计算机网络英文版课件：Chapter6 Wireless networking foundation.pptVIP

Chapter 6: Wireless networking foundation Background: # wireless (mobile) phone subscribers now exceeds # wired phone subscribers! computer nets: laptops, palmtops, PDAs, Internet-enabled phone promise anytime untethered Internet access two important (but different) challenges wireless: communication over wireless link mobility: handling the mobile user who changes point of attachment to network Types of wireless networks Wireless network classification: From coverage: WPAN-wireless personal area network WLAN-wireless local area network WMAN/WWAN-wireless metropolitan area network/wireless wide area network From application: WSN-wireless sensor network WMN-wireless mesh network WWN-wireless wear network WBAN-wireless body area network Elements of a wireless network Elements of a wireless network Elements of a wireless network Characteristics of selected wireless link standards Wireless network architectures Wireless network architectures Wireless network architectures Wireless Link Characteristics (1) Differences 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 at destination at slightly different times Bit errors Hidden and exposed terminal problems …. make communication across (even a point to point) wireless link much more “difficult” Wireless Link Characteristics (2) SNR: signal-to-noise ratio larger SNR – easier to extract signal from noise (a “good thing”) SNR versus BER tradeoffs given physical layer: increase power - increase SNR-decrease BER given SNR: choose physical layer that meets BER requirement, giving highest thruput SNR may change with mobility: dynamically adapt physical layer (modulation technique, rate) Wireless network characteristics Mu