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<h1>5.7. Wireless Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee<a class="headerlink" href="Wireless.html#wireless-connectivity-wi-fi-bluetooth-and-zigbee" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
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<p>We close our survey of network technologies with a brief overview of three forms of wireless
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connectivity that facilitate three very different capabilities. <a class="reference internal" href="Glossary.html#term-wi-fi"><span class="xref std std-term">Wi-Fi</span></a> is the common name for
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the set of wireless technologies defined by the <a class="reference internal" href="Glossary.html#term-ieee-802-11"><span class="xref std std-term">IEEE 802.11</span></a> working groups and supported by
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the <a class="reference internal" href="Glossary.html#term-wi-fi-alliance"><span class="xref std std-term">Wi-Fi Alliance</span></a>. <em>Bluetooth</em> is a set of standards defined by the <a class="reference internal" href="Glossary.html#term-bluetooth-special-interest-group"><span class="xref std std-term">Bluetooth SIG</span></a>. <a class="reference internal" href="Glossary.html#term-zigbee"><span class="xref std std-term">Zigbee</span></a> is a suite of protocols maintained by the
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<a class="reference internal" href="Glossary.html#term-zigbee-alliance"><span class="xref std std-term">Zigbee Alliance</span></a>, intended to create short-range networks using radio communication defined
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by the <a class="reference internal" href="Glossary.html#term-ieee-802-15-4"><span class="xref std std-term">IEEE 802.15.4</span></a> working group.</p>
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<h2>5.7.1. Wireless Protocol Stacks and Uses<a class="headerlink" href="Wireless.html#wireless-protocol-stacks-and-uses" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
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<p>Wi-Fi is designed to act as a substitute for the wired connections that make up the traditional link
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and physical layers. That is, Wi-Fi assumes that the goal is to use a wireless connection to
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facilitate Internet access for a mobile device. As such, devices like laptops and tablets use the
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802.11 technology standards to communicate with an <a class="reference internal" href="Glossary.html#term-access-point"><span class="xref std std-term">access point</span></a> that is connected to an ISP.
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Readers may be familiar with the different standards, such as 802.11a, 802.11g, and 802.11n. These
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standards offer different levels of performance by specifying different features of the radio that
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is used. For instance, 802.11n wireless routers can have more than one antenna to support
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<a class="reference internal" href="Glossary.html#term-multiple-input-and-multiple-output"><span class="xref std std-term">multiple input and multiple output</span></a> (MIMO) access; with MIMO, the router can be sending and
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receiving communications with several devices all at one, increasing the efficiency of the overall
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system. Early standards did not assume MIMO-compatible radios, so the maximum speed and throughput
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were significantly lower.</p>
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<p>In contrast, Bluetooth was not designed to connect a device to the Internet. Instead, Bluetooth
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devices focus on short-range <a class="reference internal" href="Glossary.html#term-mobile-ad-hoc-network"><span class="xref std std-term">mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs)</span></a>. In a MANET, unknown devices
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establish connections with efficient, minimal overhead and configuration; the goal is to allow a new
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device to join the network rapidly, exchange some data, then disconnect. In the simplest case,
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Bluetooth speakers or headphones may be used to play the sound that would otherwise be produced by a
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computer’s speakers; similarly, a Bluetooth keyboard or mouse reduce the number of cables that must
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physically connect a computer and its peripheral devices. Bluetooth devices are generally assumed to
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have low-power requirements, so the range of the connection can be as short as 1 to 10 meters.</p>
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<div class="figure mb-2 align-right" id="id1" style="width: 35%">
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<span id="wirelessbluetooth"></span><a class="reference internal image-reference" href="_images/CSF-Images.5.13.png"><img class="p-3 mb-2 align-center border border-dark rounded-lg" alt="The Bluetooth protocol stack does not assume Internet access" src="_images/CSF-Images.5.13.png" style="width: 95%;" /></a>
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<p class="caption align-center px-3"><span class="caption-text"> Figure 5.7.1: The Bluetooth protocol stack does not assume Internet access</span></p>
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<p>Since Bluetooth is not intended to provide Internet access, its protocol stack is very different
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than the 5-layer model we have examined previously. <a href="Wireless.html#wirelessbluetooth">Figure 5.7.1</a> shows
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the main structure of the Bluetooth protocol stack. At the lowest layer, the baseband and
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the link manager/link controller (LM/LC) layers provide the basic point-to-point modulation
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of the radio signal. The logical link control and adaptation protocol (L2CAP) acts in a
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manner similar to the traditional link layer by multiplexing access to the radio for higher-layer
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protocols. Given Bluetooth’s usage model is for point-to-point communication, its protocol stack
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does not offer an equivalent of the Internet layer.</p>
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<p>Bluetooth defines a number of protocols that are analogous to a transport layer. The RFCOMM
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protocol provides a generic serial port interface, similar to a TCP stream socket.
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Multichannel adaptation protocol (MCAP) defines a common transport layer for medical
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devices. Lastly, the generic access profile (GAP) creates an extendible interface that can
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be used for future applications that are not defined in the specification.</p>
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<p><a class="reference internal" href="Glossary.html#term-bluetooth-profile"><span class="xref std std-term">Bluetooth profiles</span></a> serve as the equivalent of the application layer. The
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hands-free protocol (HFP) defines the interface for connecting a cell-phone to a wireless
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peripheral, such as a headset or an automobile. HFP and object exchange (OBEX)—a generic profile for
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exchanging binary data—run on top of the RFCOMM protocol. The health device protocol (HDP) provides
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a common interface for healthcare devices, such as thermometers or heart meters, running on the MCAP
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protocol. Some profiles, such as human interface device (HID) and audio/video distribution transport
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protocol (AVDTP), run directly on top of L2CAP to minimize their latency to support real-time human
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interactions. HID is used for wireless devices such as a mouse and keyboard, whereas AVDTP is used
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for devices like headphones. More recently, the advanced audio distribution profile (A2DP) has been
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added on top of AVDTP to provide improved service for audio-visual devices.</p>
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<p>The Bluetooth SIG was established with a core set of applications in mind. The designers also had a
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stated design goal to use existing radios, rather than designing new technology from scratch. These
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design goals allowed the Bluetooth SIG to get devices on the market for consumer use very rapidly.
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By working within the constraints of the top and bottom layers (the applications and the existing
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radios), the designers were able to construct a working protocol stack in a short period of time.</p>
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<p>The Zigbee wireless standard lies somewhere in between the goals of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Like
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Bluetooth, Zigbee is used for MANETs, but on a larger and more complex scale. To be specific,
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exchanging data packets. In contrast, Zigbee provides support for <a class="reference internal" href="Glossary.html#term-wireless-mesh-network"><span class="xref std std-term">wireless mesh networks</span></a>, in
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which devices provide support for routing packets if two hosts are too far apart to communicate
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directly. Note that the Internet backbone can be described as a wired mesh network, allowing
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multiple routing paths; Zigbee takes this idea and replaces the wired connections with wireless
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ones. Zigbee uses this structure to support applications like low-powered sensor networks. Zigbee is
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one of the protocols used to support the <a class="reference internal" href="Glossary.html#term-internet-of-things"><span class="xref std std-term">Internet of Things</span></a> (IoT). IoT is the general
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concept of connecting non-traditional computing devices, such as home appliances, thermostats, or
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entertainment devices, to each other and to the Internet as a whole.</p>
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<span id="wirelesszigbee"></span><a class="reference internal image-reference" href="_images/CSF-Images.5.14.png"><img class="p-3 mb-2 align-center border border-dark rounded-lg" alt="The Zigbee protocol stack supports custom short-range networks" src="_images/CSF-Images.5.14.png" style="width: 95%;" /></a>
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<p class="caption align-center px-3"><span class="caption-text"> Figure 5.7.2: The Zigbee protocol stack supports custom short-range networks</span></p>
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<p><a href="Wireless.html#wirelesszigbee">Figure 5.7.2</a> shows the structure of the Zigbee protocol stack. The lowest
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layers, MAC and PHY, are defined by the 802.15.4 working group, independent of Zigbee itself. These
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layers define a generic point-to-point communication that can be used with low-power radios. Zigbee
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refers specifically to the layers built on top of this this foundation. The NWK layer coordinates
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the mesh routing that builds the network. The APS and Zigbee Device Object (ZDO) Management provide
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layer, or they can request services through application end points.</p>
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<p>These three protocol stacks serve illustrate how wireless connectivity can be used to provide very
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different services. Wi-Fi is designed to extend the traditional Internet model to mobile devices,
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replacing the last link of the network with a wireless access point. Bluetooth defines a local
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point-to-point mechanism that allows computer peripherals to communicate without a cable physically
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connecting the devices. Zigbee creates a wireless mesh network that can be used to route data, such
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as sensor readings, between low-powered devices. Zigbee devices can also have additional components
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added that allow them to link to an Internet access point, connecting the sensor network and the
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Internet. These separate infrastructures provide support for application designers to build services
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