1. Wireless Networks Instructor: Fatima Naseem Computer Engineering Department, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila

2. Course Books “Wireless Communications and Networks” by William Stallings, Second edition. Reference Book: “Wireless Communications” by T.S Rappaport, 2 nd Edition Pearson Education Refered papers will be given as course will proceed.

3. Contact Fatima Naseem Room # 17, CED. fatima@uettaxila.edu.pk Student meeting time:

4. Course Timeline Week 1: Chapter 2,3 Week 2: Chapter 4,5 Week 3 : Chapter 6 Week 4 : Chapter 6 Week 5 : Chapter 7 Week 6 : Chapter 7 Week 7 : Chapter 8 Week 8 : Chapter 8

5. Course Timeline Week 9: Intro to Wireless Networks & Its Types Week 10:Intro to Wireless LAN Week 11:802.11 Week 12:Cellular Technology Week 13:Mobile Generations Week 14:802.16 Week 15:802.15 Week 16: Miscellaneous

6. Introduction Wireless Networks

7. Networking Basics Two or more connected devices People can share files, peripherals such as modems, printers and CD-ROM drives etc. When networks at multiple locations are connected, people can send e-mail,share links to the global internet or conduct video conferences in real time with other remote users.

8. Networking Components At least two computers A network interface on each computer (a device that lets the computer talk to the network) usually an NIC or adapter. A connection medium usually a wire or cable in case of wired and atmosphere or air in case of wireless communication. Network operating system software, such as MS Windows 95, NT, AppleShare.

9. Wireless Networks A wireless local area network (LAN) is a flexible data communications system implemented as an extension to or as an alternative for a wired LAN. Using RF (Radio Frequency Technology) wireless LANs transmit and receive data over the air minimizing the need for wired LANs. With WLANs, users access shared information without looking for a place to plug in, and network managers can setup or augment networks without installing or moving wires.

10. Transmission Fundamentals Chapter 2

11. Electromagnetic Signal Function of time Can also be expressed as a function of frequency Signal consists of components of different frequencies

12. Time-Domain Concepts Analog signal - signal intensity varies in a smooth fashion over time No breaks or discontinuities in the signal Digital signal - signal intensity maintains a constant level for some period of time and then changes to another constant level Periodic signal - analog or digital signal pattern that repeats over time s(t +T ) = s(t ) - ∞< t < + ∞ where T is the period of the signal

14. Time-Domain Concepts Aperiodic signal - analog or digital signal pattern that doesn't repeat over time Peak amplitude (A) - maximum value or strength of the signal over time; typically measured in volts Frequency (f ) Rate, in cycles per second, or Hertz (Hz) at which the signal repeats

15. Time-Domain Concepts Period (T ) - amount of time it takes for one repetition of the signal T = 1/f Phase (  ) - measure of the relative position in time within a single period of a signal Wavelength ( ) - distance occupied by a single cycle of the signal Or, the distance between two points of corresponding phase of two consecutive cycles

16. Sine Wave Parameters General sine wave s(t ) = A sin(2  ft +  ) Figure 2.3 shows the effect of varying each of the three parameters (a) A = 1, f = 1 Hz,  = 0; thus T = 1s (b) Reduced peak amplitude; A=0.5 (c) Increased frequency; f = 2, thus T = ½ (d) Phase shift;  =  /4 radians (45 degrees) note: 2  radians = 360° = 1 period

17. Sine Wave Parameters

18. Time vs. Distance When the horizontal axis is time, as in Figure 2.3, graphs display the value of a signal at a given point in space as a function of time With the horizontal axis in space, graphs display the value of a signal at a given point in time as a function of distance At a particular instant of time, the intensity of the signal varies as a function of distance from the source

19. Frequency-Domain Concepts Fundamental frequency - when all frequency components of a signal are integer multiples of one frequency, it’s referred to as the fundamental frequency Spectrum - range of frequencies that a signal contains Absolute bandwidth - width of the spectrum of a signal Effective bandwidth (or just bandwidth) - narrow band of frequencies that most of the signal’s energy is contained in

21. Frequency-Domain Concepts Any electromagnetic signal can be shown to consist of a collection of periodic analog signals (sine waves) at different amplitudes, frequencies, and phases The period of the total signal is equal to the period of the fundamental frequency

22. Relationship between Data Rate and Bandwidth The greater the bandwidth, the higher the information- carrying capacity Conclusions Any digital waveform will have infinite bandwidth BUT the transmission system will limit the bandwidth that can be transmitted AND, for any given medium, the greater the bandwidth transmitted, the greater the cost HOWEVER, limiting the bandwidth creates distortions

24. Data Communication Terms Data - entities that convey meaning, or information Signals - electric or electromagnetic representations of data Transmission - communication of data by the propagation and processing of signals

25. Examples of Analog and Digital Data Analog Video Audio Digital Text Integers

26. Analog Signals A continuously varying electromagnetic wave that may be propagated over a variety of media, depending on frequency Examples of media: Copper wire media (twisted pair and coaxial cable) Fiber optic cable Atmosphere or space propagation Analog signals can propagate analog and digital data

27. Digital Signals A sequence of voltage pulses that may be transmitted over a copper wire medium Generally cheaper than analog signaling Less susceptible to noise interference Suffer more from attenuation Digital signals can propagate analog and digital data

28. Analog Signaling

29. Digital Signaling

30. Reasons for Choosing Data and Signal Combinations Digital data, digital signal Equipment for encoding is less expensive than digital-to- analog equipment Analog data, digital signal Conversion permits use of modern digital transmission and switching equipment Digital data, analog signal Some transmission media will only propagate analog signals Examples include optical fiber and satellite Analog data, analog signal Analog data easily converted to analog signal

31. Analog Transmission Transmit analog signals without regard to content Attenuation limits length of transmission link Cascaded amplifiers boost signal’s energy for longer distances but cause distortion Analog data can tolerate distortion Introduces errors in digital data

32. Digital Transmission Concerned with the content of the signal Attenuation endangers integrity of data Digital Signal Repeaters achieve greater distance Repeaters recover the signal and retransmit Analog signal carrying digital data Retransmission device recovers the digital data from analog signal Generates new, clean analog signal

33. About Channel Capacity Impairments, such as noise, limit data rate that can be achieved For digital data, to what extent do impairments limit data rate? Channel Capacity – the maximum rate at which data can be transmitted over a given communication path, or channel, under given conditions

34. Concepts Related to Channel Capacity Data rate - rate at which data can be communicated (bps) Bandwidth - the bandwidth of the transmitted signal as constrained by the transmitter and the nature of the transmission medium (Hertz) Noise - average level of noise over the communications path Error rate - rate at which errors occur Error = transmit 1 and receive 0; transmit 0 and receive 1

35. Nyquist Bandwidth For binary signals (two voltage levels) C = 2B With multilevel signaling C = 2B log 2 M M = number of discrete signal or voltage levels

36. Signal-to-Noise Ratio Ratio of the power in a signal to the power contained in the noise that’s present at a particular point in the transmission Typically measured at a receiver Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR, or S/N) A high SNR means a high-quality signal, low number of required intermediate repeaters SNR sets upper bound on achievable data rate

37. Shannon Capacity Formula Equation: Represents theoretical maximum that can be achieved In practice, only much lower rates achieved Formula assumes white noise (thermal noise) Impulse noise is not accounted for Attenuation distortion or delay distortion not accounted for

38. Example of Nyquist and Shannon Formulations Spectrum of a channel between 3 MHz and 4 MHz ; SNR dB = 24 dB Using Shannon’s formula

39. Example of Nyquist and Shannon Formulations How many signaling levels are required?

40. Classifications of Transmission Media Transmission Medium Physical path between transmitter and receiver Guided Media Waves are guided along a solid medium E.g., copper twisted pair, copper coaxial cable, optical fiber Unguided Media Provides means of transmission but does not guide electromagnetic signals Usually referred to as wireless transmission E.g., atmosphere, outer space

41. Unguided Media Transmission and reception are achieved by means of an antenna Configurations for wireless transmission Directional Omnidirectional

42. General Frequency Ranges Microwave frequency range 1 GHz to 40 GHz Directional beams possible Suitable for point-to-point transmission Used for satellite communications Radio frequency range 30 MHz to 1 GHz Suitable for omnidirectional applications Infrared frequency range Roughly, 3x10 11 to 2x10 14 Hz Useful in local point-to-point multipoint applications within confined areas

43. Terrestrial Microwave Description of common microwave antenna Parabolic "dish", 3 m in diameter Fixed rigidly and focuses a narrow beam Achieves line-of-sight transmission to receiving antenna Located at substantial heights above ground level Applications Long haul telecommunications service Short point-to-point links between buildings

44. Satellite Microwave Description of communication satellite Microwave relay station Used to link two or more ground-based microwave transmitter/receivers Receives transmissions on one frequency band (uplink), amplifies or repeats the signal, and transmits it on another frequency (downlink) Applications Television distribution Long-distance telephone transmission Private business networks

45. Broadcast Radio Description of broadcast radio antennas Omnidirectional Antennas not required to be dish-shaped Antennas need not be rigidly mounted to a precise alignment Applications Broadcast radio VHF and part of the UHF band; 30 MHZ to 1GHz Covers FM radio and UHF and VHF television

46. Multiplexing Capacity of transmission medium usually exceeds capacity required for transmission of a single signal Multiplexing - carrying multiple signals on a single medium More efficient use of transmission medium

47. Multiplexing

48. Multiple Access Multiple Access schemes are used to allow many mobile users to share a finite amount of radio spectrum. The sharing of spectrum is required to achieve high capacity by simultaneous allocating the bandwidth. Constraint: there should not be severe performance degradation.

49. Reasons for Widespread Use of Multiplexing Cost per kbps of transmission facility declines with an increase in the data rate Cost of transmission and receiving equipment declines with increased data rate Most individual data communicating devices require relatively modest data rate support

50. Multiplexing Techniques Frequency-division multiplexing (FDM) Takes advantage of the fact that the useful bandwidth of the medium exceeds the required bandwidth of a given signal Time-division multiplexing (TDM) Takes advantage of the fact that the achievable bit rate of the medium exceeds the required data rate of a digital signal

51. Frequency-division Multiplexing

52. Time-division Multiplexing

53. Communication Networks Chapter 3

54. Types of Communication Networks Traditional Traditional local area network (LAN) Traditional wide area network (WAN) Higher-speed High-speed local area network (LAN) Metropolitan area network (MAN) High-speed wide area network (WAN)

55. Speed and Distance of Communications Networks

56. Characteristics of WANs Covers large geographical areas Circuits provided by a common carrier Consists of interconnected switching nodes Traditional WANs provide modest capacity 64000 bps common Business subscribers using T-1 service – 1.544 Mbps common Higher-speed WANs use optical fiber and transmission technique known as asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) 10s and 100s of Mbps common

57. Characteristics of LANs Like WAN, LAN interconnects a variety of devices and provides a means for information exchange among them Traditional LANs Provide data rates of 1 to 20 Mbps High-speed LANS Provide data rates of 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps

58. Differences between LANs and WANs Scope of a LAN is smaller LAN interconnects devices within a single building or cluster of buildings LAN usually owned by organization that owns the attached devices For WANs, most of network assets are not owned by same organization Internal data rate of LAN is much greater

59. The Need for MANs Traditional point-to-point and switched network techniques used in WANs are inadequate for growing needs of organizations Need for high capacity and low costs over large area MAN provides: Service to customers in metropolitan areas Required capacity Lower cost and greater efficiency than equivalent service from telephone company

60. Switching Terms Switching Nodes: Intermediate switching device that moves data Not concerned with content of data Stations: End devices that wish to communicate Each station is connected to a switching node Communications Network: A collection of switching nodes

61. Switched Network

62. Observations of Figure 3.3 Some nodes connect only to other nodes (e.g., 5 and 7) Some nodes connect to one or more stations Node-station links usually dedicated point-to-point links Node-node links usually multiplexed links Frequency-division multiplexing (FDM) Time-division multiplexing (TDM) Not a direct link between every node pair

63. Techniques Used in Switched Networks Circuit switching Dedicated communications path between two stations E.g., public telephone network Packet switching Message is broken into a series of packets Each node determines next leg of transmission for each packet

64. Phases of Circuit Switching Circuit establishment An end to end circuit is established through switching nodes Information Transfer Information transmitted through the network Data may be analog voice, digitized voice, or binary data Circuit disconnect Circuit is terminated Each node deallocates dedicated resources

65. Characteristics of Circuit Switching Can be inefficient Channel capacity dedicated for duration of connection Utilization not 100% Delay prior to signal transfer for establishment Once established, network is transparent to users Information transmitted at fixed data rate with only propagation delay

66. Components of Public Telecommunications Network Subscribers - devices that attach to the network; mostly telephones Subscriber line - link between subscriber and network Also called subscriber loop or local loop Exchanges - switching centers in the network A switching centers that support subscribers is an end office Trunks - branches between exchanges

69. How Packet Switching Works Data is transmitted in blocks, called packets Before sending, the message is broken into a series of packets Typical packet length is 1000 octets (bytes) Packets consists of a portion of data plus a packet header that includes control information At each node en route, packet is received, stored briefly and passed to the next node

70. Packet Switching

72. Packet Switching Advantages Line efficiency is greater Many packets over time can dynamically share the same node to node link Packet-switching networks can carry out data-rate conversion Two stations with different data rates can exchange information Unlike circuit-switching networks that block calls when traffic is heavy, packet-switching still accepts packets, but with increased delivery delay Priorities can be used

73. Disadvantages of Packet Switching Each packet switching node introduces a delay Overall packet delay can vary substantially This is referred to as jitter Caused by differing packet sizes, routes taken and varying delay in the switches Each packet requires overhead information Includes destination and sequencing information Reduces communication capacity More processing required at each node

74. Packet Switching Networks - Datagram Each packet treated independently, without reference to previous packets Each node chooses next node on packet’s path Packets don’t necessarily follow same route and may arrive out of sequence Exit node restores packets to original order Responsibility of exit node or destination to detect loss of packet and how to recover

75. Packet Switching Networks – Datagram Advantages: Call setup phase is avoided Because it’s more primitive, it’s more flexible Datagram delivery is more reliable

76. Packet Switching Networks – Virtual Circuit Preplanned route established before packets sent All packets between source and destination follow this route Routing decision not required by nodes for each packet Emulates a circuit in a circuit switching network but is not a dedicated path Packets still buffered at each node and queued for output over a line

78. Packet Switching Networks – Virtual Circuit Advantages: Packets arrive in original order Packets arrive correctly Packets transmitted more rapidly without routing decisions made at each node

79. Effect of Packet Size on Transmission

80. Breaking up packets decreases transmission time because transmission is allowed to overlap Figure 3.9a Entire message (40 octets) + header information (3 octets) sent at once Transmission time: 129 octet-times Figure 3.9b Message broken into 2 packets (20 octets) + header (3 octets) Transmission time: 92 octet-times

81. Effect of Packet Size on Transmission Figure 3.9c Message broken into 5 packets (8 octets) + header (3 octets) Transmission time: 77 octet-times Figure 3.9d Making the packets too small, transmission time starts increases Each packet requires a fixed header; the more packets, the more headers

82. Questions?