SEMINAR PRESENTED BY

JINU VIJAYAN
S5 EL
REDTACTON
 INTRODUCTION
 In 2012 Japanese company NTT declares to make a high speed data transferring
technology
 Using HAN(Human Area network)
 They developed a new technology called ”REDTACTON”

Above fig shows a REDTACTON device

 What is REDTACTON ?

RED : a warm colour to emphasis warm and cordial communication

TACTON : Action triggered by Touch
 Uses the weak electric fields on the surface of the body
 Transmits data between two points of the body
 Speed upto 10Mb/s
 Inter face between devices can be achieved by natural actions such as touching,
holding, walking, sitting or stepping on a particular spot
 Working of REDTACTON

 Operates on the principle that the optical properties of an electro-optic crystal can
vary according to change of a weak electric signal
 The transmitter induces a weak electric field on the surface of the body after it
comes in contact with another redtacton enabled device
 The weak electric field passes through the body to the redtacton receiver, where
the weak electric field changes the optic properties of an electro-optic crystal
 The changes in the optic properties are detected by a laser and is converted to an
electric signal by a detector circuit
 The receiving of this signal is rather harder than the transmission
 The receiving is done using a technique called electric field photonics
 In this technique a laser is passed through a electro-optic crystal which deflects light differently
according to the strength of the field across it
 These deflections are measured and converted back into the electric signals to retrieve the
transmitted data
 Multiple transceivers can be used simultaneously. This is because red- tacton uses a proprietary
CSMA/CD(Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection) protocol that allows multiple
access with the same medium for multiple nodes
Graphical representation of
REDTACTON Working
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Mechanism of
communication with
REDTACTON
• Only a portion of the induced electric field is sensed by the receiver
• The remaining electric field is dissipated to the ground
• The electric field Es that reaches the receiver is
Es=Ea-(Eb+Ec)
 REDTACTON Transceivers
• The signal from the interface is sent to the
data sense circuit and the transmitter circuit
• The data sense circuit senses the signal and if
the data is present it sends control signal to
the transmitter which activates the
transmitter circuit
• The transmitter circuit varies the electric
field on the surface of the body
• The change in the electric field is sensed by
the electro-optic sensor
• the output of the electro-optic sensor is given
to the detector circuit, which in turn given to
the interface of the redtacton device
 HUMAN SAFTY

 RedTacton transceiver electrodes are coated with an insulating film. So the current
from RedTacton cannot flow into the body.
 However a faint modulating displacement current dose flow through the body
when using RedTacton, just like the weak electromagnetic waves produced by
common electrical appliances
 The level of displacement current is considered harmless and is in complete
compliance with the "Radio Frequency-Exposure Protection Standards”
established by the Association of the Radio industries and Businesses(ARIB)
Functional features of REDTACTON

 RedTacton has three main functional features

1. Touch
2. Broadband & Interactive
3. Any media
 TOUCH
 Communication can be started just by natural human actions like touching,
gripping, sitting, stepping on etc.
 BROADBAND & INTERACTIVE

 Communication is possible at a speed of 10Mbps even when more than one

person is using the same network
 ANY MEDIA
 In addition to the human body various die-electrics and conductors can be used as
transmission media. Conductors and die-electrics may also be used in
combination.
 APPLICATIONS
 Marketing application
User can get in-depth information about the product by touching the
advertisement panel.
 Security applications
 User verification and lock management : Redtacton can be installed in doors, cabinets and other
locations calling for secured access, such that each secured access can be initiated and authenticated by a
single touch.

 Gun security: If a redtacton transceiver were implanted in a gun and programmed to a transceiver worn
by the soldier, then only that soldier could fire the weapon.
 New behaviour pattern:
Tables, walls, floors and chairs can all act as conductors and die-electrics,
turning furniture and other architectural elements into a new class of transmission medium.
 ADVANTAGES
 Can transmit data at a speed higher than that of peer technologies(max speed 10Mbps).
 Transmission speed dose not deteriorate even though the number of users increase.
 Data loss during transfer is less.
 Use minimum amount of power(of some milli-volt range).
 Security is more.
 No problem of hackers. It is very hard to pick up stray electronic signals radiating from the body.
 Superior than infra red and Wi-Fi technology
 DRAWBACKS
 Too costly
 It can be use full in few centimetres only.
 It has no compelling application than aren’t ready available.
 Not useful unless many people adopt it.
 As a new technology HAN needs to gain popularity among people.
 COMPARISON WITH OTHER
NETWORKS
 In wireless communication connection is created when a signal arrives, but this
signal can be intercepted so security becomes a problem.
 In wired communication data is transmitted between two connection points, so
interception is difficult and security is more but the connectors and cables are a
nuisance.
 Redtacton is situated directly in the middle of wired and wireless communication.
Redtacton allows easy connection without connectors, and only transmits data
between two contact points.
 COMPARISON WITH OTHER
NETWORKS

Above fig shows the comparison of REDTACTON device with other net works
with respect to distance
 CONCLUSION

Human society is entering an era in which every thing is networked.

Redtacton is gearing up for competing with short distance data transfer methods like
Bluetooth, ZigBee etc. when this technology hits the markets it going to be
revolutionary. And I finally conclude that
“Future belong to REDTACTON ”
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