RedTacton Technology

- A Human Area Networking

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Akshita Gupta
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DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS
BANASTHALI VIDYAPITH
RAJASTHAN
 Outlines
 Introduction

 History

 Features of RedTacton

 How RedTacton device works?

 Comparison with other networks

 Applications

 Advantages

 Limitations and Challenges

 Future Prospects

 Conclusion

 References
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 Introduction
intra-body
RedTacton Technology is a new
communication based on
Human Area Network (HAN)
Technology that uses minute electric
field emitted on the surface of human
body as safe, high-speed network
transmission path.

network,
RedTacton uses a point to point
also called as Pico Net,
which allows transfer of data between
two transceivers without the need of
server to store or process data.

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 History
 1996 : Concept of intra-body communication was first proposed by T.G.
Zimmerman at IBM (International Business Machine Corporation) .

But, this technology having two limitations :

 Maximum communication speed was 40Kbits/s.

 Limited operating range through the body to a few centimetres.

These limitations arose when an electric sensor is used for the receiver because it
required two-line signal whereas in intra-body communication, only one signal line,
that is, the body itself, is essential which leads to unbalanced transmission.

 2005 : To overcome these limitations, Japanese telecom company NTT (Nippon

Telegraph and Telephone Corporation) introduced a HAN (Human Area
Networking) Technology using Photonic Electric Field Sensors combining an
electro-optic crystal with laser beam called RedTacton Technology.

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 Features of RedTacton

Touch : Broadband : Any Media :

Human body Duplex, broadband It uses
movements communication is materials such
such as possible at as dielectric
touching, maximum speed of and conductive
gripping used as 10Mbits/s to transmitting
triggers for download device medium such
exchanging the drivers and sent as glass, walls,
data, locking or executive programs metals. water,
unlocking, etc,. instantly. etc,.
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How RedTacton device works?

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 Comparison with other networks

Protocol Accessible Speed Iterations Duplex data

over distance with multiple
(in m) users
RedTacton Within 0.2 m 100 Kbits/s – 10 Good Excellent
Mbits/s

Bluetooth 10 m -100m Upto 25 Mbits/s Average Excellent

Zigbee 10 m-20 m Upto 250 Average Excellent

Kbits/s

Wlan Upto 46 m Upto 11 Excellent Excellent

Megabits/s

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 Applications
Human Errors
Elimination Marketing Intuitive Operations
Applications

An Alarm in
RedTacton devices are
embedded in medicine Anything is able to
bottles to transmit By touching or printed instantly just by
information attributed. standing in front of the touching the printer
If person touches the items, consumers can from one hand and
wrong medicines, an receive full detail holding or touching the
alarm will trigger on information. PC or digital camera in
the terminal to avoid other hand.
accidental medical
congestion.

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 Advantages of RedTacton
 Security is more because distance is very less to
communicate and transferring of information.

 Loss of data is less during transfer.

 Due to high-speed network transmission path, transfer of

data is faster and easier.

 Use of minimum amount of power.

It can achieve half-duplex communication at a maximum

speed of 10 Megabits/s , that is , 1.25 Megabytes/s.

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 Limitations & Challenges
• Limitations :
 Limitations are imposed on length and location of propagating conductor and
on the thickness of dielectric.

No powerful applications is available till now.

Contact is essential for data transfer.

• Challenges :
 Cost and time to develop RedTacton technology is expensive.
Competition with existing broadcast technologies such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth.
 Not useful unless many people use this technology.
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 Future Prospects
 Walk-through ticket gate.
 Cabinet which only opens to authorized people.

Television control which chooses favourite program automatically.

 Research is going on for improvement of security.

 People can open their cars by touching the door if key is in their pocket.

 Artificial Intelligence in RedTacton.

 Reduction in size to be embedded in other communication devices.

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 Conclusion
 Difficult to hack as transmitting medium is body itself.

 RedTacton Technology is expected to dominate Bluetooth Technology.

 This technology brings a new dimension to communication by which we

can get any information effectively.

 This technology enables the first practical Human Area Networking

between body-centred electronic devices and network devices embedded in
the environment.

 RedTacton Technology is providing a high speed of 10 Mbits/s within short

distances.

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 References
1. https://www.mepits.com/tutorial/454/trending-technologies/redtacton-technology
2. http://www.ntt.co.jp/news/news05e/0502/050218.html
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International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, Volume 4,
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Human_Area_Networking_HAN
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