Wireless and mobile computing in Computer science.pptx
1. Wireless and Mobile Computing
By
Hannan Bin Liaqat
Department of CS& IT
University of Gujrat
2. Lecture Agenda
Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs):
Overview
Properties of a MANET
Need of MANET
Architecture
Standards and Application
Challenges and Issues
3. Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs):
Definition:
A mobile ad hoc network (MANET), is a self-configuring
infrastructure less network of mobile devices connected by
wireless links.
Internet
MOBILE NODE
GATEWAY NODE MOBILE NODE
autonomous network stub network
4. 4
Fundamental Concepts
Ad hoc networks are autonomous networks
operating either in isolation or as “stub
networks” connecting to a fixed network
Do not necessarily rely on existing
infrastructure
No “access point”
Each node serves as a router and forwards
packets for other nodes in the network
Topology of the network continuously
changes
5. Why Ad Hoc Networks ?
Setting up of fixed access points and
backbone infrastructure is not always viable
Infrastructure may not be present in a disaster
area or war zone
Infrastructure may not be practical for short-range
radios; Bluetooth (range ~ 10m)
Ad hoc networks:
Do not need backbone infrastructure support
Are easy to deploy
Useful when infrastructure is absent, destroyed or
impractical
6. Mobile Ad Hoc Networking (MANET)
Characteristics:
No backbone infrastructure
dynamic topologies: nodes are free to move
arbitrarily
bandwidth-constrained, variable capacity links
energy-constrained operation
Nodes with limited battery life and storage
capabilities
limited physical security
may have both unicast and multicast/broadcast
traffic
7. 7
Motivation
Battlefield survivability
Must support mobility
Avoid single point of failure typical of centralized
systems
Often unable to rely on existing communications
infrastructure
Desire for a rapidly deployable, self-organizing
network
Multi-hop packet routing used to exchange messages
between users who are not within LOS of each other
8. 8
Applications
Military
Rapidly deployable battle-site networks
Sensor fields
remote-controlled aerial vehicles
Disaster management
Disaster relief teams that cannot rely on existing
infrastructure
Neighborhood area networks (NANs)
Shareable Internet access in high density urban
settings
9. 9
Applications
Impromptu communications among groups of
people
Meetings/conferences
sports stadiums
boats, small aircraft
Automobile communications
Personal area networking
cell phone, laptop, ear phone, wrist watch
Emergency operations
search-and-rescue
policing and fire fighting
10. 10
Standardization
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) MANET
working group (
http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/manet-charter.html)
“The primary focus of the working group is to develop
and evolve MANET routing specification(s) and
introduce them to the Internet Standards track. The
goal is to support networks scaling up to hundreds of
routers. (…) The working group will also serve as a
meeting place and forum for those developing and
experimenting with MANET approaches.”
11. 11
A Typical MANET
Overlap of Transmission
Ranges of Nodes allows
Packet Forwarding
Packets travel over
multiple wireless
hops
A
B
A
B
13. Challenges in Mobile Environments
· Limitations of the Wireless Network
· packet loss due to transmission errors
· variable capacity links
· frequent disconnections/partitions
· limited communication bandwidth
· Broadcast nature of the communications
· Limitations Imposed by Mobility
· dynamically changing topologies/routes
· lack of mobility awareness by system/applications
· Limitations of the Mobile Computer
· short battery lifetime
· limited capacities
14. Effect of mobility on the protocol stack
Application
new applications and adaptations
Transport
congestion and flow control
Network
addressing and routing
Link
media access and handoff
Physical
transmission errors and interference
Editor's Notes
#10:RFC request for comment
INtenet Engineering Task Force
Taking on routing protocols