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Wireless Networks
CSE 3461: Introduction to Computer NetworkingReading: ��6.1–6.3, Kurose and Ross (≤ 6th ed.);
��7.1–7.3, Kurose and Ross (7th ed.)
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Questions
• How do you use wireless network technology in daily life?
• How many of you have smartphones? Laptops?– Smartphones: iOS or Android?– Laptops: MS Windows, macOS, or Linux?
• Have you have set up a wireless LAN? What was the experience like?
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Wireless Networks
Background:• Number of wireless (mobile) phone subscribers now exceeds
number of wired phone subscribers– 4.3 billion mobile broadband subscriptions worldwide (ITU, 2017) [1]– 334.6 million smartphones sold in Q1 2016 alone [2]
• Number of wireless Internet-connected devices equals number of wireline Internet-connected devices– Laptops, smartphones promise anytime untethered Internet access
• Key idea: Wireless: communication over wireless link
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[1] ITU, https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/2017-PR37.aspx[2] D. Van Boom, “It’s not just Apple: Global smartphone market shrinks forthe first time ever,” 27 Apr. 2016, CNET / CBS Interactive, https://cnet.co/2mldOa3
Outline
• Introduction • Wireless links, characteristics– CDMA
• IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs (“Wi-Fi”)• Tools of the Trade
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Elements of a Wireless Network (2)
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Wireless Hosts• Laptop, smartphone• Run applications• May be stationary (non-
mobile) or mobile– Wireless does not always
mean mobility
Network Infrastructure
Elements of a Wireless Network (3)
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Base Station• Typically connected to
wired network• Relay - responsible for
sending packets between wired network and wireless host(s) in its “area”– e.g., cell towers,
802.11 access points
Network Infrastructure
Elements of a Wireless Network (4)
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Wireless link• Typically used to connect
mobile(s) to base station• Also used as backbone
link • Multiple access protocol
coordinates link access • Various data rates,
transmission distance
Network Infrastructure
Elements of a Wireless Network (5)
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Infrastructure mode• Base station connects
mobiles into wired network
• Handoff: mobile changes base station providing connection into wired network
Network Infrastructure
Elements of a Wireless Network (6)
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Ad Hoc Mode• No base stations• Nodes can only
transmit to other nodes within link coverage
• Nodes organize themselves into a network: route among themselves
Characteristics of Selected Wireless Links
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Indoor10–30 m
Outdoor50–200 m
Mid-rangeoutdoor
200 m – 4 km
Long-rangeoutdoor
5Km – 20 Km
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5-11
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2G: IS-95, CDMA, GSM
2.5G: UMTS/WCDMA, CDMA2000
802.15
802.11b
802.11a,g
3G: UMTS/WCDMA-HSPDA, CDMA2000-1xEV-DO
4G: LTE /WiMAX
802.11a,g point-to-point
450 802.11n
Dat
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1300 802.11ac
Wireless Network Taxonomy
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Single Hop Multiple Hops
Infrastructure (e.g., APs)
Host connects to base station (WiFi, WiMAX, cellular), which connects to larger Internet
Host may have to relay through several wireless nodes to connect to larger Internet: mesh net
No Infrastructure No base station, no connection to larger Internet (Bluetooth, ad hoc nets)
No base station, no connection to larger Internet. May have to relay to reach another given wireless node (MANET, VANET)
Outline
• Introduction • Wireless links, characteristics– CDMA
• IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs (“Wi-Fi”)• Tools of the Trade
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Wireless Link Characteristics (1)Important 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., phones); devices (motors, microwaves, etc.) interfere as well
– Multipath propagation: Radio signal reflects off objects ground, arriving ad destination at slightly different times
…. make communication across (even a point to point) wireless link much more “difficult”
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Wireless Link Characteristics (2)• SNR: signal-to-noise ratio
– Larger SNR ⟹ easier to extract signal from noise (“good thing”)
• BER: bit error rate• SNR versus BER tradeoffs:
– Given physical layer: increase power ⟹ increase SNR ⟹decrease BER
– Given SNR: choose physical layer that meets BER requirement, giving highest throughput• SNR may change with
mobility: dynamically adapt physical layer (modulation technique, data rate)
• Details: – QAM: quadrature amplitude
modulation– BPSK: binary phase shift keying 15
10 20 30 40
QAM256 (8 Mbps)
QAM16 (4 Mbps)
BPSK (1 Mbps)
SNR(dB)B
ER
10-1
10-2
10-3
10-5
10-6
10-7
10-4
Wireless Network CharacteristicsMultiple wireless senders and receivers create additional
problems (beyond multiple access):
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AB
C
Hidden terminal problem• B, A hear each other• B, C hear each other• A, C cannot hear each other
means A, C unaware of their interference at B
A B C
A’s signalstrength
Space
C’s signalstrength
Signal attenuation:• B, A hear each other• B, C hear each other• A, C cannot hear each other
interfering at B
Sign
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Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
• Unique “pseudo-noise code” (PN code) assigned to each user; i.e., code set partitioning– All users share same frequency, but each user has
own “chip” sequence (i.e., PN code) to encode data– Allows multiple users to “coexist” and transmit
simultaneously with minimal interference (if codes are “orthogonal”)
• Encoded signal = (original data) � (chip sequence)
• Decoding: inner product of encoded signal and chip sequence
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CDMA Encoding/ Decoding
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Slot 1 Slot 0
d1 = -1
1 1 1 1
1- 1- 1- 1-
Zi,m= di . cm
d0 = 1
1 1 1 1
1- 1- 1- 1-
1 1 1 1
1- 1- 1- 1-
1 1 11
1-1- 1- 1-
Slot 0channeloutput
Slot 1channeloutput
Channel output Zi,m
SenderCode
Databits
Slot 1 Slot 0
d1 = -1d0 = 1
1 1 1 1
1- 1- 1- 1-
1 1 1 1
1- 1- 1- 1-
1 1 1 1
1- 1- 1- 1-
1 1 11
1-1- 1- 1-
Slot 0channeloutput
Slot 1channeloutputReceiver
Code
Receivedinput
CDMA: Two-Sender Interference
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Using same code as sender 1, receiver recovers sender 1’s original data from summed channel data!
Sender 1
Sender 2
Channel sums together transmissions by sender 1 and 2
Outline
• Introduction • Wireless links, characteristics– CDMA
• IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs (“Wi-Fi”)• Tools of the Trade
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IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN (WLAN)802.11a
• Freq.: 5–6 GHz• Data rate: up to 54 Mbps
802.11b• 2.4, 5 GHz unlicensed spectrum• Data rate: up to 11 Mbps• Direct sequence spread spectrum
(DSSS) in physical layer– All hosts use same chip code
802.11g• Freq.: 2.4, 5 GHz• Data rate: up to 54 Mbps
802.11n: multiple antennas• 2.4, 5 GHz range• Data rate: up to 450 Mbps
802.11ac: higher data rate (> 400 Mbps), 5-GHz only802.11ad: ≥ 1 Gbps data rate, 60-GHz band, range: 10s of cm
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• All use CSMA/CA for multiple access• All have base-station and ad-hoc network versions
802.11 WLAN Architecture
• Wireless hosts communicate with base station– Base station: access point (AP)
• Basic Service Set (BSS) (aka “cell”) in infrastructure mode contains:– Wireless hosts– Access point (AP): base station– Ad hoc mode: hosts only
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802.11: Channels and Association• 802.11: 2.4–2.485 GHz spectrum divided into 11 channels
at different frequencies– AP admin chooses frequency for AP– Interference possible: channel can be same as that chosen
by neighboring AP!– Numerous channels in 5-GHz frequency band
• Host must associate with an AP– Scans channels, listening for beacon frames containing
AP’s name (SSID) and MAC address– Selects AP to associate with– May perform authentication – Typically runs DHCP to get IP address in AP’s subnet
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802.11: Passive/Active Scanning
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AP 2AP 1
H1
BSS 2BSS 1
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Passive scanning:1. Beacon frames sent from APs2. Association Request frame sent: H1 to
selected AP 3. Association Response frame sent from
selected AP to H1
AP 2AP 1
H1
BBS 2BSS 1
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Active scanning: 1. Probe Request frame broadcast from
H12. Probe Response frames sent from
APs3. Association Request frame sent: H1
to selected AP 4. Association Response frame sent
from selected AP to H1
IEEE 802.11: Multiple Access• Avoid collisions: 2 or more nodes transmitting at same time• 802.11: CSMA – sense before transmitting
– Don�t collide with ongoing transmission by other node
• 802.11: no collision detection!– Difficult to receive (sense collisions) when transmitting due to weak
received signals (fading)– Can�t sense all collisions in any case: hidden terminal, fading– Goal: avoid collisions: CSMA/CA (Collision Avoidance)
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Space
AB
CA B C
A’s signalstrength
C’s signalstrength
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IEEE 802.11 MAC Protocol: CSMA/CA
802.11 sender1. if sense channel idle for DIFS* then
transmit entire frame (no CD)2. if sense channel busy then
start random backoff timetimer counts down while channel idletransmit when timer expiresif no ACK, then increase random backoff
interval; repeat 2
802.11 receiver1. if frame received OK:returnACK after SIFS* (ACK needed due to hidden terminal problem)
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sender receiver
DIFS
data
SIFS
ACK
* DIFS: DCF Inter-Frame Space; SIFS: Short Inter-Frame space; DCF: Distributed Coordination Function
802.11: Collision AvoidanceIdea: allow sender to �reserve� channel rather than random
access of data frames: avoid collisions of long data frames• Sender first transmits small request-to-send (RTS) packets
to BS using CSMA– RTSs may still collide with each other (but they�re short)
• BS broadcasts clear-to-send CTS in response to RTS• CTS heard by all nodes
– Sender transmits data frame– Sther stations defer transmissions
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Avoid data frame collisions completely using small reservation packets!
802.11: Collision Avoidance: RTS-CTS Exchange
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APA B
time
RTS(A)RTS(B)
RTS(A)
CTS(A) CTS(A)
DATA (A)
ACK(A) ACK(A)
reservation collision
defer
• H1 remains in same IP subnet: IP address can remain same
• Switch: which AP is associated with H1?– Self-learning (Ch. 5):
switch will see frame from H1 and “remember” which switch port can be used to reach H1
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802.11: Mobility in the Same Subnet
H1 BSS 2BSS 1
Rate Adaptation• Base station, mobile
dynamically change transmission rate (physical layer modulation technique) as mobile moves, SNR varies
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802.11: Advanced Capabilities (1)
QAM256 (8 Mbps)QAM16 (4 Mbps)BPSK (1 Mbps)
10 20 30 40SNR(dB)
BER
10-1
10-2
10-3
10-5
10-6
10-7
10-4
operating point
1. SNR decreases, BER increase as node moves away from base station
2. When BER becomes too high, switch to lower transmission rate but with lower BER
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Power Management• Node-to-AP: �I am going to sleep until next beacon
frame�– AP knows not to transmit frames to this node– Node wakes up before next beacon frame
• Beacon frame: contains list of mobiles with AP-to-mobile frames waiting to be sent– Node will stay awake if AP-to-mobile frames to be sent;
otherwise sleep again until next beacon frame
802.11: Advanced Capabilities (2)
• 10-meter diameter• Replacement for cables (mouse,
keyboard, headphones)• Ad hoc: no infrastructure• Master/slaves:
– Slaves request permission to send (to master)
– Master grants requests
• 802.15: evolved from Bluetooth specification– 2.4–2.5 GHz radio band– Data rate: up to 721 kbps
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M radius ofcoverage
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Master device
Slave device
Parked device (inactive)P
802.15: Personal Area Network
Outline
• Introduction • Wireless links, characteristics– CDMA
• IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs (“Wi-Fi”)• Tools of the Trade
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Tools of the Trade (Linux) (1)
• iw: Scan for WLANs and configure them (https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/documentation/iw )
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Examples run onDebian Linux 9(amd64 machinearchitecture).
Tools of the Trade (Linux) (2)
• iw (cont’d): Wi-Fi scan at OSU (Au2017):– 13 osuwireless SSIDs (plus many more, e.g., WiFi@OSU)– Frequencies: 2.412, 2.462 GHz; 5.220, 5.3 GHz;
5.52, 5.54, 5.56, 5.6, 5.62, 5.66, 5.7, 5.785, 5.8 GHz– Signal strengths: –84 dBm to –53 dBm
(0 dBm corresponds to 1 mW; –3 dBm corresponds to 0.5 mW,and so on)
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Tools of the Trade (Linux) (3)
• hcitool: Scan for nearby Bluetooth devices – Both “Classic” Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy– Part of Linux BlueZ suite (http://www.bluez.org)
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Tools of the Trade: Hardware• RTL-SDR (https://www.rtl-sdr.com/): $25 receiver
(24 MHz – 1.7 GHz) that supports software-defined radio (SDR)
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GQRX: Free SDR program(http://www.gqrx.dk)