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Wireless Sensor Networks : Technology, Protocols, and Applications

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116 WIRELESS TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS<br />

60<br />

Data Link Rate (Mbps)<br />

50<br />

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802.11b<br />

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0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 225<br />

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Figure 4.7 Performance characteristics of IEEE 802.11a: throughput comparison versus<br />

distance (indoor applications).<br />

the ISI caused by multipath interference; by contrast, 802.11b networks are generally<br />

range limited by multipath interference rather than the loss of signal strength<br />

over distance.<br />

Now-emerging multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) systems use multiple<br />

antennas to transmit <strong>and</strong> receive radio signals. MIMO methods increase the<br />

throughput <strong>and</strong> quality of the signals received. IEEE 802.11n uses MIMO techniques.<br />

For example, MIMO–OFDM will allow service providers to deploy a<br />

broadb<strong>and</strong> wireless access (BWA) system that has non-line-of-sight (NLOS) functionality.<br />

Specifically, MIMO–OFDM takes advantage of the multipath properties<br />

of environments using base station antennas that do not have LOS. As noted, in<br />

multipath environments the original signal <strong>and</strong> the individual echoes each arrive<br />

at the receiver antenna at slightly different times, causing the echoes to interfere<br />

with one another, thus degrading signal quality. The MIMO system uses multiple<br />

antennas to transmit data simultaneously in small segments to the receiver, which<br />

can process the data flows <strong>and</strong> put them back together. This process, called spatial<br />

multiplexing, increases the data-transmission speed proportionally by a factor equal<br />

to the number of antennas transmitting. In addition, since all data are transmitted<br />

both in the same frequency b<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> with separate spatial signatures, this technique<br />

utilizes the spectrum fairly efficiently [4.10].<br />

ZigBee In this section we provide a brief description of ZigBee. ZigBee is the<br />

only st<strong>and</strong>ards-based technology designed to address the unique needs of<br />

low-cost, low-power WSNs for remote monitoring, home control, <strong>and</strong> building<br />

automation network applications in the industrial <strong>and</strong> consumer markets [4.11].<br />

The wireless systems discussed in previous subsections provide high data rates at<br />

the expense of power consumption, application complexity, <strong>and</strong> cost. However,<br />

there are many wireless monitoring <strong>and</strong> control applications for industrial <strong>and</strong><br />

home markets that require longer battery life, lower data rates, <strong>and</strong> less complexity

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