Week 4 Discussion: Wireless Personal Area Networks
Topic 1: Low Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks (LR WPANs)
A wireless personal area network (WPAN) is a personal area network for interconnecting devices centered around an individual’s workspace. A Wireless Personal Area Network (PAN) uses two kinds of wireless technologies, Bluetooth, Infrared Data Association (IrDA) and Zigbee. List the different WPAN standards and their applications and explain how each work
Topic 2: High Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks (HR WPANs)
High-rate wireless personal area networks (WPANs) operate in the 2.4 GHz band supporting data speeds ranging from 11 Mbps to 55 Mbps. The high-data rates provide wireless connectivity of multimedia-capable wireless devices. Describe the characteristics required by 802.15.3 applications.
Learning Objectives Covered
List the different LR WPAN standards and their applications.
Explain how IrDA, Bluetooth, and ZigBee work.
List the different HR WPAN standards and their applications
You will:
List the different LR WPAN standards and their applications.
Explain how IrDA, Bluetooth, and ZigBee work.
Describe the characteristics required of 802.15.3 applications.
Required:
Use significant details (utilizing textbook, web, etc. for sources) and appropriate grammar.
Also, remember to include supporting references.
