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Mobile Computing
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this section, YOU should be able to:
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Transfer, Share,
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Vehicles
Emergencies Businesses Replacement of wired networks Infotainment and more
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Sensor
A very simple wireless device which is represented by a sensor transmitting state information. (Example: An alarm system that could warn the owner of the house if theres been a break-in via SMS)
Embedded controllers
Many of todays appliances can contain a simple or sometimes more complex controllers. (Example: Remote gates, or activating the Microwave oven using the mobile phone)
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Such devices offer more or less the performance of standard desktop computers and most of time, the same software as well. Communication for such devices can either be wired or wireless. As for the latter, again it can be via Bluetooth, InfraRed, or Wi-Fi.
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This is nowhere near to the 1 Gbps of the wired equivalent. To remedy this, researchers have to look for more efficient communication protocols with low overhead. High delays, large delay variation A serious problem for communication protocols used in todays Internet is the big variation in link characteristics. In wireless systems, delays of several seconds can occur, and links can be very asymmetrical. Lower security, simpler to attack There is a large threat of eavesdropping owing to the nature of radio interface. Security techniques and mechanisms must not only be in place but should be efficient and simple to use.
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Shared medium Since radio access is achieved through a shared medium therefore the service providers would have to compete for the medium. One major issue arising is how to provide quality of service efficiently with different combinations of access, coding, and multiplexing schemes. Ad-hoc networking Wireless and mobile computing allows for spontaneous networking with prior set-up of an infrastructure. However, this has raised concerns over routing capabilities, service discovery, network scalability, reliability, and stability.
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Following the standard basic reference model to structure communication systems. This involves a 5-tier protocol stack implemented in the communication systems. The full protocol stack consists of different layers; Application layer, Transport layer, Network layer, Data link layer, and Physical layer. The following diagram illustrates where the protocol stack is applied to for the mobile and wireless communication system:
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VAX
Radio tower
Pen computer
Public switch
Application
Transport Network Data Link Physical
Radio
Medium
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Application layer The applications are situated on top of all transmission-oriented layers. Issues addressed includes: - service location, - support for multimedia applications, - adaptive applications that can handle the large variations in transmission characteristics, and - wireless access to the WWW using portable device.
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Wireless Network
A short history of wireless computing First Generation (1G) Wireless technologies includes AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone system) used in the US, TACS (Total Access Communication System) in Europe, and NMT (Nordic Mobile Telephone) in Japan. All these were analog systems. This means they can only be used for voice and have highly variable call quality and are very insecure. Typical data rates were 9.6kbps or lower. Second Generation (2G) Technologies includes TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) used in the Unites States, PDC (Personal Digital cellular) in Japan, and GSM (Global Systems for Mobile communications) in Europe. All these are digital in nature and provide improved system performance and security. Typical data rates vary from 9.6kbps to 14.4kbps.
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Wireless Network
A short history of wireless computing Third Generation (3G) Technologies includes UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) used in Europe and CDMA2000 (Code Division Multiple Access). Data rates range from 144kbps to 2000kbps. Fourth Generation (4G) Technologies which are still in the research labs now. It focuses on Wireless Asynchronous Transfer Mode (WATM) which has the potential to provide data rates of 10Mbps to 150Mbps, low bit error rate, and high quality of service. Bit error rate(BER): BER is the number of error bits in a signal expressed as a fraction of the number of transmitted bits. Quality of service(QoS): Qos is a measurement of guarantees that can be made in meeting certain performance requirements.
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Wireless Network
Introduction to Wireless LAN
The global goal of WLANs is to replace office cabling, to enable connectionless access to the internet and to introduce a higher flexibility for ad-hoc communication.
Some advantages of WLANs are:
Flexibility
Within radio coverage, nodes can communicate without further restriction. Radio waves can penetrate walls, senders and receivers can be placed anywhere. Planning Only wireless ad-hoc networks allow for communication without previous planning, any wired network needs wiring plans.
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WLANs typically offer lower quality than their wired counterparts. The main reasons for this are the lower bandwidth due to limitations in radio transmission, higher error rates due to interference, and higher delay/delay variation due to extensive error correction and detection mechanisms. Proprietary solutions
Due to slow standardization procedures, many companies have come up with proprietary solutions offering standardized functionality plus many enhanced features. Restrictions All wireless products have to comply with national regulations. Several government and non-government institutions worldwide regulate the operation and restrict frequencies to minimize interference.
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Many different, and sometime competing, design goals have to be taken into account for WLANs to ensure their commercial success: Global operation WLAN products should sell in all countries so, national and international frequency regulations have to be considered. Low power Devices communicating via a WLAN are typically also wireless devices running on battery power. The LAN design should take this into account and implement special power-saving modes and power management savings. License-free operation LAN operators do not want to apply for a special license to be able to use the product. The equipment must operate in a license-free band, such as the 2.4 GHz ISM band.
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Safety and security Wireless LANs should be safe to operate, especially regarding low radiation if used e.g., in hospitals. Users cannot keep safety distances to antennas. Transparency for application Existing applications should continue to run over WLANs, the only difference being higher delay and lower bandwidth.
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User throughput
6 Mbit/s
34 Mbit/s
34 Mbit/s
< 1 Mbit/s
Medium access
CSMA/CA
CSMA/CA
AP centralized
Master centralized
None
802.11h
DFS
FHSS
Connectivity
Connectionless
Connectionless
Connectionoriented
Connectionless + connection-oriented
Available channels
12 (US)
19 (EU)
100 mW
1/ 2.5/ 100 mW
Error control
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Cellular Network
Digital cellular networks are the segment of the market for mobile and wireless devices which are growing most rapidly. They are the wireless extensions of traditional PSTN or ISDN networks. It has provided faultless roaming with the same mobile phone nation or even worldwide. Today, data traffic is continuously growing, which sees the advancements in wireless data transmission using cellular systems. One such system is Global Systems for Mobile communications (GSM), which happen to be the most popular digital system according to the worldwide market (GSM Association, 2002). GSM chosen as the main focus despite being a fully digital 2G system because of its market success and also due to the system architecture that served many other systems as an early example.
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Cellular Network
GSM has many open interfaces and network entities defined in its specification. This enabled network providers to choose between many different products from different vendors.
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Cellular Network
A short history of cellular networks
The first generation comprises analog systems, which typically rely on FDMA. The first 2G systems hit the market in the early nineties.
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CDMA/FDMA/TDMA
Which telecommunication service is better for you?
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Definitions
TDMA Time Division Multiple Access FDMA Frequency Division Multiple Access
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Cellular Network
GPRS introduced a packet-oriented service and higher data rates to GSM (but can also be used for TDMA systems in general). EDGE proposes a new modulation scheme, and cdmaOne was enhanced to cdma2000 1x offering higher data rates. All three systems mentioned above are often called 2.5G systems.
Following was the inclusion of CDMA technology to the systems to become 3G systems.
While the number of different systems might be confusing, there are some natural development paths. Most network providers offering GSM service today will deploy UMTS, while cdmaOne users will choose cdma2000 for simpler migration.
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Used by over 800 million people in more than 190 countries, it is regarded as the most successful digital mobile telecommunication system around the world. The primary goal of GSM was to provide a mobile phone system that allows users to roam throughout Europe and provides voice services compatible to ISDN and other PSTN systems. GSM is a typical second generation system, replacing the first generation analog systems. However, it does not offer high worldwide data rates that the third generation systems such as UMTS, are promising.
GSM was initially deployed in Europe using 890-915 MHz for uplinks and 935-965 MHz for downlinks, which is now called GSM 900.
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Later versions include: GSM 1800 MHz (1710-1785 MHz uplink, 1805-1880 MHz downlink) which is also called DCS (digital cellular system) 1800 GSM 1900 MHz used in the US adopts 1850-1910 MHz uplink and 1930-1990 MHz downlink, also called PCS (personal communication service) 1900. Generally GSM was designed for voice services and it still constitutes the main use of this system.
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Review Questions
Discuss the various types of wireless networks and cellular networks.
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Q&A
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