1. Short Distance Wireless Communication

2. Team 5 Thomas French Jordan Harris Mike Symanow Luseane Tangataevaha

3. Wireless communication Design Power UsageRange Data Transfer Ease of IntegrationCost Bluetooth100mW 100m 3Mbps Easy ~$150 Wi-Fi50mW 32m-95m 100Mbps Medium ~$360 ZigBee45mW <35m 250Kbps Difficult ~$12 WWanN/A 7km 54Kbps Difficult ~$850

4. Bluetooth

5. Bluetooth   Applications

6. Bluetooth   Advantages

7. Bluetooth   Disadvantages

8. ZigBee   High-level communication protocol   Aim low   The Name   Zig-zagging of bees from flower to flower   Analogous to mesh networking

9. ZigBee Applications Source: http://www.zigbee.org/imwp/idms/popups/pop_download.asp?ContentID=7092

10. ZigBee Advantages   Extremely low power   Simple sensor: 1 AA = >5 years   Sleep modes allow decades of use   Low response time   Low cost

11. ZigBee Disadvantages   Low data rate   Bluetooth = 3Mbps; ZigBee = 250kbps   Low range   <35m on average   Geared towards very specific applications   “Aim low”

12. Wi-Fi

13.   Applications

14. Wi-Fi   Advantages

15. Wi-Fi   Disadvantages

16. WWAN

17.   Applications

18. WWAN   Advantages

19. WWAN   Disadvantages

20.  Bluetooth USB dongle

21. Applications

22. Disadvantages

23. QUESTIONS?