Wireless TechnologiesJanuary 27, 2005
IEEE 802.11 Technologies
Amer Hassan, Architect
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Growing 802.11 Standards
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802.11c provides required information to ensure proper bridge
operations, focusing on improving MAC layer for better bridging.
This project is completed, and related procedures are part of the
IEEE 802.11c standard. Product developers utilize this standard
when developing access points. There's really not much in this
standard relevant to wireless LAN installers.
802.11ma It provides Enhancements to the current 802.11 Standard to
provide Technical Corrections and Clarifications
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Wi-Fi Industry Status
Increased interest in cellular/Wi-Fi handsets. Choice split between
.11a or .11g
Price gap for .11g and .11a/g is decreasing rapidly; .11b only
devices on steep decline
Voice over Wi-Fi becoming reality with technical enhancements -
WMM, .11i, .11k, .11r
Security solutions acceptable (WPA2, PEAPv2); security deployment
issues being addressed
Hotspot roaming agreements identified as critical to carriers &
ISPs
Standardization started for 802.11n with 2 strong proposals
Some carriers prefer handset with .11a over .11g due to the
presence of interference in the 2.4 GHz band
WBA: Wireless Broadband Forum founded by major carriers to address
roaming agreements for Wi-Fi
UMA: unlicensed Mobile Access
HSDPA providing ~ 4.8 Mbps (peak 10-14 Mbps)
Regional area networking (RAN) is a new term
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Justified ROI Saves on infrastructure & real estate Improves
productivity in manufacture plants Allows flexible employee work
practices
Concerned 802.11 security is not adequate
Compensates for limits of current technology Regulates access via
VPN, looking for WPA2 Deployed secure technology EAP-TLS, .1X
Concerned 802.11 standards unstable (11a, 11b, 11g…)
Deployed what meets current needs Planning to upgrade to .11a then
.11 n
Concerned about managing another network & provisioning
users
Agrees management & diagnostic tools lacking Deployments are
tightly controlled Not a show stopper compared to ROI
Waiting for the benefits to outweigh the risks
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Potential Wi-Fi Scenarios
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Range: reliable wireless networking throughout the home
High fidelity A/V: good Quality of Service for high quality audio
and video
Throughput!
HDTV-1080 in Japan @ 20 Mbps (MPEG2)
Next generation Media Center will support 2 concurrent video
streaming, and by .11n ratification 4 concurrent streaming
For 3 streams in the home, with picture-in-picture, and Internet
access, 100Mbps UDP level throughput is easily consumed
Self forming: a collection of access points to form a coherent
& secure home network with minimal user intervention
Windows Networking and Device Technologies
January 27, 2005
Wireless outsold wired home networking gear for the first time in
2004
US Home Networking Purchases
Three minutes:
Homes with wired networks still outnumbered those homes with
wireless networks
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Highest possible consumer satisfaction… consumers will blame the
Service Provider
QoS is primary requirement – video and high throughput (mobile)
data sessions
Management capability to the devices
Secure mobility support: Handoff & Mesh
High rate for outdoor to indoor 150m operation
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High return on investment
High level of security
Diagnosis
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Applications and target markets
Constant (low jitter)
Constant (low jitter)
Variable
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IEEE 802.11 Initiative: start of .11n
Develop next generation Wi-Fi capable of much higher throughputs,
with a maximum throughput of at least 100Mbps, as measured at the
MAC data service access point (SAP)
Modifications to both the 802.11 physical layers (PHY) and the
802.11 Medium Access Control Layer (MAC) are allowed with baseline
802.11 & its amendments to support high throughput
Evaluation metrics: throughput, range, network capacity, (peak and
average power consumption), spectral flexibility, backward
compatibility, and coexistence (3 channel models)
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Intra-room, Room to room, Indoor to outdoor, Large multi-family
dwelling
Small/medium office
Large office
Large space: indoor/outdoor
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HT rate supported in 20MHz channel
at least one mode of operation supports 100Mbps throughput at the
top of the MAC SAP in a 20 MHz channel
Works in the 5 GHz bands
Protocol supports 5GHz bands (including those supported by
.11a)
.11a backwards compatibility
Some of the modes of operation defined in the proposal should be
backwards compatible with .11a
.11g backwards compatibility
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Requirement
Description
.11e QoS support
The proposal must permit implementation of the 802.11e options
within a .11n STA
Spectral Efficiency
The highest throughput mode of the proposal should achieve a
spectral efficiency of at least 3 bps/Hz for the PSDU
Control of support for legacy STA from .11n AP
A .11n AP can be configured to reject or accept associations from
legacy STA because they are legacy STA
Windows Networking and Device Technologies – Microsoft
Confidential
AmerH January 20, 2005
Link Level Throughput & Range
Range
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Business
Infotainment
Services
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.11 n proposals
TGn Sync
TGn Sync
Qualcom and Mitsubishi merged with TGn Sync
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Par/5 Criteria: March ’03
Functional Requirements: Nov ‘03
Usage Models: May ’04
Comparison Criteria: May ‘04
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Key Points
TGn SYNC
Agere, Atheros Cisco, Intel, Mitsubishi Philips, Sony Toshiba,
Qualcom, Nortel, Samsung, Marvel, Panasonic, Tohoku Univ, Nokia,
Infocom Research, Sanyo
Broadcom, TI, Airgo Networks, Conexant, Buffalo, Ralink, ETRI, HNS,
Realtek, STM, TrellisWare, Winbond Electronics
UDP data rate
200+ Mbps/40 MHz
100+ Mbps/20 MHz
MAC basic technology
Packet sizes
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Features
WWISE
Bandwidth
(M) 20MHz mode (M) 40MHz, whenever regulatory domain permits this
extension
(M) 20 MHz mode (O) 40 MHz mode
MIMO-OFDM-SDM
Higher code rate (R)
Regular coding scheme
(M) Convolutional code
(M) Convolutional code
Advanced Coding scheme
AmerH January 20, 2005
Some overhead will be induced to identify each MPDU
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Turbo coding
High gate count (800K), but no IPR
Space-time block coding (Alamouti)
Keep it simple!
LDPC: 800K gates, with 10 to 12 iterations, and < 6 usec @ 240
MHz/540 Mbps, rate ½ to 5/6
Gain about 2 dB over CC
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BT PAN module UWB Strategic exploration
Few BT PAN products No IP over UWB spec WW regulations for
UWB
WLAN: 802.11
Fragmented user experience Poor penetration in enterprise Multiple
auth protocols Several .11n proposals
WiMAX: 802.16
January 27, 2005
Usability: demand interoperability, and improved UIs for wireless
technologies
Security: demand Standards based security with 802.1X, PEAP &
PEAP-SIM, and WPA1&2
Availability & coexistence: share spectrum with minimum
interference
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Wi-Fi Alliance Mission Statement
Certify the interoperability of products and services based on IEEE
802.11 technology
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New Certificate & Logo
Helps retailers and consumers
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Wi-Fi Alliance Roadmap
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Source: IDC brief: Worldwide WLAN Semiconductor
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Source: IDC brief: Worldwide WLAN Semiconductor
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Source: IDC brief: Worldwide WLAN Semiconductor
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*Chart is estimate based on data in IDC Brief
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Source: IDC brief: Worldwide WLAN Semiconductor
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