15. WiFi: a Global Success
• Spectrum is free
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16. WiFi: a Global Success
• Spectrum is free
• Ad hoc deployment
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17. WiFi: a Global Success
• Spectrum is free
• Ad hoc deployment
• High throughputs
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18. WiFi: a Global Success
• Spectrum is free
• Ad hoc deployment
• High throughputs
• Commodity prices
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19. WiFi: a Global Success
• Spectrum is free
• Ad hoc deployment
• High throughputs
• Commodity prices
• Built into most computers /
devices
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20. WiFi: a Global Success
• Spectrum is free
• Ad hoc deployment
• High throughputs
• Commodity prices
• Built into most computers /
devices
• > 1 billion chipsets in 2011
alone
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23. WiFi: Drawbacks
• High network density
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24. WiFi: Drawbacks
• High network density
• Collapses at high traffic
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25. WiFi: Drawbacks
• High network density
• Collapses at high traffic
• Coverage issues
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26. WiFi: Drawbacks
• High network density
• Collapses at high traffic
• Coverage issues
• No QoS control
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27. WiFi: Drawbacks
• High network density
• Collapses at high traffic
• Coverage issues
• No QoS control
• Primitive coordination
between APs
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28. WiFi: Drawbacks
• High network density
• Collapses at high traffic
• Coverage issues
• No QoS control
• Primitive coordination
between APs
• Inefficient MAC
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29. WiFi: Drawbacks
• High network density
• Collapses at high traffic
• Coverage issues
• No QoS control
• Primitive coordination
between APs
• Inefficient MAC
• NOT RELIABLE
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31. AmbNet
• Leverages WiFi
PHY / chipsets
A
A
A
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32. AmbNet
• Leverages WiFi
PHY / chipsets
• Proprietary MAC
A
A
A
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33. AmbNet
• Leverages WiFi
PHY / chipsets
• Proprietary MAC
A
• Synchronized time slots
A
A
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34. AmbNet
• Leverages WiFi
PHY / chipsets
• Proprietary MAC
A
• Synchronized time slots
• Implicit coordination
A
between APs
A
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35. AmbNet
• Leverages WiFi
PHY / chipsets
• Proprietary MAC
A
• Synchronized time slots
• Implicit coordination
A
between APs
A
• Implicit balancing between
user needs
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41. AmbNet
According to Cisco:
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42. AmbNet
According to Cisco:
• IP and Internet traffic will
triple by 2016
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43. AmbNet
According to Cisco:
• IP and Internet traffic will
triple by 2016
• By that time, more than half
of that traffic will be WiFi-
based
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44. AmbNet
According to Cisco:
• IP and Internet traffic will
triple by 2016
• By that time, more than half
of that traffic will be WiFi-
based
• Video will be dominant
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