The topic of Wi-Fi networks (Wireless Fidelity) is widely discussed currently as there is a big boom of this technology. The Wi-Fi refers to a method of modern technology that enables wireless transmission of data between devices such as printers and mobile phones. The main objectives of the thesis are focused on the development proposal to build a modern data network for an ISP (Internet Service Provider) in the technical area. Another aim was to process and analyze the results of the newly formed economic entity and their subsequent evaluation in recent years, i.e for the years 2008 - 2011. Business plan was designed in Branišov, which is a village near Czech Budejovice in 2001. Initially, it was the agreement of two local residents who believed that the offer of an Internet connection is not ideal for this location and started to develop some "small" wireless network. At the beginning, any professional equipment was not used in this network. When connected with an increasing number of customers (about five inhabitants of Branišov), professional antennas and access points began to be used. The above mentioned five customers manage to cover all operating costs created by the network. In subsequent years, i.e. 2004 ? 2007, there was a boom of the project. The number of connected users was growing constantly, even though not conducted any marketing or promotional activities. By the end of 2006, individual users began to demand greater guarantee of a stable connection. At the same time, it also proved to be absolutely necessary to establish a specific person responsible for the network. This person was supposed to maintain the network, develop it and manage it. In 2007, the initial non-commercial network was transformed into a commercial network model and brand new commercial entity ? a limited liability company ? was created. Currently, there is a continual development of this network, which already covers a total of 30 villages around České Budějovice and Vodňany and the signal spread through 115 broadcasting Access Points.

Orientador: Eleri Cardozo / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Eletrica e de Computação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-11T19:00:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Barboza_DanielHenrique_M.pdf: 1643461 bytes, checksum: 54208ec1e9074c404ed862b0134b81b0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / Resumo: Os dispositivos de rede sem fio estão cada vez mais populares. Quase todos os dispositivos portáteis atuais possuem uma interface de rede sem fio e pontos de acesso estão acessíveis a baixo custo para uso corporativo e doméstico. No entanto, este aumento no uso de redes sem fio gera novos desafios. O mais crítico deles é com relação à segurança no acesso à rede sem fio. A natureza da comunicação sem fio dificulta a confidencialidade da informação que viaja livremente em forma de ondas eletromagnéticas. Deste modo, as redes sem fio apresentam novas brechas de segurança que não existem em redes cabeadas. Outro desafio em redes sem fio é preservar as conexões da rede de transporte durante o handover. Handover é o processo pelo qual um dispositivo móvel substitui seu ponto de acesso atual por um outro que possui melhor relação sinal-ruído. Durante o handover, as conexões da rede de transporte mantidas pelo dispositivo móvel são comprometidas. Isto ocorre devido aos procedimentos de desassociação e re-associação entre os pontos de acesso e a atualização dos parâmetros de camada três do nó móvel para sua nova localização. Este trabalho tem como objetivo avaliar o impacto da segurança no overhead de handover e propor mecanismos pelos quais as camadas superiores sejam notificadas quando um handover ocorrer. / Abstract: Wireless devices are becoming more popular. Almost any portable device nowadays has a wireless network interface and wireless access points are available at low cost for commercial or domestic use. However, the widespread of wireless networks is creating new challenges. The most critical challenge is related to the security in the access of wireless networks. The nature of wireless communications makes harder to guarantee privacy as data travels freely in electromagnetic waves. As such, wireless networks present many security breaches not found in cabled networks. Another challenge in wireless networks is to preserve the transport connections during handover. Handover is the process by which a mobile device replaces its current access point by a new one that presents a better signal to noise ratio. During handover the transport connections kept by the mobile device are compromised due to the procedures of disassociation and re-association among the access points and the updating of the mobile node's layer three parameters for its new location. This work has the objective of evaluating the impact of security in the handover overheads and to propose mechanisms by which the upper layers are notified when a handover occurs. / Mestrado / Engenharia de Computação / Mestre em Engenharia Elétrica

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En los últimos años, el consumo de servicios multimedia ha aumentado y se prevé que esta tendencia continúe en un futuro próximo, convirtiendo el tema de la evaluación de la Calidad de la Experiencia (QoE) en un tema muy importante para valorar el servicio de los proveedores. En este sentido, la optimización de la QoE recibe cada vez más atención ya que las soluciones actuales no han tenido en cuenta, la adaptación, la viabilidad, la rentabi-lidad y la fiabilidad. La presente memoria se centra en la caracterización, diseño, desarrollo y evaluación de diferentes aplicaciones multimedia, con el fin de optimizar la QoE. Por tanto, este trabajo investiga la influencia que la infraestructura de redes, las características de los videos y los terminales de los usuarios, presentan en la QoE de los servicios multimedia actuales en Internet. Esta tesis se basa en la investigación exhaustiva de la evaluación subjetiva y objetiva de QoE en redes heterogéneas. Los desafíos y cuestiones relacionados con el estado de la técnica y se discuten en esta disertación. En la primera fase, diseñamos una metodología de prueba para evaluar la QoE en la transmisión de video en directo y a través de plataformas de video bajo demanda en redes Wi-Fi y celulares. A partir de esta fase inicial, propondremos los problemas a investigar y las preguntas para resolver a lo largo de esta disertación. Nuestra metodología hace uso de métricas subjetivas y objetivas para evaluar la QoE percibida por los usuarios finales. Se realiza un conjunto de experimentos en laboratorio donde nuestra metodología de pruebas es aplicada. Los resultados obtenidos se recopilan y analizan para extraer las relaciones entre la Calidad de servicio (QoS) y QoE. A partir de estos resultados, se propone un mapeo de QoS-QoE que permite predecir la QoE. En la siguiente fase de la investigación, desarrollamos los algoritmos de optimización de QoE basados en la administración del sistema de red para redes Wi-Fi y celulares. Los algoritmos usan los parámetros clave que se tuvieron en cuenta para la evaluación de QoE. El objetivo de estos algorit-mos es proporcionar un sistema de gestión flexible para las redes con el ob-jetivo de lograr un equilibrio controlado entre la maximización de QoE y la eficiencia del uso de los recursos. Por último, se diseña el banco de pruebas del sistema para evaluar el rendimiento de las aplicaciones de servicios multimedia genéricos en los diferentes entornos de prueba. El banco de pruebas del sistema se basa en el enfoque de virtualización; usa los recursos compartidos de un hardware fí-sico para virtualizar todos los componentes. El banco de pruebas virtualiza-do proporciona funciones de red virtualizadas para diferentes escenarios, como Internet (las redes de distribución de contenido - CDNs) y redes inalámbricas. Por lo tanto, se adoptan protocolos livianos y mecanismos ágiles en el sistema, para proporcionar un mejor servicio a los usuarios fina-les. Los resultados de QoE son proporcionados a los proveedores de servi-cios de acuerdo con los parámetros que se definen en el proceso de la eva-luación. Como resultado hemos obtenido un sistema que presenta un servi-cio rentable como una forma factible para la evaluación de la prueba. / In recent years, multimedia services consumption has increased and it is expected that this trend will continue in the near future, becoming the evaluation of Quality of Experience (QoE) as a very important issue for assessing the quality of providers' services. In this sense, the optimization of the QoE is progressively receiving much attention considering that current solutions are not based on the adaptation, feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and reliability. The present dissertation is focused on the characterization, design, development and evaluation of different multimedia applications aimed to optimize the QoE. Therefore, this work investigates the influence that the networks infrastructure, the videos' characteristics and the users' terminals present on QoE of the current Internet multimedia services. The work is based on a comprehensive research of subjective and objective assessments in heterogeneous networks. Challenges and research questions related to the state of the art are discussed in this dissertation. In the first phase of this dissertation, we design a test methodology for assessing QoE of live video streaming and video on demand platforms to be transmitted over Wi-Fi and cellular networks. From this initial step, we will propound the related research issues and questions to solve this dissertation. Our methodology considers the use of subjective and objective metrics to evaluate the QoE perceived by end-users. A set of laboratory experiments is conducted where our proposed methodology is applied. The obtained results are gathered and analyzed to extract the relations between Quality of Service (QoS) and QoE. From the results, we propose a QoS-QoE mapping which allows predicting QoE. In the next phase of the research, we develop QoE-optimization algorithms based on network system management for Wi-Fi and cellular networks. The algorithms use the key parameters that were taken into account for QoE assessment. The goal of these algorithms is to provide a flexible management system for the networks in order to achieve the desirable trade-off between QoE maximization and resource usage efficiency. Lastly, the system testbed is designed in order to evaluate the performance of generic multimedia services applications for the different environments under test. The system testbed is based on virtualization approach; it uses the shared resources of a physical hardware to virtualize all components. The virtualized testbed provides virtualized network functions for the different scenarios such as the Internet (Content Delivery Networks - CDNs) and wireless networks. Therefore, lightweight protocols and agile mechanisms are adopted in the system to provide enhanced service to end-users. The QoE results are reported to the service providers according to the parameters defined in the evaluation process. As a result, we have obtained a cost-effective system, which is considered as a feasible way for test evaluation. / En els últims anys, el consum de serveis multimèdia ha augmentat i es preveu que aquesta tendència continue en un futur pròxim, convertitnt el tema de l'avaluació de la Qualitat d'Experiència (QoE) una tasca molt im-portant per a valorar el servei dels proveïdors. En aquest sentit, l'optimització de la QoE rep cada vegada més atenció degut a que les solucions actuals no tenen en compte, l'adaptació, la viabilitat, el rendiment i la fiabilitat. La present memòria se centra en la caracterització, disseny, desenvolupament i avaluació de diferents aplicacions multimèdia, amb la finalitat d'optimitzar la QoE. Per tant, aquest treball investiga la influència que la infraestructura de les xarxes, les característiques dels videos i els terminals dels usuaris tenen sobre la QoE dels serveis multimèdia actuals d'Iinternet. Aquesta tesi es basa en una recerca exhaustiva de l'avaluació subjectiva i objectiva de QoE en xarxes heterogènies. Els desafiaments i preguntes relacionats amb l'estat de la tècnica es discuteixen en aquesta dissertació. En la primera fase, dissenyem la metodologia de prova per a avaluar la QoE de transmissió de video en directe i de plataformes de video baix demanda en xarxes Wi-Fi i cel·lulars. A partir d'aquest primer pas, proposem els problemes de recerca relacionats i les preguntes a resoldre a través d'a-questa tesi. La nostra metodologia fa ús de mètriques subjectives i objecti-ves per a avaluar la QoE dels usuaris finals. Es realitzen un conjunt d'expe-riments en laboratori on s'aplica la nostra metodología. Els resultats obtin-guts es recopilen i analitzen per a extraure les relacions entre la QoS i la QoE. A partir d'aquests resultats, esproposa un mapatge de QoS-QoE que ens permetrà predir la QoE. En la següent fase de la recerca, desenvolupem els algoritmes d'optimi-tzació de la QoE per a l'administració de xarxes Wi-Fi i cel·lulars. Els algo-ritmes utilitzen els paràmetres clau que es van tenir en compte per a l'ava-luació de QoE. L'objectiu d'aquests algoritmes és proporcionar un sistema de gestió flexible per ales xarxes que permetrá aconseguir un equilibri con-trolat entre la maximització de la QoE i l'us eficient dels recursos. Finalment, el banc de proves del sistema està dissenyat per a avaluar el rendiment de les aplicacions de serveis multimèdia genèrics en els diferents entorns de prova. El banc de proves del sistema es basa en l'enfocament de virtualització; usa els recursos compartits d'un equip físic que virtualitza tots els components. El banc de proves virtualitzat proporciona les funcions de xarxa virtualitzades per a diferents escenaris, com Internet (les xarxes de distribució de continguts - CDNs) i xarxes sense fils. Per tant, s'adopten protocols lleugers i mecanismes àgils en el sistema per a proporcionar un millor servei als usuaris finals. Els resultats de QoE son proporcionats als proveïdors de serveis d'acord amb els paràmetres que es defineixen en el procés de l'avaluació. Com a resultat, hem obtés un sistema que presenta un servei rendible i com a viable per a l'avaluació de la prova. / Abdullah, MT. (2018). Smart Client-Server Protocol and Architecture for Adaptive Multimedia Streaming [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/103324 / TESIS

This work deals with the wireless Wi-Fi networks, that used unlicenced ISM frequency band 2,4 GHz. These wireless networks are very extended in these days and used mainly for the Internet connection. With the multimedia data transfers expanding it’s necessary to ensure the specific quality of service QoS in wireless networks mainly for applications, which are sensitive to delay or packets lost. The main aim of this work is to describe Wi-Fi networks based on IEEE 802.11b/g/n standards, description of QoS techniques according to IEEE 802.11e standard and description of parameters describing QoS for the VoIP services. The practical part is divided on a two parts. The problems of measuring the radio link quality and the creation of simple program for quality of wireless connection analysis are solved in the first part. The second part incluledes measuring of the lost packets number in Wi-Fi network with the commercial application AirMagnet Laptop Wireless LAN Analyzer and measuring of the signal noise influence with the help of spectrum analyzer and vector signal generator.

<p dir="ltr">The research work presented in this thesis focuses on two highly important topics in the modern age. The first topic of research is the development of various image-based Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDSs) and performing a comprehensive analysis of their performance. Wi-Fi networks have become ubiquitous in enterprise and home networks which creates opportunities for attackers to target the networks. These attackers exploit various vulnerabilities in Wi-Fi networks to gain unauthorized access to a network or extract data from end users' devices. The deployment of an NIDS helps detect these attacks before they can cause any significant damages to the network's functionalities or security. Within the scope of our research, we provide a comparative analysis of various deep learning (DL)-based NIDSs that utilize various imaging techniques to detect anomalous traffic in a Wi-Fi network. The second topic in this thesis is the development of learning modules for security and privacy in Machine Learning (ML). The increasing integration of ML in various domains raises concerns about its security and privacy. In order to effectively address such concerns, students learning about the basics of ML need to be made aware of the steps that are taken to develop robust and secure ML-based systems. As part of this, we introduce a set of hands-on learning modules designed to educate students on the importance of security and privacy in ML. The modules provide a theoretical learning experience through presentations and practical experience using Python Notebooks. The modules are developed in a manner that allows students to easily absorb the concepts regarding privacy and security of ML models and implement it in real-life scenarios. The efficacy of this process will be obtained from the results of the surveys conducted before and after providing the learning modules. Positive results from the survey will demonstrate the learning modules were effective in imparting knowledge to the students and the need to incorporate security and privacy concepts in introductory ML courses.</p>