Submitted by Johnny Rodrigues (johnnyrodrigues@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-08-01T17:19:06Z No. of bitstreams: 1 LORENO FEITOSA DE OLIVEIRA - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGCC 2007..pdf: 5757457 bytes, checksum: b80a82ad9c8975205f58ab024e542115 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-01T17:19:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LORENO FEITOSA DE OLIVEIRA - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGCC 2007..pdf: 5757457 bytes, checksum: b80a82ad9c8975205f58ab024e542115 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-08-31 / Redes pessoais sem fio, WPANs (WirelessPersonalAreaNetworks), são redes de curto alcance, em torno de 10 m, cujo centro é o usuário. O cenário de uso geral é aquele onde dispositivos dentro da área de cobertura da WPAN comunicam-se diretamente entre si ou com recursos do mundo exterior (recursos fora da WPAN) através de pontos de acesso que ofereçam esse tipo de encaminhamento de dados. WPANs vêm ganhando atenção nos últimos anos principalmente devido ao surgimento de novas tecnologias de transmissão sem fio que viabilizam este tipo de rede, particularmente Bluetooth. De fato, o desenvolvimento das WPANs confunde-se com o desenvolvimento do Bluetooth, que tem sido usado como ponto de partida em diversos estudos e protótipos nesta área. Sendo a mobilidade de usuários a principal característica das WPANs, um número de questões surge quando se pensa no desenvolvimento de aplicações direcionadas para esse novo paradigma. Uma das principais se refere à gerência de handoff. Handoff é o processo pelo qual conexões, rotas de dados, e estados associados à provisão de algum serviço são transferidos entre pontos de acesso à medida que o usuário se move entre suas áreas de cobertura. Apesar de seu alinhamento com o modelo de rede das WPANs, Bluetooth não possui facilidades para o gerenciamento de handoffs além de suas operações padrão para localização e conexão com dispositivos próximos; inquiry e paging respectivamente. Adicionalmente, o tráfego de dados dessas operações pela interface Bluetooth possui prioridade sobre o tráfego de dados das aplicações do usuário. Essa característica possui especial impacto sobre um tipo particular de aplicações: aquelas que demandam transferências de dados em tempo-real, como aplicações de streaming. Ao tornar o canal sem fio indisponível para o tráfego de dados, seja pela temporária perda total de conexão com pontos de acesso durante handoffs ou por preempção da interface para as operações citadas, aplicações de tempo-real têm seus desempenhos comprometidos devido à quebra de requisitos temporais associados às suas trocas de dados. Nesse contexto, neste trabalho é proposto um protocolo para gerência dehandoffs em WPANs Bluetooth. O protocolo apresentado é voltado para o uso com aplicações que demandam transferências de dados em tempo-real, sendo demonstrada nesse trabalho sua adequação para esse tipo de aplicação. O protocolo apresentado foi projetado levando-se em consideração as limitações dos potenciais dispositivos clientes (pequenos dispositivos móveis com pouco poder de processamento, pouca memória, largura de banda restrita, etc). Assim, são transferidas para os pontos de acesso todas as atividades relativas às transições entre pontos de acesso dos dispositivos móveis. O protocolo apresentado descarta ainda a necessidade de sinalizações ou quaisquer outras trocas de mensagens entre dispositivos móveis e pontos de acesso durante os handoffs. Por utilizar apenas operações padronizadas do Bluetooth, viabiliza-se seu uso junto com qualquer dispositivo programável equipado com interface Bluetooth de acordo com a especificação, sendo portanto dispensada a necessidade de, por exemplo, modificar a pilha Bluetooth dos dispositivos. / Wireless personal area networks (WPANs), are a mobile short range wireless network, with typical range of 10 meters, where the user is the center. The general usage scenario is where devices within the WPANs range communicate directly to each other or with resources from the external world (outside the WPAN) through access points which offer routing service. WPANs have been gaining attention over the last few years mainly due the emergence and popularization of novel wireless communication technologies that enable this kind of network, notably Bluetooth. In fact, the development of WPANs is closely related to the development of Bluetooth, which has been used as starting point to several studies and prototypes in this field. As the user mobility is the main feature of WPANs, a number of questions arise when developing applications targeted to this new paradigm. One of the most important refers to the handoff management. Handoff is the process through which network connections, routes, and states associated to services in course are seamlessly transferred between access points as the user moves through their coverage areas. Despite its alignment with the WPAN's network model, Bluetooth has no facilities for aiding the management of handoffs besides its standard operations for querying nearby devices and connect to them, inquiry and paging respectively. Moreover, the data traffic of these operations has priority over user applications' data traffic. This property has special impact for a particular kind of application: those that require real-time data transfer, such as streaming applications. When the wireless channel is unavailable for data transfers, with temporary connection loss with access points during handoffs, or interface preemption for the inquiry and paging operations, real-time applications have their performance compromised in consequence of violation of temporal requirements. In this work, a protocol for managing handoffs in Bluetooth-based WPANs is presented. The protocol is focused on the use of applications that demand real-time data transfers. The adequacy of the protocol to this kind of application is analyzed through a case study for an audio streaming application. The protocol is designed focusing on the limitations of potential client devices (small portable devices with limited computational power, memory, bandwidth, battery life, etc). Therefore, all the handoff management operations are transferred to access points. There is no need of signaling or any other kind of coordination or message exchange between access points and mobile devices during handoffs. Due to the use of standardized Bluetooth operations, any programmable device with a standard complaint Bluetooth interface can be used without changes on any underlying software layer, such as the Bluetooth stack. It is also presented a formal modelling and validation of the protocol to ensure it behaves according to its specification. The formal model is important to understand the protocol, unanbiguous documentation, and to easy the validation of changes and extension by automatic simulation and proof of properties.

This thesis-project aims to research the possibilities of new wireless technologies in general control-situations. We have studied different existing control protocols, and developed a new protocol focusing on textbased menus. Our protocol is scaleable, easy to implement, and platform- and media independent. Since our protocol supports Plug and Play with dynamically allocated id’s, it does not require a unique id in the hardware. To test the protocol we have developed a prototype system, consisting of a mobile phone connected to a server, which in turn is connected to two slave units, controlling peripheral equipment on 220 Volt. The phone is an Ericsson T28, equipped with a Bluetooth unit. The server is runningthe real-time OS eCos on an ARM 7TDMI Evaluation Kit, and the slave units consist of two developer boards equipped with PIC-processors. Communication between the phone and the server is done over Bluetooth. However we did not find a working Bluetooth protocol stack ported to eCos, so a serial cable was used instead. Communication between the server and the slaves is done over a RS-485 serial network which simulates the traffic over a radio-network. The results show that our protocol is working, and that our system would be easy to implement, cheap to produce and very scalable.

When installing new network security cameras in buildings, the cameras are often connected to sensors via signal wires. Since most building already have internet and electricity drawn throughout the structure, the procedure of routing a new signal wire can be costly and time demanding. By replacing this wire with a wireless link, the cost and time it takes for the customer to install a camera could be reduced. The objective for this thesis is to investigate different wireless technologies used in short range, low power wireless communication networks such as PANs and LANs. Focusing on technologies used in the surveillance segment a decision will be made on which wireless technology that would suit as a link between a sensor and a camera for transmitting trigger signals. The technology will then be implemented in a proof-of-concept accessory, which can give an Axis Communications camera wireless functionality through it’s IO port.

Internet of Things is the latest phenomenon in the computing industry. Even if it has not been completely defined yet, we are already surrounded by various devices connected to the Internet. This thesis project focuses on low cost and low-power wireless solutions and on the on-line backend behind the architecture. At the same time the present work also deals with Cloud Computing which can provide a highly scalable runtime environment for this backend without building an infrastructure. To handle the huge amount of data collected by billions of devices, BigData services could be used in the same cloud space. The project is a collection of the theoretical background of the Internet of Things; so as a result, it provides the reader with an overview of the concept. It also provides a walktrough of the design, implementation and testing process of a complex agricultural Internet of Things solution.

This thesis focuses on the Internet of Things and some of the most important problems it faces today. Among these are the overdependence on the Cloud and lack of autonomy, poor security and privacy, complicated initialization and power consumption. The work aims to implement a complex IoT solution that solves the discussed problems. The project is part of a collaboration with NXP Semicondutors and will be used to showcase the company's technologies.

This project aims to create a mobile application for iOS devices that provide valuable information about user's car rides. Needed data are obtained by ELM327 located in OBD-II scanner which can communicate with the car. Obtained data are analyzed using table of limits. The application informs riders about their driving mistakes and giving them tips how to fix them. Trips can be saved and exported in the form of logbook. In addition application includes diagnostic functions that can be found in every other diagnostic application.

The work is oriented on design and realization of the complex intelligent house control system with central visualization panel. System contains industrial buses connection.

This master's thesis deal the system, which use the Frequency Hopping (FH). Is explained principle those techniques and her benefits and disadvantages. Follows description techniques Adaptive Frequency Hopping (AFH) that used the Bluetooth. Follows description other method for setup hopset such as Dynamic Frequency Hopping (DFH), which used standards 802.22. 22. Is an emerging standard for Wireless Regional Area Networks (WRAN) operating on a license-exempt and non-interference basis in the spectrum allocated to TV broadcast services (between 47–910 MHz). Other method introduces the Adaptive Frequency Rolling (AFR), a particular instance of frequency hopping (FH) that enables the collocated WPANs to cooperate and avoid the self-interference. The AFR uses as input solely the observed packet error rate (PER) and it does not require any exchange of information among the collocated WPANs. The effect of the FR over a longer time interval is that the WPANs use the complete set of disposable channels in an implicit time-division and cooperative manner. Last method described in this Thesis is Dynamic Adaptive Frequency Hopping (DAFH). The basic strategy applied in DAFH is a binary search for a hopset that offers smaller PER. The set of admissible hopsets depends on the total number of available channels and the maximal level of binary divisions. Practical part of the master's thesis describes proposal model AFH, with usage of Matlab Simulink programme. In thesis are described function each blocks a their setting. Simulation parameters can change in simple graphic interface. The model is able to simulate influence of static and dynamic interference in transmission band of two communicating devices.

Description of construction of analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog convertors for audio signal and distribution via wireless channel, are the objectives of my master's thesis. There are descriptions of DPS construction, design of panels and measurement of system parameters in the project, above all sampling and reconstruction of audio signal, power consumption and signal range of wireless modules. At the end is discussed real usage and suggestions for further developement.

This master’s thesis describes a wireless accelerometer module. The aim of this work was to study the properties and involvement of the accelerometer, wireless module design for data transfering from the accelerometer to the PC and the module implementation. As a wireless device is used bluetooth module that enables communication between the product and the computer. The wireless module used rechargable lithium ion battery that helps keep module alive without adapter or net cable.