CS4284/CS5284 Mobile Computing Tutorial TEN Wireless LAN 1. W at !oes it mean "or a #ireless net#or$ to be operating in in"rastru%ture mo!

e& '" t e net#or$ is not in in"rastru%ture mo!e( # at mo!e o" operation is it in( an! # at is t e !i""erent bet#een t at mo!e o" operation an! in"rastru%ture mo!e&

Ans: 'n in"rastru%ture mo!e o" operation( ea% #ireless ost is %onne%te! to t e larger net#or$ )ia a base station *a%%ess point+. '" not operating in in"rastru%ture mo!e( a net#or$ operates in a!, o% mo!e. 'n a!, o% mo!e( #ireless osts a)e no in"rastru%ture #it # i% to %onne%t. 'n t e absen%e o" su% in"rastru%ture( t e osts t emsel)es must pro)i!e "or ser)i%es su% as routing( a!!ress assignment( -NS,li$e name translation( an! more. 2. Can CSMA/C- use! in 8.2.11 #ireless LANs& '" t e ans#er is not( %an CSMA/CA elp to sol)e problems&

Ans: No. T ere are t#o reasons # / CSMA/C- %annot be use! in 8.2.11 #ireless LANs0 a. A #ireless ost %annot sen! an! re%ei)e !ata at t e same time !ue to stronger sen!ing signal t an re%ei)ing signal. As a result( it %annot !ete%t an/ %ollision # ile sen!ing !ata "rames1 b. 2i!!en terminal problem e3ists so t at %ollision %annot be %ompletel/ a)oi!e!. CSMA/CA %an sol)e t ese problems. Sin%e %ollision !ete%tion is not possible in #ireless LANs( t e possible solution is to tr/ to a)oi! %ollisions at t e "irst glan%e. 4irst o" all( t e sen!er senses # et er t e % annel is i!le or not. '" t e % annel is i!le( t e sen!er #aits "or -'4S *i.e. a small ran!om time+. '" t e % annel %ontinues to be i!le a"ter -'4S( it sen!s a 5TS pa%$et to t e a%%ess point( in!i%ating t e total time re6uire! to transmit t e !ata an! AC7 "rames. W en t e a%%ess point re%ei)es t e 5TS pa%$et( it respon!s b/ broa!%asting a CTS pa%$et #it in its transmission range. T is CTS pa%$et ser)es t#o proposes0 't gi)es t e sen!er e3pli%it permission to sen! an! also instru%ts t e ot er stations not to sen! "or t e reser)e! !uration. T ere"ore( # en all t e ot er stations re%ei)e t e CTS pa%$et( t e/ re"rain "rom transmission "or t e reser)e! !uration. T en t e sen!er starts to transmit !ata pa%$ets on%e it as re%ei)e! t e CTS pa%$et.

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4or CSMA proto%ol( # / are a%$no#le!gements use! in 8.2.11 but not in #ire! Et ernet&

Ans: T ere are t#o reasons # / 8.2.11 uses a%$no#le!gements0 a. in #ireless % annels bit error rates are ig 1 b. in #ire! Et ernet( a transmitting station %an !ete%t # en t ere as an! asnt been a %ollision( # ereas in 8.2.11 a station %annot !ete%t a %ollision. 4. -es%ribe t e role o" t e bea%on "rames in 8.2.11. Someone argues t at( be"ore an 8.2.11 station transmits a !ata "rame( it must "irst sen! an 5TS "rame an! re%ei)e a %orrespon!ing CTS "rame. 's it true&

Ans: A9s transmit bea%on "rames. An A9 s bea%on "rames #ill be transmitte! o)er one o" t e 11 % annels. T e bea%on "rames permit nearb/ #ireless stations to !is%o)er an! i!enti"/ t e A9. 4alse( sen!ing 5TS/CTS is optional but goo! "or t e %ase # en sen!ing large !ata "rames.