Data Dissemination and Broadcasting Systems

Lesson 01 Communication Asymmetry and Broadcast Architecture

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Communication Asymmetry
Intrinsically asymmetric Mobile communication between the mobile device and static computer system Device allocated a limited bandwidth Because of a large number of devices

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Communication Asymmetry
Bandwidth in the downstream from the server to device much larger than the one in the upstream from the device to server Because mobile devices have limited power resources Faster data transmission rates for long intervals of time need greater power dissipation from the devices
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Communication asymmetry in uplink and downlink in a mobile network

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GSM networks data transmission

Rates go up to a maximum of 14.4 kbps for both uplink and downlink Symmetric communication Only used for voice communication

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i-mode for many applications

Used for voice, multimedia transmission, Internet access, voice communication

Base station provides downlink 384 kbps Uplink from the devices restricted to 64 kbps Asymmetric communication

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The characteristics in wireless signals

Interference and time-dispersion Signal distortion and transmission errors at the receiver end Lead to path loss and signal fading, which cause data loss Greater access latency compared to wired networks
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The characteristics in wireless signals

Data loss has to be taken care of by repeat transmissions Transmission errors have to be corrected Taken care of by appending additional bits, such as the forward error correction bits

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The characteristics in Mobile communication

Mobile devices also have low storage capacity (memory) Cannot hoard large databases Accessing the data online not only has a latency period (is not instantaneous) but also dissipates bandwidth resources of the device
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Broadcasting
Corresponds to unidirectional (downlink from the server to the devices) Unicast communication Unicast means the transmission of data packets in a computer network such that a single destination receives the packets

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Broadcasting or application distribution service

This destination generally the one which has subscribed to the service Mobile TV an example of unidirectional unicast mode of broadcasting Each device receives broadcast data packets from the service providers application distribution system
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Broadcasting or application distribution service

Applicationdistribution system broadcasts data of text, audio, or video services

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A broadcasting architecture

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Summary
GSM symmetric and voice only Mobile communication asymmetric in general Limited device capability Device memory, energy and uplink and downlink bandwidths Broadcast architecture
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End of Lesson 01 Communication Asymmetry and Broadcast Architecture

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