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11 Mbit/s |
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Encrypted (but questionable security) |
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InfraRed: Short range, slow connection |
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Bluetooth: Short range, fast connection |
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Cell/PCS: Wide Area Network |
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CDPD: 10 Kbit/sec data on old
analog
cell systems (Cellular Digital Packet Data) |
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GSM: 13 Kbit/sec data (European cell
standard) |
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G3: High Speed (promised) |
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Wavelength |
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C = 3*108 m/sec |
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F = frequency (Hz) |
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Modulation |
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Narrow Band (AM, FM) |
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Wide Band (Spread Spectrum) |
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Frequency Hopping:
Invented by Heddy
Lamar during WWII |
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Direct Sequence :
Invented at ITT Labs
in Nutley NJ ~1950 |
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Spread Spectrum Properties |
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Difficult to jam |
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Difficult to
eavesdrop |
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Less interference
with other services |
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Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision
Avoidance |
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