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Chapter 6: Wireless and Mobile Networks

Objectives

Introduction Wireless links,

characteristics CDMA

IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs (“wi-fi”)

Cellular Internet Access architecture standards (e.g., GSM)

Principles: addressing

and routing to mobile users

Mobile IP Handling mobility in

cellular networks Mobility and higher-

layer protocols

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1. Wireless Internet:Introduction

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What Is Wireless Networking?What Is Wireless Networking?

The use of infra-red (IR) or radio frequency (RF) signals to share information and resources between devices

A hot computer industry buzzword: Lots of advertising by companies and media Wireless Broadband, 3G wireless, 4G, WAP,

iMode, Bluetooth, WiFi Mobile Internet, Pervasive Computing,

Nomadic Computing, M-commerce Ubiquitous; Global; Revolutionary

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Two Popular 2.4 GHz Two Popular 2.4 GHz Standards:Standards:

IEEE 802.11 Fast (11b) High Power Long range Single-purpose Ethernet replacement Easily Available

• Apple Airport, iBook, G4• Cisco Aironet 350

Bluetooth Slow Low Power Short range Flexible Cable

replacement

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Pros and Cons of 802.11:Pros and Cons of 802.11: Pro:

High bandwidth (up to 11 Mbps) Two modes of operation: infrastructure vs. ad hoc

Con: Incompatibility between old and new cards Signal blocked by reinforced concrete or tinted

glass No standard for hand-off between base stations Some channel numbers overlap spectrum High power consumption in laptops

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BluetoothBluetooth

Think USB, not Ethernet Cable replacement technology Created by Ericsson PAN - Personal Area Network

1-2 Mbps connections 1600 hops per second FHSS Includes synchronous, asynchronous, voice connections

Small, low-power, short-range, cheap, versatile radios

Used as Internet connection, phone, or headset Master/slave configuration and scheduling

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Future of Wireless Future of Wireless

Higher data rates Better security Wider selection of products Lower prices Zero configuration networking More end-user focus Better software Less visible More popular

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2. Background:Networking Terminology

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Internet Protocol Stack Application: supporting network

applications and end-user services FTP, SMTP, HTTP, DNS, NTP

Transport: end to end data transfer TCP, UDP

Network: routing of datagrams from source to destination IPv4, IPv6, BGP, RIP, routing protocols

Data Link: hop by hop frames, channel access, flow/error control PPP, Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b

Physical: raw transmission of bits

Application

Transport

Network

Data Link

Physical

001101011...

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Wireless Internet Technologies Mobile devices (e.g., notebooks,

laptops, PDAs, cell phones, wearable computers)

Wireless network access Bluetooth (1 Mbps, up to 3 meters) IEEE 802.11b (11 Mbps, up to 100 meters) IEEE 802.11a (55 Mbps, up to 20 meters)

Operating modes: Infrastructure mode (access point) Ad hoc mode

Wireless Web, WiFi “hot spots”

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Elements of a wireless network

Ad hoc mode no base stations nodes can only

transmit to other nodes within link coverage

nodes organize themselves into a network: route among themselves

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Wireless Link CharacteristicsDifferences from wired link ….

decreased signal strength: radio signal attenuates as it propagates through matter (path loss)

interference from other sources: standardized wireless network frequencies (e.g., 2.4 GHz) shared by other devices (e.g., phone); devices (motors) interfere as well

multipath propagation: radio signal reflects off objects ground, arriving ad destination at slightly different times

…. make communication across (even a point to point) wireless link much more “difficult”

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Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) used in several wireless broadcast channels

(cellular, satellite, etc) standards unique “code” assigned to each user; i.e., code

set partitioning all users share same frequency, but each user

has own “chipping” sequence (i.e., code) to encode data

encoded signal = (original data) X (chipping sequence)

decoding: inner-product of encoded signal and chipping sequence

allows multiple users to “coexist” and transmit simultaneously with minimal interference (if codes are “orthogonal”)

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CDMA: two-sender interference

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Chapter 6: Wireless and Mobile Networks

Introduction Wireless links,

characteristics CDMA

IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs (“wi-fi”)

Cellular Internet Access architecture standards (e.g., GSM)

Principles: addressing and routing to mobile users

Mobile IP Handling mobility in

cellular networks Mobility and higher-

layer protocols

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IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN

802.11b 2.4-5 GHz unlicensed

radio spectrum up to 11 Mbps direct sequence

spread spectrum (DSSS) in physical layer

• all hosts use same chipping code

widely deployed, using base stations

802.11a 5-6 GHz range up to 54 Mbps

802.11g 2.4-5 GHz range up to 54 Mbps

All use CSMA/CA for multiple access

All have base-station and ad-hoc network versions

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Where does 802.11 live in the OSI?Telnet, FTP, Email, Web, etc.

IP, ICMP, IPX

TCP, UDP

Logical Link Control - 802.2 (Interface to upper layer protocols)

MAC

802.3, 802.5, 802.11

Phy. Layer Convergence Protocol

LAN:10BaseT,10Base2,10BaseFLWLAN: FHSS, DSSS, IR

Application

Presentation

Session

Transport

Network

Data Link

Physical

Wireless lives at Layers 1 & 2 only!

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802.11: Channels, association 802.11b: 2.4GHz-2.485GHz spectrum divided

into 11 channels at different frequencies AP admin chooses frequency for AP interference possible: channel can be same as

that chosen by neighboring AP! host: must associate with an AP

scans channels, listening for beacon frames containing AP’s name (SSID) and MAC address

selects AP to associate with may perform authentication will typically run DHCP to get IP address in

AP’s subnet

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Avoiding collisions

idea: allow sender to “reserve” channel rather than random access of data frames: avoid collisions of long data frames

sender first transmits small request-to-send (RTS) packets to BS using CSMA RTSs may still collide with each other (but they’re

short) BS broadcasts clear-to-send CTS in response to RTS RTS heard by all nodes

sender transmits data frame other stations defer transmissions

Avoid data frame collisions completely using small reservation packets!

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framecontrol

durationaddress

1address

2address

4address

3payload CRC

2 2 6 6 6 2 6 0 - 2312 4

seqcontrol

802.11 frame: addressing

Address 2: MAC addressof wireless host or AP transmitting this frame

Address 1: MAC addressof wireless host or AP to receive this frame

Address 3: MAC addressof router interface to which AP is attached

Address 4: used only in ad hoc mode

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hub or switch

AP 2

AP 1

H1 BBS 2

BBS 1

802.11: mobility within same subnet

router H1 remains in same

IP subnet: IP address can remain same

switch: which AP is associated with H1? self-learning: switch

will see frame from H1 and “remember” which switch port can be used to reach H1

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Mradius ofcoverage

S

SS

P

P

P

P

M

S

Master device

Slave device

Parked device (inactive)P

802.15: personal area network

less than 10 m diameter replacement for cables

(mouse, keyboard, headphones)

ad hoc: no infrastructure master/slaves:

slaves request permission to send (to master)

master grants requests

802.15: evolved from Bluetooth specification 2.4-2.5 GHz radio band up to 721 kbps

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Chapter 6: Wireless and Mobile Networks Introduction Wireless links,

characteristics CDMA

IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs (“wi-fi”)

Cellular Internet Access architecture standards (e.g., GSM)

Principles: addressing and routing to mobile users

Mobile IP Handling mobility in

cellular networks Mobility and higher-

layer protocols

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Mobile Switching

Center

Public telephonenetwork, andInternet

Mobile Switching

Center

Components of cellular network architecture

connects cells to wide area net manages call setup handles mobility

MSC

covers geographical region base station (BS) analogous to 802.11 AP mobile users attach to network through BS air-interface: physical and link layer protocol between mobile and BS

cell

wired network

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Cellular networks: the first hopTwo techniques for sharing

mobile-to-BS radio spectrum

combined FDMA/TDMA: divide spectrum in frequency channels, divide each channel into time slots

CDMA: code division multiple access

frequencybands

time slots

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Cellular standards: brief survey2.5 G systems: voice and data channels for those who can’t wait for 3G service: 2G extensions general packet radio service (GPRS)

evolved from global system for mobile communication (GSM) Uses FDM/TDM for the air interface data sent on multiple channels

enhanced data rates for global evolution (EDGE) also evolved from GSM, using enhanced modulation Date rates up to 384Kbps

CDMA-2000 (phase 1) data rates up to 144Kbps evolved from IS-95, which uses CDMA

3G systems: ( CDMA phase II) voice/data Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service (UMTS)

GSM next step, but using CDMA CDMA-2000

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Chapter 6: Wireless and Mobile Networks Introduction Wireless links,

characteristics CDMA

IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs (“wi-fi”)

Cellular Internet Access architecture standards (e.g., GSM)

Principles: addressing and routing to mobile users

Mobile IP Handling mobility in

cellular networks Mobility and higher-

layer protocols

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What is mobility?

spectrum of mobility, from the network perspective:

no mobility high mobility

mobile wireless user, using same access point

mobile user, passing through multiple access point while maintaining ongoing connections (like cell phone)

mobile user, connecting/ disconnecting from network using DHCP.

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Mobility: approaches

Let routing handle it: routers advertise permanent address of mobile-nodes-in-residence via usual routing table exchange. routing tables indicate where each mobile

located no changes to end-systems

Let end-systems handle it: indirect routing: communication from

correspondent to mobile goes through home agent, then forwarded to remote

direct routing: correspondent gets foreign address of mobile, sends directly to mobile

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Mobility: approaches

Let routing handle it: routers advertise permanent address of mobile-nodes-in-residence via usual routing table exchange. routing tables indicate where each mobile

located no changes to end-systems

let end-systems handle it: indirect routing: communication from

correspondent to mobile goes through home agent, then forwarded to remote

direct routing: correspondent gets foreign address of mobile, sends directly to mobile

not scalable

to millions of mobiles

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Indirect Routing: moving between networks suppose mobile user moves to another

network registers with new foreign agent new foreign agent registers with home agent home agent update care-of-address for mobile packets continue to be forwarded to mobile

(but with new care-of-address) mobility, changing foreign networks

transparent: on going connections can be maintained!

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Chapter 6: Wireless and Mobile Networks Introduction Wireless links,

characteristics CDMA

IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs (“wi-fi”)

Cellular Internet Access architecture standards (e.g., GSM)

Principles: addressing and routing to mobile users

Mobile IP Handling mobility in

cellular networks Mobility and higher-

layer protocols

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Mobile IP

RFC 3220 has many features we’ve seen:

home agents, foreign agents, foreign-agent registration, care-of-addresses, encapsulation (packet-within-a-packet)

three components to standard: indirect routing of datagrams agent discovery registration with home agent

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Mobile IP: agent discovery agent advertisement: foreign/home agents

advertise service by broadcasting ICMP messages (typefield = 9)

RBHFMGV bits reserved

type = 16

type = 9 code = 0 = 9

checksum = 9

router address

standard ICMP fields

mobility agent advertisement

extension

length sequence #

registration lifetime

0 or more care-of-addresses

0 8 16 24

R bit: registration required

H,F bits: home and/or foreign agent

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Mobile IP: registration example

visited network: 79.129.13/ 24 home agent

HA: 128.119.40.7 f oreign agent

COA: 79.129.13.2 COA: 79.129.13.2

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I CMP agent adv. Mobile agent MA: 128.119.40.186

registration req.

COA: 79.129.13.2 HA: 128.119.40.7 MA: 128.119.40.186 Lifetime: 9999 identification:714 ….

registration req.

COA: 79.129.13.2 HA: 128.119.40.7 MA: 128.119.40.186 Lifetime: 9999 identification: 714 encapsulation format ….

registration reply

HA: 128.119.40.7 MA: 128.119.40.186 Lifetime: 4999 Identification: 714 encapsulation format ….

registration reply

HA: 128.119.40.7 MA: 128.119.40.186 Lifetime: 4999 Identification: 714 ….

time

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Handling mobility in cellular networks

home network: network of cellular provider you subscribe to (e.g., Sprint PCS, Verizon) home location register (HLR): database in

home network containing permanent cell phone #, profile information (services, preferences, billing), information about current location (could be in another network)

visited network: network in which mobile currently resides visitor location register (VLR): database with

entry for each user currently in network could be home network

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Mobility: GSM versus Mobile IP

GSM element Comment on GSM element Mobile IP element

Home system Network to which the mobile user’s permanent phone number belongs

Home network

Gateway Mobile Switching Center, or “home MSC”. Home Location Register (HLR)

Home MSC: point of contact to obtain routable address of mobile user. HLR: database in home system containing permanent phone number, profile information, current location of mobile user, subscription information

Home agent

Visited System Network other than home system where mobile user is currently residing

Visited network

Visited Mobile services Switching Center.Visitor Location Record (VLR)

Visited MSC: responsible for setting up calls to/from mobile nodes in cells associated with MSC. VLR: temporary database entry in visited system, containing subscription information for each visiting mobile user

Foreign agent

Mobile Station Roaming Number (MSRN), or “roaming number”

Routable address for telephone call segment between home MSC and visited MSC, visible to neither the mobile nor the correspondent.

Care-of-address

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Wireless, mobility: impact on higher layer protocols

logically, impact should be minimal … best effort service model remains unchanged TCP and UDP can (and do) run over wireless,

mobile … but performance-wise:

packet loss/delay due to bit-errors (discarded packets, delays for link-layer retransmissions), and handoff

TCP interprets loss as congestion, will decrease congestion window un-necessarily

delay impairments for real-time traffic limited bandwidth of wireless links

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Chapter 6 Summary

Wireless wireless links:

capacity, distance channel impairments CDMA

IEEE 802.11 (“wi-fi”) CSMA/CA reflects

wireless channel characteristics

cellular access architecture standards (e.g., GSM,

CDMA-2000, UMTS)

Mobility principles: addressing,

routing to mobile users home, visited networks direct, indirect routing care-of-addresses

case studies mobile IP mobility in GSM