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Copyright ©1998 Alex Hills 1
The “Vision” of Wireless Access:
• Anyone• Anything• Anytime• Anywhere
Graphic:IEEE Spectrum
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Wireless Andrew Mobile computers
(laptops -> handhelds)
Full peers
Full functionality
Full connectivity
IEEE Personal
Communications
February 1996
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Wireless Technologies Cordless
Cellular
Personal Communications Services (PCS)
Paging
Wireless PBX (WPBX)
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
Packet radio
Low earth orbiting satellites (LEOS)
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Wireless Technologies From Smaller to Larger Areas Room Bldg Campus City WAN
VOICE Cordless WPBX PCS/Cellular LEOS
DATA WLAN WLAN Packet Radio LEOS
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Metro Area Wireless Data Options
Packet radio• ARDIS• RAM• Metricom
Cellular• Analog• CDPD
PCS • GSM
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Wireless LAN
IEEE802.3
or802.5LAN
AccessPoint
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Wireless LAN Characteristics Unlicensed frequencies
• 900 Mhz • 2.4 GHz• 5.7 GHz• Infrared
Modulation• Frequency shift keying• Spread spectrum
- Frequency hopping (FHSS)- Direct sequence (DSSS)
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Wireless LAN Characteristics Speed
• 60 kbps - 10 Mbps
Range• 80 - 1000 feet
Interface• Ethernet• Token Ring
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IEEE 802.11 “Standard” Adopted June 1997
Allows speeds up to 2 Mbps (10 Mbps soon)
Includes multiple PHY layers• Infrared• 2.4 GHz Direct sequence (DSSS)• 2.4 GHz Frequency hopping (FHSS)
University of New Hampshire doing interoperability testing• DSSS• FHSS
IEEE 802.11 product deliveries began in 1998
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Wireless LAN Products Aironet
Breezecom
Digital Roamabout
Lucent - WaveLAN
Proxim RangeLAN2
Symbol Technologies - Spectrum 24
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WaveLAN Market Share
Proxim15%
Aironet17%
Symbol9%
Breezecom4%
Other12%
Digital2%
Lucent Technologies
41%
Source: BRG Dec ‘97
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Lucent WaveLAN II Frequency: 2.4 GHz
Modulation: DSSS
Speed: 2 -> 10 Mbps
Coverage: 50,000-500,000 sq ft
Interface: Ethernet (IEEE 802.3 or Token Ring (IEEE 802.5)
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Lucent WaveLAN II WavePoint Access Point ($995)
• Bridging function• Mounts on wall• Ethernet interface• Token ring interface• Optional
WaveLAN Network Adapter ($295)• PCMCIA Type II
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Wireless Andrew I Research network
• Covers seven buildings• 101 access points• More than 100 users• Lucent WaveLAN I equipment
- 915 MHz• Full operation Spring 1997
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Wireless Andrew II Production network
• Will cover all academic and administrative buildings -- no residence halls
• About 400 access points• Available to all 10,000 students, faculty, staff• Lucent WaveLAN II equipment
- 2.4 GHz- IEEE 802.11
• Full operation late 1999
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Wireless Andrew II Technical Issues
Coverage oriented access point layout• Complete coverage with minimal overlap• Changing environment• Interference sources
Capacity oriented access point layout• Enough capacity for expected usage• Consideration of high- and low-density areas• Use of threshold setting and frequency reuse
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Issues for research Likely, customers will need to use one or more wireless networks• Several now, more future• Shakeout unlikely• Inherent tradeoffs in speed, distance, and
coverage- Wireless LANs- CDPD- RAM and ARDIS- Analog Cellular- LEOS
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Most of the Layers of OSI Model Layer 2: Roaming (wireless LAN)
Layer 3,4: “Mobile IP” addressing and routing
Layer 6: Adaptive compression
Layer 7: Mobile-aware applications and
Distributed file systems
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Research Projects• Transparent Networking Support for Mobile
Hosts: David Johnson• Wearable Computers: Dan Siewiorek• Image and Video Compression for Wireless
Links: Jose Moura• Handheld Andrew: Tracy Futhey
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Wearable Computers Marines (Ft Pendleton): Technical inspections
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AEG at Pittsburgh International Maintenance inspection and repair