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1 An Introduction to Wireless Technologies Part 1 F. Ricci

2 Content Wireless communication standards Computer Networks Simple reference model Frequencies and regulations Wireless communication technologies Signal propagation Signal modulation Multiplexing Medium access control Most of the slides of this lecture come from prof. Jochen Schiller s didactical material for the book Mobile Communications, Addison Wesley, 2003.

3 Wireless systems: overview cellular phones satellites cordless phones wireless LAN 1981: NMT : NMT : AMPS 1982: Inmarsat-A 1988: Inmarsat-C 1980: CT0 1984: CT1 1987: CT : CT : GSM 1994: DCS : CDMA 1991: D-AMPS 1993: PDC 1992: Inmarsat-B Inmarsat-M 1998: Iridium 1991: DECT 199x: proprietary 1997: IEEE : b, Bluetooth analogue 2000: GPRS 2001: IMT : IEEE a digital 4G fourth generation: when and how? 200?: Fourth Generation (Internet based)

Nokia N95 Operating Frequency: WCDMA2100 (HSDPA), EGSM900, GSM850/1800/1900 MHz (EGPRS) Memory: Up to 160 MB internal dynamic memory; memory card slot - microsd memory cards (up to 2 GB) Display: 2.

4 Nokia N95 Operating Frequency: WCDMA2100 (HSDPA), EGSM900, GSM850/1800/1900 MHz (EGPRS) Memory: Up to 160 MB internal dynamic memory; memory card slot - microsd memory cards (up to 2 GB) Display: 2.6" QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) TFT ambient light detector - up to 16 million colors Data Transfer: WCDMA 2100 (HSDPA) with simultaneous voice and packet data (Packet Switching max speed UL/DL= 384/3.6MB, Circuit Switching max speed 64kbps) Dual Transfer Mode (DTM) support for simultaneous voice and packet data connection in GSM/EDGE networks - max speed DL/UL: 177.6/118.4 kbits/s EGPRS class B, multi slot class 32, max speed DL/UL= 296 / kbits/s

5 Cellular Generations First Analog, circuit-switched (AMPS, TACS) Second Digital, circuit-switched (GSM) 10 Kbps Advanced second Digital, circuit switched (HSCSD High-Speed Circuit Switched Data), Internet-enabled (WAP) 10 Kbps 2.5 Digital, packet-switched, TDMA (GPRS, EDGE) Kbps Third Digital, packet-switched, Wideband CDMA (UMTS) Mbps Fourth Data rate 100 Mbps; achieves telepresence

6 Speed Services 2G PSTN ISDN 2G+ UMTS/3G file 10 Kbyte 8 sec 3 sec 1 sec 0.7 sec 0.04 sec Web Page 9 Kbyte 9 sec 3 sec 1 sec 0.8 sec 0.04sec Text File 40 Kbyte 33 sec 11 sec 5 sec 3 sec 0.2 sec Large Report 2 Mbyte 28 min 9 min 4 min 2 min 7 sec Video Clip 4 Mbyte 48 min 18 min 8 min 4 min 14 sec Film with TV Quality 1100 hr 350 hr 104 hr 52 hr >5hr Source: UMTS Forum

7 Computer Networks A computer network is two or more computers connected together using a telecommunication system for the purpose of communicating and sharing resources Why they are interesting? Overcome geographic limits Access remote data Separate clients and server Goal: Universal Communication (any to any) Network

8 Type of Networks PAN: A personal area network is a computer network (CN) used for communication among computer devices (including telephones and personal digital assistants) close to one person Technologies: USB and Firewire (wired), IrDA and Bluetooth (wireless) LAN: A local area network is a CN covering a small geographic area, like a home, office, or group of buildings Technologies: Ethernet (wired) or Wi-Fi (wireless) MAN: Metropolitan Area Networks are large CNs usually spanning a city Technologies: Ethernet (wired) or WiMAX (wireless) WAN: Wide Area Network is a CN that covers a broad area, e.g., cross metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries Examples: Internet Wireless Technologies: HSDPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM.

9 Reference Model Application Application Transport Transport Network Network Network Network Data Link Data Link Data Link Data Link Physical Physical Physical Physical Radio Medium

10 Reference model Physical layer: conversion of stream of bits into signals carrier generation - frequency selection signal detection encryption Data link layer: accessing the medium multiplexing - error correction syncronization Network layer: routing packets addressing - handover between networks Transport layer: establish an end-to-end connection quality of service flow and congestion control Application layer: service location support multimedia wireless access to www

11 Wireless Network The difference between wired and wireless is the physical layer Wired network technology is based on wires or fibers Data transmission in wireless networks take place using electromagnetic waves which propagates through space (scattered, reflected, attenuated) Data are modulated onto carrier frequencies (amplitude, frequency) The data link layer (accessing the medium, multiplexing, error correction, syncronization) requires more complex mechanisms

12 IEEE standard mobile terminal fixed terminal application TCP IP LLC MAC PHY Network layer Transport layer Data link layer Physical link l. access point MAC PHY LLC infrastructure network MAC PHY application TCP IP LLC MAC PHY

13 Electromagnetic Spectrum SOUND RADIO LIGHT HARMFUL RADIATION VHF = VERY HIGH FREQUENCY UHF = ULTRA HIGH FREQUENCY SHF = SUPER HIGH FREQUENCY EHF = EXTRA HIGH FREQUENCY 1G, 2G CELLULAR GHz 3G CELLULAR GHz UWB GHz 4G CELLULAR GHz SOURCE: JSC.MIL

14 Frequencies and regulations ITU-R (International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication) holds auctions for new frequencies, manages frequency bands worldwide Europe USA Japan Cellular Phones Cordless Phones Wireless LANs Others GSM , / , , / , / UMTS (FDD) , UMTS (TDD) , CT , CT DECT IEEE HIPERLAN , RF-Control 27, 128, 418, 433, 868 AMPS, TDMA, CDMA , TDMA, CDMA, GSM , PACS , PACS-UB IEEE , RF-Control 315, 915 PDC , , , PHS JCT IEEE RF-Control 426, 868 Values in MHz

15 Wireless Telephony AIR LINK WIRED PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK SOURCE: IEC.ORG

16 Mobile Communication Technologies Local wireless networks WLAN WiFi a h i/e/ /w b g Personal wireless nw WPAN ZigBee Bluetooth a/b a/b Wireless distribution networks WMAN (Broadband Wireless Access) + Mobility WiMAX (Mobile Broadband Wireless Access)

17 Bluetooth A standard permitting for wireless connection of: Personal computers Printers Mobile phones Handsfree headsets LCD projectors Modems Wireless LAN devices Notebooks Desktop PCs PDAs

18 Bluetooth Devices ERICSSON R520 GSM 900/1800/1900 ALCATEL One Touch TM 700 GPRS, WAP ERICSSON BLUETOOTH CELLPHONE HEADSET NOKIA FUJI DIGITAL CAMERA ERICSSON COMMUNICATOR

19 Bluetooth Characteristics Operates in the 2.4 GHz band - Packet switched 1 milliwatt - as opposed to 500 mw cellphone Low cost 10m to 100m range Uses Frequency Hop (FH) spread spectrum, which divides the frequency band into a number of hop channels. During connection, devices hop from one channel to another 1600 times per second Bandwidth 1-2 megabits/second (GPRS is ~50kbits/s) Supports up to 8 devices in a piconet (= two or more Bluetooth units sharing a channel). Built-in security Non line-of-sight transmission through walls and briefcases Easy integration of TCP/IP for networking.

20 Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a technology for WLAN based on the IEEE (a, b, g) specifications Originally developed for PC in WLAN Increasingly used for more services: Internet and VoIP phone access, gaming, and basic connectivity of consumer electronics such as televisions and DVD players, or digital cameras, In the future Wi-Fi will be used by cars in highways in support of an Intelligent Transportation System to increase safety, gather statistics, and enable mobile commerce (IEEE p) Wi-Fi supports structured (access point) and ad-hoc networks (a PC and a digital camera).

21 Wi-Fi An access point (AP) broadcasts its SSID (Service Set Identifier, "Network name") via packets (beacons) broadcasted every 100 ms at 1 Mbit/s Based on the settings (e.g. the SSID), the client may decide whether to connect to an AP Wi-Fi transmission, as a non-switched wired Ethernet network, can generate collisions Wi-Fi uses CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance) to avoid collisions CSMA = the sender before transmitting it senses the carrier if there is another device communicating then it waits a random time an retry CA = the sender before transmitting contacts the receiver and ask for an acknowledgement if not received the request is repeated after a random time interval.

22 WiMAX IEEE : Broadband Wireless Access / WirelessMAN / WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) Connecting Wi-Fi hotspots with each other and to other parts of the Internet Providing a wireless alternative to cable and DSL for last mile (last km) broadband access Providing high-speed mobile data and telecommunications services Providing Nomadic connectivity 75 Mbit/s up to 50 km LOS, up to 10 km NLOS; 2-5 GHz band Initial standards without roaming or mobility support e adds mobility support, allows for roaming at 150 km/h.

23 Advantages of wireless LANs very flexible within the reception area Ad-hoc networks without previous planning possible (almost) no wiring difficulties (e.g. historic buildings, firewalls) more robust against disasters like, e.g., earthquakes, fire - or users pulling a plug...

24 Wireless networks disadvantages Higher loss-rates due to interference emissions of, e.g., engines, lightning 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 delays, higher jitter connection setup time with GSM in the second range, several hundred milliseconds for other wireless systems Lower security, simpler active attacking radio interface accessible for everyone, base station can be simulated, thus attracting calls from mobile phones Always shared medium secure access mechanisms important

25 Signals I Physical representation of data Users can exchange data through the transmission of signals The Layer 1 is responsible for conversion of data, i.e., bits, into signals and viceversa Signals are a function of time and location Signal parameters of periodic signals: period T, frequency f=1/t, amplitude A, phase shift ϕ sine wave as special periodic signal for a carrier: s(t) = A t sin(2 π f t t + ϕ t ) Sine waves are of special interest as it is possible to construct every periodic signal using only sine and cosine functions (Fourier equation).

26 Signals II A [V] Different representations of signals amplitude (amplitude domain) frequency spectrum (frequency domain) phase state diagram (amplitude M and phase ϕ in polar coordinates) A [V] Q = M sin ϕ t[s] ϕ I= M cos ϕ ϕ f [Hz] Composed signals transferred into frequency domain using Fourier transformation Digital signals need: infinite frequencies for perfect transmission modulation with a carrier frequency for transmission (analog signal!)

27 Digital modulation Modulation of digital signals known as Shift Keying Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK): very simple low bandwidth requirements very susceptible to interference Frequency Shift Keying (FSK): needs larger bandwidth t t Phase Shift Keying (PSK): more complex robust against interference t

28 Modulation and demodulation analog baseband digital signal data digital analog modulation modulation radio transmitter radio carrier analog demodulation analog baseband signal synchronization decision digital data radio receiver radio carrier

29 Modulation Digital modulation digital data is translated into an analog signal (baseband) with: ASK, FSK, PSK differences in spectral efficiency, power efficiency, robustness Analog modulation: shifts center frequency of baseband signal up to the radio carrier Motivation smaller antennas (e.g., λ/4) Frequency Division Multiplexing medium characteristics Basic schemes Amplitude Modulation (AM) Frequency Modulation (FM) Phase Modulation (PM)

30 Signal in wired networks There is a sender and a receiver The wire determine the propagation of the signal (the signal can only propagate through the wire twisted pair of copper wires (telephone) or a coaxial cable (TV antenna) As long as the wire is not interrupted everything is ok and the signal has the same characteristics at each point For wireless transmission this predictable behavior is true only in a vacuum without matter between the sender and the receiver.

31 Signal propagation ranges Transmission range communication possible low error rate Detection range detection of the signal possible no communication possible Interference range signal may not be detected signal adds to the background noise sender transmission detection interference distance receiver

32 Path loss of radio signals In free space radio signal propagates as light does straight line Even without matter between the sender and the receiver, there is a free space loss Receiving power proportional to 1/d² (d = distance between sender and receiver) If there is matter between sender and receiver The atmosphere heavily influences transmission over long distance Rain can absorb radiation energy Radio waves can penetrate objects (the lower the frequency the better the penetration higher frequencies behave like light!)

33 Signal propagation In real life we rarely have a line-of-sight between sender and receiver Receiving power additionally influenced by fading (frequency dependent) shadowing reflection at large obstacles refraction depending on the density of a medium scattering at small obstacles (size in the order of the wavelength) diffraction at edges shadowing reflection refraction scattering diffraction

34 Real world example

35 Multipath propagation Signal can take many different paths between sender and receiver due to reflection, scattering, diffraction LOS pulses multipath pulses signal at sender Time dispersion: signal is dispersed over time signal at receiver interference with neighbor symbols, Inter Symbol Interference (ISI) The signal reaches a receiver directly and phase shifted distorted signal depending on the phases of the different parts

36 Multiplexing Multiplexing describes how several users can share a medium with minimum or no interference Example: lanes in a highway Cars in different lanes (space division multiplexing) Cars in a line but at different times (time division multiplexing) Multiplexing in 4 dimensions space (s) time (t) frequency (f) code (c) Important: guard spaces needed!

37 Space division multiplexing Different channels for communications are allocated to different spaces channels k i k 1 k 2 k 3 k 4 k 5 k 6 Here only three channels can be separated c Example: each subscriber of an analogue telephone system is given a different wire s 1 t f c t f Example: FM stations can transmit only in a certain region SDM is the simplest and inefficient c s 2 t Usually associated with other methods. s 3 f

38 Frequency multiplex Separation of the whole spectrum into smaller frequency bands A channel gets a certain band of the spectrum for the whole time Advantages: no dynamic coordination necessary k works also for analog signals 1 Disadvantages: waste of bandwidth if the traffic is distributed unevenly inflexible guard spaces c k 2 k 3 k 4 k 5 k 6 f t

39 Time multiplex A channel gets the whole spectrum for a certain amount of time Advantages: k 1 k 2 k 3 k 4 k 5 k 6 only one carrier in the medium at any time c throughput high even for many users f t Disadvantages: Precise synchronization necessary (clocks) Guard space

40 Time and frequency multiplex Combination of both methods A channel gets a certain frequency band for a certain amount of time Example: GSM k 1 k 2 k 3 k 4 k 5 k 6 c f Advantages: t better protection against tapping protection against frequency selective interference higher data rates compared to code multiplex but: precise coordination required

41 Code multiplex Each channel has a unique code: a vector of 1 and -1, These vectors are orthogonal and have a large autocorrelation (norm of the vector) All channels use the same spectrum at the same time Advantages: bandwidth efficient no coordination and synchronization necessary good protection against interference and tapping Disadvantages: lower user data rates more complex signal regeneration. k 1 k 2 k 3 k 4 k 5 k 6 t c f

42 Medium access control Medium access control comprises all mechanisms that regulate user access to a medium using SDM, TDM, FDM or CDM MAC is a sort of traffic regulation (as traffic lights in road traffic) MAC belongs to layer 2 (OSI Model): data link control layer The most important methods are TDM TDM is convenient because the systems stay tuned on a given frequency and the us the frequency only for a certain amount of time (GSM)

43 Motivation for a Medium Access Control Can we apply media access methods from fixed networks? Example CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection send as soon as the medium is free, listen into the medium if a collision occurs (original method in IEEE 802.3) Problems in wireless networks signal strength decreases proportional to the square of the distance the sender would apply CS and CD, but the collisions happen at the receiver it might be the case that a sender cannot hear the collision, i.e., CD does not work furthermore, CS might not work if, e.g., a terminal is hidden (too far to be heard).

44 Motivation - hidden and exposed terminals Hidden terminals: the medium seems free and collisions are not detected A sends to B, C cannot receive A C wants to send to B, C senses a free medium (CS fails) collision at B, A cannot receive the collision (CD fails) A is hidden for C Exposed terminals: the medium seems in use but this will not cause a collision B sends to A, C wants to send to another terminal (not A or B) C has to wait, CS signals a medium in use but A is outside the radio range of C, therefore waiting is not necessary C is exposed to B A B C

45 Motivation - near and far terminals Terminals A and B send, C receives signal strength decreases proportional to the square of the distance the signal of terminal B therefore drowns out A s signal C cannot receive A A B C If C for example was an arbiter for sending rights, terminal B would drown out terminal A already on the physical layer

An Introduction to Wireless Technologies Part 1. F. Ricci

An Introduction to Wireless Technologies Part 1 F. Ricci Content Wireless communication standards Computer Networks Simple reference model Frequencies and regulations Wireless communication technologies