IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN: Draft Standard
IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN: Draft Standard
Keith B. Amundsen
Wireless Solutions
508-470-9483
keith_b_amundsen@raytheon.com
October 24, 1996
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Introduction
• IEEE 802.11 Draft 5.0 is a draft standard for Wireless Local Area
Network (WLAN) communication.
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Agenda
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• BSSID & ESSID: Data fields identifying a stations BSS & ESS.
• Clear Channel Assessment (CCA): A station function used to
determine when it is OK to transmit.
• Association: A function that maps a station to an Access Point.
• MAC Service Data Unit (MSDU): Data Frame passed between user
& MAC.
• MAC Protocol Data Unit (MPDU): Data Frame passed between
MAC & PHY.
• PLCP Packet (PLCP_PDU): Data Packet passed from PHY to PHY
over the Wireless Medium.
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ESS
Existing
Wired LAN
AP AP
STA BSS STA STA BSS STA
Infrastructure
Network
STA STA
Ad Hoc BSS BSS Ad Hoc
Network Network
STA STA
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• Fragmentation
– Bit Error Rate (BER) goes up with distance and decreases the
probability of successfully transmitting long frames
– MSDUs given to MAC can be broken up into smaller MPDUs
given to PHY, each with a sequence number for reassembly
• Can increase range by allowing operation at higher BER
• Lessens the impact of collisions
• Trade overhead for overhead of RTS-CTS
• Less impact from Hidden Nodes
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• Antenna Diversity
– Multipath fading a signal can inhibit reception
– Multiple antennas can significantly minimize
– Spacial Separation of Orthoganality
– Choose Antenna during Preamble Sync pattern
• Presence of Preamble Sync pattern
• Presence of energy
• RSSI - Received Signal Strength Indication
• Combination of both
• Clear Channel Assessment
– Require reliable indication that channel is in use to defer
transmission
– Use same mechanisms as for Antenna Diversity
– Use NAV information
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Security
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Performance, Theoretical Maximum Throughput
1 Mbit/sec 2 Mbit/sec
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Implementation Support
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AMD Am79C930 PCnetTM-Mobile
• MAC Soft -> 80188 based architecture
• IEEE 802.11 MAC Firmware provided by AMD
• PHY independent
– Programmable interface supports all PHY types
• Device Driver software available
– NDIS3, NDIS2, ODI
• 144 pin TQFP package
• PCMCIA & ISA Plug & Play interfaces
• 5 & 3 volt functionality
• 1 & 2 Mbit/sec data rates, with dynamic rate switching
capability
• Evaluation software & HW available
• Cyrus Namazi: 408 749 3415
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• RMCS2410-10
– 2.4GHz Upconverter / Downconverter
– 28-pin flat pack
• RMMS2410-10
– 2.4GHz Power Amplifier
– 2.4GHz Low Noise Amplifier
– 28-pin flat pack
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Raytheon Implementation
• PC Card (Station)
– Custom ASIC
• MAC
• PCMCIA Interface
• Radio Modem
– Microprocessor
– Memory
– Dual Antenna
• Access Point
– Microprocessor
– Ethernet Interface
– PCMCIA Interface
– Memory
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