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Wireless local area network (WLAN) has become
increasingly popular given its relatively low operational cost and
convenience in providing flexible Internet access. Users attach a
WLAN card to their computer in order to access the Internet. USB
dangle card has a compact sie, light weight and large memory size,
explaining why users prefer the USB dangle card over PCMCIA card.
USB dangle card uses a chip antenna, planar inverted-F antenna
(PIFA), or monopole antenna to deliver wireless data.
However, above antennas suffer from a prohibitively costly
chip antenna and excessively large sized PIFA and monopole antenna.
Besides, these antennas are descreat components for RF system.
Restated, the total system requires an antenna space. For instance,
PIFA requires approximately *** to satisfy WLAN bandwidth
requirements. Additionally, RF system designers require additional
time of normally one month to tune antenna characteristics.
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The conventionally adopted USB
dangle card with the above-mentioned antenna
has a large size, which is discouraging to
customers purchasing wireless products.
The additional time required to
tune the characteristics of the antenna increases
material and personnel costs, explaining why the
USB dangle card is losing its competitiveness.
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Based on the above, we should develop a total
RF system module.
To do so, given that the antenna is a
descreat component, antenna designed in package (AiP)
can be used to achieve high integration. A shielding case
can then be integrated with the antenna to prevent the
radiation field from affecting the single component on the
RF circuit.
As anticipated, the proposed RF system can
decrease overhead product costs, achieve high integration
and avoid the interference between the radiation signal and
RF circuit signal.
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The proposed module can contribute to efforts
not only to satisfy bandwidth requirement of WLAN
systems, but also to develop an antenna with EMC
technology to shorten the tuning time. The total RF system
module increases the functions of the conventional RF
module. Additionally, the AiP technology developed in this
project can increase the value of package companies, e.g.,
ASE and SPIL. The antenna with EMC technology can
promote competitiveness of local antenna manufacturers
as well, thus satisfying domestic wireless communication
needs.
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As a novel network architecture, a wireless
sensor network (WSN) represents the maturity of hardware
and software technologies for electrical devices and
enhanced wireless network capabilities. Its applications
can be found in healthcare, the military, disaster support,
environmental monitoring and factory management.
However, many WSN architecture-related issues
have not been effectively addressed, including multi-hops,
multiple-access abilities, routing capabilities, and self-
organization. Numerous WSN nodes cooperating with
each other are necessary to alleviate the above difficulties.
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For instance, monitoring a forested area
requires deploying at least one thousand WSN nodes.
Exactly how engineers configure those WSN nodes and
distribute them over such a large area are challenging
issues.
Although capable of simulating all WSN
nodes to manage and configure the WSN, a pure
simulation model lacks authentic WSN behaviors. The
ability to devise an WSN-based experimental platform to
manage such a large number of WSN nodes will require an
excessive amount of time in deploying and configuring
thousands of WSN nodes. Such a predicament severely
restricts WSN studies.
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Based on the above, we should develop a simulation model
integrated into WSN hardware devices to create a more realistic
observation.
To do so, a software simulation platform can be
created. Certain functions from the simulation model can then be
provided to easily create, terminate and configure a simulated WSN
node. Additionally, a mini kernel can be implemented in the simulation
model to provide an operating system that upper applications can
operate. Moreover, basic WSN protocols, e.g., IEEE 802.15.4
PHY/MAC and Zigbee NWK/APP, can be equipped, enabling
implementation of unique algorithms based on the underlying protocols.
Furthermore, API drivers can be supplied for programmers to
manipulate the underlying hardware, similar to a RF transceiver.
Finally, certain interfaces can be provided to interact with and
communicate among simulated WSN nodes and actual WSN hardware
nodes. Those interfaces can send and receive data between simulated
and/or practical WSN nodes.
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As anticipated, the proposed simulation model can enable
programmers to manipulate the hardware, as well as send or receive
data among WSN nodes. The proposed model can also provide a
kernel and basic WSN protocols for researchers to implement their
proposed algorithms and protocols to resolve or enhance wireless
sensor network issues, including multi-hops, multiple-access abilities,
routing capabilities and self-organization.
Capable of providing a more realistic observation than
purely simulated ones, the proposed simulation model can simplify
efforts to deploy a large number of WSN nodes. Researchers can only
distribute some practical WSN nodes to a small area and simulate the
remaining area from the proposed simulation model to verify their novel
algorithms or protocols. Doing so will enable researchers to
concentrate on their major studies, not expend considerable time on
deployments and configurations of WSN nodes.
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