Assosa University

College of Computing
And informatics undergraduate Program (IT 3rd year)

Wireless Networking & Mobile Computing (ITec3104)

Melkamu w.

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outline

 Introduction
 History wireless network
 Applications wireless communication
 Types of wireless network
 Benefits and limitation of wireless

technology

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 Introduction wireless technology
 Wireless communication/technology is the
method of delivering data from one point to
another without using physical wires, but using
radio, cellular, infrared, and satellite.

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History of Wireless Network
In the 19th century, numerous scientists, began to
experiment with wireless communications.
These innovators discovered and created many
theories about the concepts of electrical magnetic
radio frequency (RF).
Wireless networking technology was first used by the U.S.
military during World War II(WW2) to transmit data over
an RF medium using classified encryption technology, to
send battle plans across enemy lines.

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History …
 The First Systems of wireless communication
 Unidirectional information transmission
was done for entertainment broadcasting. By the late 1930s,
 The need for bidirectional mobile communications emerged.
Military ,police departments ,fire station….
 Many sophisticated military radio systems were developed during
and after WW2
 1946, the first mobile telephone system
 have an interface to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN),
 this interface was not automated, but rather consisted of human
telephone operators.
 Has a total of six speech channels for the whole city, the system
soon met its limits.
 Led to investigations of how the number of users could be
increased.

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What Does the Term Wi-Fi Mean?
 Many people mistakenly assume that Wi-Fi is an acronym for the
phrase wireless fidelity (much like hi-fi is short for high fidelity),
but Wi-Fi is simply a brand name used to market 802.11 WLAN
technology.
 In IEEE framework standards for wireless communications allowed
manufacturers to interpret the 802.11 standard in different ways.
The organization Wireless Ethernet Compatibility
Alliance (WECA) was created to further define the IEEE
standard in such a way as to force interoperability
between vendors.
To be Wi-Fi compliant, vendors must send their
products to a Wi-Fi Alliance test lab that thoroughly
tests compliance to the Wi-Fi certification.

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Applications of Wireless Communication
Television Remote Control
Wireless Local Area Network
Cellular Telephone
Computer Interface Devices
Collaborative Networks
Military Applications
Emergency Services
A Vehicular Ad hoc Network (VANET)

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Cont.…
 Wireless Communications are categorized
under three major categories as:
Mobile: it includes cellular phones
(GSM/cdma2000.1x)
Portable: it includes WLAN (802.11) and
Bluetooth(802.15)
Fixed: it includes WiMAX (802.16)

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Types of Wireless Network
Wireless networks are grouped into four major
categories:
 Wireless Personal Area networks (WPAN)
 Typical example Bluetooth
 Wireless Local Area networks (WLAN)
 Typical example Wifi connection
 Wireless Metropolitan Area Network (WMAN)
 Typical example WiMAX
 Wireless Wide Area networks (WWAN)
Typical example cell phone network

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Summary of types wireless NW

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 Benefits and Limitations of Wireless Technology

 The main benefits of wireless technology:

Mobility – allows for easy connection of both stationary
and mobile clients
Scalability- can be easily expanded to allow more users to
connect and to increase the coverage area
Flexibility- provides anytime, anywhere connectivity
Cost savings- equipment costs continue to fall as the
technology matures
Reduce installation time- installation of a single piece of
equipment can provide connectivity for a number of
people
Reliability in harsh environments- easy to install in
emergency and hostile environments
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Limitations of Wireless Technology
 Limitations of the Wireless Network
limited communication bandwidth
frequent disconnections
heterogeneity of fragmented networks
 Limitations Imposed by Mobility
route breakages
 lack of mobility awareness by system/applications
 Limitations of the Mobile Device
short battery lifetime
limited capacities
 Interference
 Network and Data Security

 Low security and so on

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Wireless v/s Wired networks

 Regulations of frequencies
Limited availability, coordination is required
useful frequencies are almost all occupied
 Bandwidth and delays
Low transmission rates
few Kbits/s to some Mbit/s.
Higher delays
several hundred milliseconds
Higher loss rates
High to interference, e.g., engines, lightning
 Always shared medium
Lower security, simpler active attacking
radio interface accessible for everyone
secure access mechanisms important
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Assignment topics

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Presentation One

Presentation Topic:
Bluetooth and Zegbee Wireless Networks
Contents of the presentation:
 Basic working principles
 Architecture and basic components
 advantages and drawbacks
 Application areas
 Future trends
Presentation Date and Time :
Specifying the coming future
Presenter:

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Presentation two

Presentation Topic:
Video streaming over WLAN .
Contents of the presentation:
 Introduction to WLAN
 Minimum requirements to stream video over WLAN
 Video streaming challenges
 Latency, Jitter, delay and throughput considerations
 Future trends
Presentation Date and Time :
Specifying the coming future

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Presentation three

Presentation Topic:
The Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile Technology
Contents of the presentation:
 LTE Basics
 LTE Architecture
 LTE Scripts and applications
 Future trends
Presentation Date and Time :
Specifying the coming future

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Presentation four

Presentation Topic:
Wimax Technology
Contents of the presentation:
 Wimax Basics
 Wimax Architecture
 Wimax Applications
 Future trends
Presentation Date and Time :
Specifying the coming future

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Presentation five

Presentation Topic:
Internet Protocol Quality of Service (IP QoS)
Contents of the presentation:
 Basics of IP QoS
 Necessities of IP QoS
 Challenges of IP QoS
 Future trends of IP QoS
Presentation Date and Time :
Specifying the coming future

Presenter:

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Presentation six

Presentation Topic:
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
Contents of the presentation:
 Basics of MPLS
 Necessities of MPLS
 Basic Model for MPLS Network
 Challenges of MPLS Network
 Future trends MPLS Network
Presentation Date and Time :
Specifying the coming future

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Presentation seven
Presentation Topic

Mobile ad hoc network(MANET)

Presentation Date and Time :

Specifying the coming future

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Presentation eight

Presentation Topic
Mobile computing
 Contents of the presentation:
• Definition of mobile computing
• Trends of computing
• Mobile devices
• Mobile computing issues & Challenges
• Mobile computing applications & platforms
• Mobile operating system
Presentation Date and Time :
Specifying the coming future

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Presentation Nine
Presentation Topic
Cloud computing

Presentation Date and Time :

Specifying the coming future

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Presentation Ten
Presentation Topic
Wireless sensor network(WSN)

Presentation Date and Time :

Specifying the coming future

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All group Submitted date
March 21/07/2011
Assignment submit via my email address
melkamu_workie@yahoo.com

source of assignment internet and books

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