •  tiny displays •  simple text messages

Mobile phones •  voice, data •  simple graphical displays

PDA •  graphical displays •  character recognition •  simplified WWW

Smartphone •  tiny keyboard •  simple versions of standard applications

Laptop/Notebook •  fully functional •  standard applications

Sensors, embedded controllers

www.scatterweb.net

No clear separation between device types possible (e.g., smart phones, embedded PCs, …)

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Device Portability: Challenges   Power consumption

  limited computing power, low quality displays, small disks due to limited battery capacity

  CPU: power consumption ~ V2f   V: supply voltage, can be reduced to a certain limit   f: clock frequency, can be reduced temporally

  Loss of data   higher probability, has to be included in advance into the design (e.g.,

defects, theft)   Limited user interfaces

  compromise between size of fingers and portability   integration of character/voice recognition, abstract symbols

  Limited memory   limited usage of mass memories with moving parts   flash-memory as alternative

Wireless vs. 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   tens of kbit/s to some Mbit/s

  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

Data Rates

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History of Wireless Networks   Many people in history used light for communication

  heliographs, flags (“semaphore”), ...   150 BC smoke signals for communication;

(Polybius, Greece)   1794, optical telegraph, Claude Chappe

  Electromagnetic waves:   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 (1888, in Karlsruhe, Germany)

History of Wireless Networks   1896 Guglielmo Marconi

  first demonstration of wireless telegraphy

  long wave transmission, high transmission power necessary (> 200kW)

  1907 Commercial transatlantic connections   huge base stations

(30 100m high antennas)   1915 Wireless voice transmission New York - San Francisco   1920 Discovery of short waves by Marconi

  reflection at the ionosphere   smaller sender and receiver, possible due to the invention of the vacuum

tube (1906, Lee DeForest and Robert von Lieben)

History of Wireless Networks   1928 Numerous TV broadcast trials (across Atlantic, color TV, news)   1933 Frequency modulation (E. H. Armstrong)   1982 Start of GSM-specification

  goal: pan-European digital mobile phone system with roaming   1983 Start of the American AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone System,

analog)   1992 Start of GSM

  automatic location, hand-over, cellular   services: data with 9.6kbit/s, FAX, voice, ...

  1996 HiperLAN (High Performance Radio Local Area Network)   1997 Wireless LAN - IEEE802.11

  IEEE standard, 2.4 - 2.5GHz and infrared, 2Mbit/s   already many (proprietary) products available in the beginning

  1998 Specification of GSM successors   UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System): IMT-2000   Iridium

  66 satellites (+6 spare), 1.6GHz to the mobile phone

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History of Wireless Networks   1999 Standardization of additional wireless LANs

  IEEE standard 802.11b, 2.4-2.5GHz, 11Mbit/s   Bluetooth for piconets, 2.4GHz, <1Mbit/s   Decision about IMT-2000

  several “members” of a “family”: UMTS, cdma2000, DECT, …   Start of WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) and i-mode

  first step towards a unified Internet/mobile communication system   access to many services via the mobile phone

  2000 GSM with higher data rates   HSCSD offers up to 57,6kbit/s   first GPRS trials with up to 50 kbit/s (packet oriented!)   UMTS auctions

  hype followed by disillusionment (100 billion Euros paid in Europe for licenses)   Iridium goes bankrupt

  2001 Start of 3G systems   Cdma2000 in Korea, UMTS tests in Europe, Foma (almost UMTS) in Japan

History of Wireless Networks   2002

  WLAN hot-spots start to spread   2005

  WiMax starts as DSL alternative   first ZigBee products

  2006   WLAN draft for 250 Mbit/s (802.11n) using MIMO   WPA2 mandatory for Wi-Fi WLAN devices

  2007   over 3.3 billion subscribers for mobile phones

  2008   “real” Internet widely available on mobile phones (standard browsers, decent data rates)

Overview of Developments

cellular phones satellites wireless LAN

cordless phones

1992: GSM

1994: DCS 1800

2001: IMT-2000

1987: CT1+

1982: Inmarsat

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1992: Inmarsat-B Inmarsat-M

1998: Iridium

1989: CT 2

1991: DECT 199x:

proprietary

1997: IEEE 802.11

1999: 802.11b, Bluetooth

1988: Inmarsat

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analog

digital

1991: D-AMPS

1991: CDMA

1981: NMT 450

1986: NMT 900

1980: CT0

1984: CT1

1983: AMPS

1993: PDC

4G – fourth generation: when and how?

2000: GPRS

2000: IEEE 802.11a

200?: Fourth Generation (Internet based)

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Worldwide subscribers cellular

Note that the curve starts to flatten in 2000 – 2007: over 3.3 billion subscribers

Cellular Subscribers Region (June 2002)

Reference Model Used in Class

Application

Transport

Network

Data Link

Physical

Medium

Data Link

Physical

Application

Transport

Network

Data Link

Physical

Data Link

Physical

Network Network

Radio

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Influence of Mobile Communication to Layer Model

Application layer

Transport layer

Network layer

Data link layer

Physical layer

service location new/adaptive applications multimedia congestion/flow control quality of service addressing, routing device location hand-over authentication media access/control multiplexing encryption modulation interference attenuation frequency

Roadmap (Key Topics)

Wireless Transmission

Medium Access Control

Telecommunication Systems

Satellite Systems

Broadcast Systems

Wireless LAN

Mobile Network Layer

Mobile Transport Layer

Support for Mobility

Key Points to Take Away   We want World Domination! (Or a bit more modest:

“mobile and wireless will dominate the future Internet & computing world”)

  We are still in the beginning:   except many more standards & technologies   some competing, some collaborative efforts   many many challenges (good for researchers!)   you will and won’t see thousands of systems deployed and

used on daily basis

  Computer Networks: every CS(E) person should know basics of networking and the Internet

  Mobile/Wireless: more details about the cutting edge of networking (as consumer/developer/researcher/…)