New trends in wireless

networking
- Amrit Sahu

Overview

Introduction

Why go wireless?

Current technologies

WiFi, 2G, 3G, 4G

New trends

5G

LiFi

IoT

Conclusion

Introduction

Uses wireless data connections for connecting nodes

Components wireless hubs, switches, routers, cards

Types wireless PAN, LAN, MAN, WAN

Usage cellular, intercontinental networks, personal

Why go wireless?
1.

Avoid costs of wiring and cables

2.

More mobile, convenient

3.

Easy setup

4.

Easily expandable

5.

Speed and security at par with wired

Current technologies - WiFi

Any WLAN product based on the IEEE802.11 standards.

A computer's wireless adapter translates data into a radio signal and

transmits it using an antenna.

A wireless router receives the signal and decodes it. The router sends
the information to the Internet using a physical, wired Ethernet
connection.

Security standards WPA or WPA2

The cellular wireless evolution

1G analogue phones, too heavy and bulky

1990s - High demand and limited frequency allocation meant that

greater efficiency in the use of spectrum was required. The 2G phone
systems were introduced to meet this need.

2000s - Impetus now on relatively high speed data transfer through the
internet as usage of new applications emerged. The 3G systems provide
significant improvement in capability over 2G.

2010s - Since then,4G systemshave emerged that have taken data

capacity to new levels, with LTE (long Term Evolution) being the
frontrunner of these systems.

Cellular networks

Source:
http://blog.commscopetraini
ng.com/cellular-wirelesswatch-the-evolution/

New trends 5G

Speeds beyond what currently 4G can offer

~ 10 mbps for 10k+ users

Enhanced spectral efficiency, signalling efficiency

Improved coverage

Reduced latency as compared to LTE

Proposed to be introduced in 2020

Googles Project SkyBender

Google is testing solar-powered drones at Spaceport America inNew

Mexicoto explore ways to deliver high-speed internet from the air.

Project SkyBender is using drones to experiment with millimetre-wave

radio transmissions, one of the technologies that could underpinnext
generation 5G wireless internet access. High frequency millimetre waves
can theoretically transmit gigabits of data every second, up to 40 times
more than todays 4G LTE systems.

http://thehackernews.c
om/search/label/Project
%20Skybender

LiFi Light Fidelity

Bidirectional, high speed and fully networked wireless communication

technology similar to WiFi

100x faster than WiFi, reaching speeds of 224 Gbps

Uses visible light or IR communication, proposed as a solution to RF

bandwidth limitations.

Direct line of sight not necessary; reflected light off walls ~ 70 Mbps

Useful in electromagnetic sensitive areas such as in aircraft cabins,

hospitals and nuclear power plants without causing electromagnetic
interference.

Internet of Things (IoT)

Network of physical objects embedded with electronics, software,

sensors, and network connectivity that enables these objects to collect
and exchange data.

Experts estimate that the IoT will consist of almost 50 billion objects by
2020.

Objects in the IoT will have to use IPv6 to accommodate the extremely
large address space required.

Objects in the IoT will not only be devices with sensory capabilities, but
also provide actuation capabilities

Internet of Things

https://www.flickr.com/ph
otos/wilgengebroed/8249
565455/

Conclusion

New research and development in the field of wireless technology is

encouraging.

Increasing speeds, bandwidth, traffic

Mobile computing or anytime/anywhere computing

Challenges to developers.

Technology of the future