Radio SpectrumAbstractOutlineWhat radio bands may be used?The License Free Radio Bands - Industry Scientific and Medical (ISM)- Unlicensed National Informational Infrastructure (UNII)- Unallocated bandsSo what does this all mean?What are these bands and their behaviors?Behavior, continueSlide 11Slide 12What activities are in those bands?What problems exist today?Current Problems, continueSlide 16Slide 17Slide 18Current Problems, continue:Slide 20Slide 21Slide 22PowerPoint PresentationSlide 24Slide 25Slide 26Slide 27What problems may happen tomorrow?Future Problems, continuedSlide 30Is there an answer?Answer, continuedSlide 33What now? The end or the beginning.Questions? Comments? Feedback?Added materialRadio SpectrumThe Achilles’ Heel of Wireless ComputingFred L. StricklandCOMP 7970 Persuasive ComputingFall 2002Directed by Dr Richard Chapman Auburn University, Auburn AlabamaAbstractWireless devices are everywhere.Communicate while movingWork outside of the deskAre there any draw backs?OutlineWhat radio bands may be used?What are the behaviors of these bands?What are in those bands?What problems exist today?What problems may happen tomorrow?Is there an answer?What radio bands may be used?Wireless devices are really radios.The License Free Radio Bands - Industry Scientific and Medical (ISM)6,765-7,000 kHz (HF)13,410-13,570 kHz (HF)26,950-27,410 kHz (HF)40-40.98 MHz (VHF)902-928 MHz (UHF)2.450-2.500 GHz (UHF)5.650-5.925 GHz (SHF)24.000-24.250 GHz (SHF)59.00-64.00 GHz (EHF)120.02-126.00 GHz (EHF)241.00-248.00 GHz (EHF)- Unlicensed National Informational Infrastructure (UNII)5.1250-5.2500 GHz (SHF)5.2500-5.3500 GHz (SHF)5.5250-5.8250 GHz (SHF)- Unallocated bandsBelow 9 kHzAbove 400 GHz (EHF)So what does this all mean?–What are these bands and their behaviors?ELF(Extremely Low Frequency): 30 to 300 Hz300 to 3,000 HzVLF (Very Low frequency): 3,000 Hz or 3 kHz to 30 kHz)LF (Low Frequency): 30 to 300 kHzBehavior, continueMF (Medium Frequency)300 to 3,000 kHzHF (High Frequency)3,000 kHz to 30,000 kHz Or3 to 30 MHzBehavior, continueVHF (Very High Frequency)30 to 300 MHzFM Broadcast band (88 to 108) FM Broadcast bandAir Traffic Control (108 to 138)Television (begins here)UHF (Ultra High Frequency)300 to 3,000 MHzSame as above, plus radar.Behavior, continueSHF (Super High Frequency)3,000 to 30,000 MHzOR3 to 30 GHzEHF (Extremely High Frequency)30 to 300 GHzWhat activities are in those bands?What problems exist today?In generalWhat will the FCC do?Between a licensed user and a non-licensed user: The non-licensed user must Reduce powerChange operationsShut downBetween two or more non-licensed usersFor the most part, the FCC does not oversee the conflict.Current Problems, continueDo systems co-exist peacefully?Current Problems, continueRadars and the Dedicated Short-Range Communication (DSRC) SystemThe DSRC could live near a radar with 1 meter separation and the right combination of frequency usage and antennas.If the DSRC was on the same frequency with a regular antenna, then it would need 7.1 kilometers of separation!Guess what band these systems operate in?Guess what is the placement of these systems?Current Problems, continueCordless telephonesOperate in900 MHz2.4 GHz5.8 GHzCurrent Problems, continueCordless telephones do cause interference to other wireless devices:To baby monitorsTo headphonesTo audio productsTo video productsCordless telephones do receive interference from other devices, such asMicrowave ovensWireless computer networksAnd other devices operating in the 2.4 GHz bandCurrent Problems, continue: In the context of wireless computer users, how well do these wireless computer devices work?Bandwidth or data rateTransmission rangeStill need wires to somewhereLimited support to wireless usersPerformanceSecurityCurrent Problems, continueBandwidth or data rateIEEE 802.11a6 to 54 Megabits per second in the 5 GHz bandIEEE 802.11b2 to 11 Megabits per second in the 2.8 GHz bandCurrent Problems, continueTransmission rangeIEEE 801.11a15 feet for 54 Megabits per secondLower the rate and the distance increasesIEEE 801.11bRoughly 300 feetThick concrete walls will cut down the range even more or stop it completely.Current Problems, continueThe cord cannot be completed cut.Access points are needed.Wires must run from each access point device to a network hub, bridge, or router.Running wires has it challenges too.Roughly, how many access points does Dartmouth College use to cover the campus?Over 500 access points!Current Problems, continueHow many users?IEEE 802.11a can support 8 channelsIEEE 802.11b can support 3 channelsHard to tellHow many users can a single access point support?How many access points can you have in a large lecture hall?Current Problems, continueAnother weakness is the area of performance.Wireless connections will never approach the reliability and performance of wired networks.Wireless connections are subject to noise, weak signals, and other communications problems.The current best data rate is below the best telephone modem rate of 56 kilobits per second.Current Problems, continueThe point is security.Not on par with wired security systems.Some system administrators turn it off.Dartmouth College did this so that any one on campus could access the network.Once a signal is in the air, anyone can listen to it.What problems may happen tomorrow?The demands for more radio spectrum keeps growing. A 1995 study* determined that 204 MHz of bandwidth (radio spectrum) is needed for new...Cellular usersPersonal communications servicesMobile satellitesIntelligent transportation system sectors*NTIA Report 98-349: A Technological Rational to Use Higher Wireless Frequencies, February 1998Future Problems, continuedSome want to increase the 5 GHz band.Some want 5.470-5.725 GHz.This band is important to the Department of Defense.High power radars and low power wireless computer devices cannot live togetherFuture Problems, continuedAs more devices appear in an area, then the overall throughput will decrease.IEEE 802.11a and IEEE 802.11b are still evolvingSome companies (Intel and
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