ITC242 – Introduction to Data Communications Wireless Network Week 7

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ITC242 – Introduction to Data Communications

Wireless NetworkWeek 7

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Last Class

Topic 10 - Ethernet

• Describe the characteristics of Ethernet networks

• Discuss the operation of CSMA/CD

• Discuss the operation of bridges, hubs, and switches

• Describe the characteristics of fast Ethernet standards.

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Topic 11 – Wireless LANs

Learning Objectives

• Describe the basic components and uses of Wireless LANs

• Describe the key components of the IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN standards

• Explain the basic components of Bluetooth and Bluetooth usage models.

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The global goal

regional

metropolitan area

campus-based

in-house

verticalhandover

horizontalhandover

integration of heterogeneous fixed andmobile networks with varyingtransmission characteristics

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Applications I• Vehicles

– transmission of news, road condition, weather, music via DAB( Digital Audio Broadcasting)

– personal communication using GSM(Global System for Mobile communications )– position via GPS(Global Positioning System )– 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, etc.

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Applications II• Traveling salesmen

– direct access to customer files stored in a central location– consistent databases for all agents– mobile office

• Replacement of fixed networks– LANs in historic buildings

• Entertainment, education, ...– outdoor Internet access – intelligent travel guide with up-to-date

location dependent information– ad-hoc networks for multi user games

• Distributed computing, mesh, sensor...

HistoryInfo

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Mobile devices

performanceperformance

Pager• receive only• tiny displays• simple text messages

Mobile phones• voice, data• simple graphical displays

PDA• graphical displays• character recognition• simplified WWW

Palmtop• tiny keyboard• simple versions of standard applications

Laptop/Notebook• fully functional• standard applications

Sensors,embeddedcontrollers

www.scatterweb.net

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Wireless Spectrum (1)

30 MHz 30 GHz3 GHz300 MHz

Broadcast TV• VHF: 54 to 88 MHz, 174 to 216 MHz• UHF: 470 to 806 MHz

FM Radio• 88 to 108 MHz

Digital TV• 54 to 88 MHz, 174 to 216 MHz, 470 to 806 MHz

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Wireless Spectrum (2)

30 MHz 30 GHz3 GHz300 MHz

3G Broadband Wireless• 746-794 MHz, 1.7-1.85 GHz, 2.5-2.7 GHz

Cellular Phone• 800-900 MHz

Personal Communication Service (PCS)• 1.85-1.99 GHz

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Wireless Spectrum (3)

30 MHz 30 GHz3 GHz300 MHz

Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11b/g)• 2.4 GHz

Local Multipoint Distribution Services (LMDS) • 27.5-31.3 GHz

Bluetooth• 2.45 GHz

Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11a)• 5 GHz

Wireless vs. Mobile • Two aspects of mobility:

– user mobility: users communicate (wireless) “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)

• Integration of wireless networks into existing fixed networks is needed:– local area networks: IEEE 802.11– Internet: Mobile IP extension of the internet protocol IP– wide area networks: e.g., internetworking of GSM (Global

System for Mobile communications ) and ISDN

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Wireless vs. fixed networks• Restrictive regulations of frequencies

– frequencies have to be coordinated, useful frequencies are almost all occupied

• Low transmission rates– local some Mbit/s, regional currently, e.g., 53kbit/s with GSM/GPRS

• Higher loss-rates due to interference– emissions of, e.g., engines, lightning

• Higher delays, higher jitter– connection setup time with GSM in the second range, contention

• Lower security, simpler active attacking– radio interface accessible for everyone, base station can be simulated,

thus attracting calls from mobile phones

• Always shared medium– Performance guarantees and secure access mechanisms important

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Wireless Link CharacteristicsDifferences from wired link ….

– decreased signal strength: radio signal attenuates as it propagates through matter (path loss)

– interference from other sources: standardized wireless network frequencies (e.g., 2.4 GHz) shared by other devices (e.g., phone); devices (motors) interfere as well

– multipath propagation: radio signal reflects off objects ground, arriving ad destination at slightly different times

…. make communication across (even a point to point) wireless link much more “difficult”

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Elements of a wireless network

network infrastructure

wireless hosts• laptop, PDA, IP phone• run applications• may be stationary (non-

mobile) or mobile– wireless does not

always mean mobility

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Elements of a wireless network

network infrastructure

base station• typically connected to

wired network• relay - responsible for

sending packets between wired network and wireless host(s) in its “area”– e.g., cell towers,

802.11 access points

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Elements of a wireless network

network infrastructure

wireless link• typically used to connect

mobile(s) to base station• also used as backbone

link • multiple access protocol

coordinates link access • various data rates,

transmission distance

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Elements of a wireless network

network infrastructure

infrastructure mode• base station connects

mobiles into wired network

• handoff: mobile changes base station providing connection into wired network

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Elements of a wireless networkad hoc mode• no base stations• nodes can only transmit

to other nodes within link coverage

• nodes organize themselves into a network: route among themselves

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Characteristics of selected wireless link standards

Indoor10-30m

Outdoor50-200m

Mid-rangeoutdoor

200m – 4 Km

Long-rangeoutdoor

5Km – 20 Km

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IS-95, CDMA, GSM 2G

UMTS/WCDMA, CDMA2000 3G

802.15

802.11b

802.11a,g

UMTS/WCDMA-HSPDA, CDMA2000-1xEVDO 3G cellularenhanced

802.16 (WiMAX)

802.11a,g point-to-point

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Wireless network taxonomy

single hop multiple hops

infrastructure(e.g., APs)

noinfrastructure

host connects to base station (WiFi,WiMAX, cellular)

which connects to larger Internet

no base station, noconnection to larger Internet (Bluetooth,

ad hoc nets)

host may have torelay through several

wireless nodes to connect to larger Internet: mesh net

no base station, noconnection to larger Internet. May have torelay to reach other a given wireless node

MANET, VANET

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IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN

• 802.11b– 2.4-5 GHz unlicensed

spectrum– up to 11 Mbps– direct sequence spread

spectrum (DSSS) in physical layer

• all hosts use same chipping code

• 802.11a – 5-6 GHz range– up to 54 Mbps

• 802.11g – 2.4-5 GHz range– up to 54 Mbps

• 802.11n: multiple antennae– 2.4-5 GHz range– up to 200 Mbps

• all use CSMA/CA for multiple access• all have base-station and ad-hoc network versions

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802.11 LAN architecture• wireless host communicates

with base station– base station = access

point (AP)• Basic Service Set (BSS)

(aka “cell”) in infrastructure mode contains:– wireless hosts– access point (AP): base

station– ad hoc mode: hosts only

BSS 1

BSS 2

Internet

hub, switchor routerAP

AP

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802.11: Channels, association• 802.11b: 2.4GHz-2.485GHz spectrum divided into 11

channels at different frequencies– AP admin chooses frequency for AP– interference possible: channel can be same as that

chosen by neighboring AP!

• host: must associate with an AP– scans channels, listening for beacon frames containing

AP’s name (Service Set Identifier-SSID) and MAC address

– selects AP to associate with– may perform authentication– will typically run DHCP to get IP address in AP’s subnet

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802.11: passive/active scanning

AP 2AP 1

H1

BBS 2BBS 1

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Active Scanning: (1) Probe Request frame broadcast

from H1(2) Probes response frame sent from

APs(3) Association Request frame sent:

H1 to selected AP (4) Association Response frame

sent: H1 to selected AP

AP 2AP 1

H1

BBS 2BBS 1

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Passive Scanning: (1) beacon frames sent from APs(2) association Request frame sent:

H1 to selected AP (3) association Response frame sent:

H1 to selected AP

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IEEE 802.11: multiple access• avoid collisions: 2+ nodes transmitting at same time• 802.11: CSMA - sense before transmitting

– don’t collide with ongoing transmission by other node• 802.11: no collision detection!

– difficult to receive (sense collisions) when transmitting due to weak received signals (fading)

– can’t sense all collisions in any case: hidden terminal, fading

– goal: avoid collisions: CSMA/C(ollision)A(voidance)

AB

CA B C

A’s signalstrength

space

C’s signalstrength

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IEEE 802.11 MAC Protocol: CSMA/CA802.11 sender1 if sense channel idle for DIFS

(Distributed Inter-frame Space) then transmit entire frame (no CD)

2 if sense channel busy then start random backoff timetimer counts down while channel idletransmit when timer expiresif no ACK, increase random backoff

interval, repeat 2802.11 receiver- if frame received OK return ACK after SIFS (Short Inter-

frame Spacing) (ACK needed due to hidden terminal problem)

sender receiver

DIFS

data

SIFS

ACK

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hub or switch

AP 2

AP 1

H1 BBS 2

BBS 1

802.11: mobility within same subnet

router• H1 remains in same IP subnet: IP address can remain same

• switch: which AP is associated with H1?– self-learning: switch

will see frame from H1 and “remember” which switch port can be used to reach H1

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Mradius ofcoverage

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Master device

Slave device

Parked device (inactive)P

802.15: personal area network

• less than 10 m diameter• replacement for cables

(mouse, keyboard, headphones)

• ad hoc: no infrastructure• master/slaves:

– slaves request permission to send (to master)

– master grants requests

• 802.15: evolved from Bluetooth specification– 2.4-2.5 GHz radio band– up to 721 kbps

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Mobile Switching

Center

Public telephonenetwork, andInternet

Mobile Switching

Center

Cellular Internet Access

Components of cellular network architecture

connects cells to wide area net manages call setup (more later!) handles mobility (more later!)

MSC

covers geographical region base station (BS) analogous to 802.11 AP mobile users attach to network through BS air-interface: physical and link layer protocol between mobile and BS

cell

wired network

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Cellular networks: the first hop

Two techniques for sharing mobile-to-BS radio spectrum

• combined FDMA/TDMA: divide spectrum in frequency channels, divide each channel into time slots

• CDMA: code division multiple access

frequencybands

time slots

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Cellular standards: brief survey

2G systems: voice channels• IS-136 TDMA: combined FDMA/TDMA (north

america)• GSM (global system for mobile

communications): combined FDMA/TDMA – most widely deployed

• IS-95 CDMA: code division multiple access

IS-136 GSM IS-95GPRS EDGECDMA-2000

UMTS

TDMA/FDMADon’t drown in a bowlof alphabet soup: use thisfor reference only

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Cellular standards: brief survey2.5 G systems: voice and data channels• for those who can’t wait for 3G service: 2G extensions• general packet radio service (GPRS)

– evolved from GSM – data sent on multiple channels (if available)

• enhanced data rates for global evolution (EDGE)– also evolved from GSM, using enhanced modulation – data rates up to 384K

• CDMA-2000 (phase 1)– data rates up to 144K– evolved from IS-95

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Cellular standards: brief survey3G systems: voice/data• Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service (UMTS)

– data service: High Speed Uplink/Downlink packet Access (HSDPA/HSUPA): 3 Mbps

• CDMA-2000: CDMA in TDMA slots– data service: 1xEvlution Data Optimized (1xEVDO) up

to 14 Mbps

….. more (and more interesting) cellular topics due to mobility (stay tuned for details)

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Multiple Access

• Four ways to divide the spectrum among active users– frequency-division multiple access (FDMA)– time-division multiple access (TDMA)– code-division multiple access (CDMA)– space-division multiple access (SDMA)

• FDMA and TDMA discussed in Chapter 17

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CDMA

• Based on direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS)• Provides immunity from various kinds of noise and

multipath distortion. (The earliest applications of spread spectrum were military, where it was used for its immunity to jamming.)

• Can be used for hiding and encrypting signals. • Several users can independently use the same

(higher) bandwidth with very little interference

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Cellular Multiple Access Schemes

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Bluetooth

• Always-on, short-range radio hookup that resides on a microchip

• Low-power short-range wireless standard for a wide range of devices

• Uses 2.4-GHz band (available globally for unlicensed low-power uses)

• Two Bluetooth devices within 10 m of each other can share up to 720 kbps of capacity

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Examples of Bluetooth Capability

• Make calls from a wireless headset connected remotely to a cell phone

• Eliminate cables linking computers to printers, keyboards, and the mouse

• Hook up MP3 players wirelessly to other machines to download music

• Set up home networks to remotely monitor air conditioning, appliances, and Internet surfing

• Call home from a remote location to turn appliances on and off, set the alarm, and monitor activity.

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Bluetooth Applications

• Up to eight devices can communicate in a small network called a piconet; ten of these can coexist in the same coverage range of the Bluetooth radio

• Three general application areas– Data and voice access points– Cable replacement– Ad hoc networking

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Components of cellular network architecture

correspondent

MSC

MSC

MSC MSC

MSC

wired public telephonenetwork

different cellular networks,operated by different providers

recall:

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Handling mobility in cellular networks

• home network: network of cellular provider you subscribe to– home location register (HLR): database in home

network containing permanent cell phone #, profile information (services, preferences, billing), information about current location (could be in another network)

• visited network: network in which mobile currently resides– visitor location register (VLR): database with entry

for each user currently in network– could be home network

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Public switched telephonenetwork

mobileuser

homeMobile

Switching Center

HLR home network

visitednetwork

correspondent

Mobile Switching

Center

VLR

GSM: indirect routing to mobile

1 call routed to home network

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home MSC consults HLR,gets roaming number ofmobile in visited network

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home MSC sets up 2nd leg of callto MSC in visited network

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MSC in visited network completescall through base station to mobile

GSM: Global system for mobile communications

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Mobile Switching

Center

VLR

old BSSnew BSS

old routing

newrouting

GSM: handoff with common MSC

• Handoff goal: route call via new base station (without interruption)

• reasons for handoff:– stronger signal to/from new

BSS (continuing connectivity, less battery drain)

– load balance: free up channel in current BSS

– GSM doesn’t mandate why to perform handoff (policy), only how (mechanism)

• handoff initiated by old BSS

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Mobile Switching

Center

VLR

old BSS

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GSM: handoff with common MSC

new BSS

1. old BSS informs MSC of impending handoff, provides list of 1+ new BSSs

2. MSC sets up path (allocates resources) to new BSS

3. new BSS allocates radio channel for use by mobile

4. new BSS signals MSC, old BSS: ready

5. old BSS tells mobile: perform handoff to new BSS

6. mobile, new BSS signal to activate new channel

7. mobile signals via new BSS to MSC: handoff complete. MSC reroutes call

8 MSC-old-BSS resources released

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home network

Home MSC

PSTN

correspondent

MSC

anchor MSC

MSCMSC

(a) before handoff

GSM: handoff between MSCs

• anchor MSC: first MSC visited during cal– call remains routed

through anchor MSC

• new MSCs add on to end of MSC chain as mobile moves to new MSC

• IS-41 allows optional path minimization step to shorten multi-MSC chain

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home network

Home MSC

PSTN

correspondent

MSC

anchor MSC

MSCMSC

(b) after handoff

GSM: handoff between MSCs

• anchor MSC: first MSC visited during cal– call remains routed

through anchor MSC

• new MSCs add on to end of MSC chain as mobile moves to new MSC

• IS-41 allows optional path minimization step to shorten multi-MSC chain