IoT-enabling Technologies Training: IEEE 802.15.4, WLLN, ZigBee, WAVE, Next Gen WiFi

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IoT-enabling Technologies Training: IEEE 802.15.4, WLLN, ZigBee, WAVE, Next Gen WiFi

IoT-enabling Technologies Training Part 1: IEEE 802.15.4 for Low-Rate Wireless Sensor Networks

Laying the Groundwork
- The 802.15.4 family of standards
- Overview of the 802.15.4 Low Rate Wireless Personal Area Network (LR-WPAN) specifications
- Sensor networks based on 802.15.4
IEEE 802.15.4 Physical layer (PHY)
- 802.15.4-2011 frequency bands
- 8092.15.4-2011 physical layers
- Physical layer in the 868 and 915 MHz bands
- Physical layer in the 2.4 GHz band
- Demonstration: Compare and contrast 802.15.4 and 802.11 channels in the 2.4GHz band
IEEE 802.15.4g for Smart Utility Networks (SUN)
- 802.15.4g requirements for smart metering
- Frequency bands used by the utility industry
- SUN PHY capabilities IE
- Compare and contrast the new Multi-Rate physical layers
- MR-FSK
- MR-OFDM
- MR-O-QPSK
IEEE 802.15.4 MAC Layer
- PAN coordinators
- Reduced and full functional devices
- Non-beacon enabled networks
- Beacon enabled networks
- Superframe structure and guaranteed time slots
- MAC frame format
- Connecting to an 802.15.4 based sensor network
- Sending data on an 802.15.4 based sensor network
Lab
- A look at the 802.15.4 beacon frame
- A look at the 802.15.4 association process
IEEE 802.15.4e MAC Layer Enhancements to Support Industrial Environments
- General MAC enhancements
- Enhanced beacons
- Header and payload information elements
- Multipurpose frames
- Fast Association (FastA)
- New MAC behavior modes
- DSME
- TSCH

IoT-enabling Technologies Training Part 2: Wireless Low Power and Lossy Networks (WLLNs)

Laying the Groundwork
- Applications and services
- Defining Wireless Low Power and Lossy Networks (WLLN)
- Wireless technologies
IEEE 802.15.4 Personal Area Networks
- Evolution of the 802.15.4 specifications
- Frequency bands
- Devices and topologies
- Beacon and non-beacon networks
- Frame types and traffic flow
ZigBee
- Evolution of ZigBee specifications
- Network nodes and topologies
- ZigBee protocol stack
- ZigBee IP
Wi-SUN
- Wi-SUN Alliance and Certification Program
- 802.15.4e support for industrial applications
- 802.15.4g enhancements to support SUN
WirelessHART and ISA 100
- Wireless sensors for industrial automation
- Wireless Highway Addressable Remote Transducer (WirelessHART)
- Standard for Industrial Wireless (ISA-100.11a)
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
- Evolution of Bluetooth specifications
- Operations in the 2.4GHz band
- Device types and topology
- Getting connected
- Frame types and structure
IPv6 Lower Power WPAN (6LoWPAN)
- Benefits of 6LoPAN
- Adaption format
- Header compression
IPv6 Routing Protocol for LLN
- Routing challenges in a lossy environment
- Routing over Low Lossy Networks (ROLL)
- Route Creation and Recovery
Log Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN)
- Distinguishing between LoRa and LoRaWAN
- LoRa Alliance
- Chirp Spread Spectrum
- End device classes
- Frame format

IoT-enabling Technologies Training Part 3: ZigBee

Laying the Groundwork
- What is ZigBee
- ZigBee products and services in the market today
- The role of the ZigBee Alliance
- The evolution of the ZigBee specifications
- The ZigBee protocol stack
IEEE 802.15.4 LR-WPAN
- Overview of the 802.15.4 Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) specifications
- Frequency channels and bandwidth
- Non-beacon enabled and beacon enabled networks
- PAN ID and addressing
- MAC frame format
ZigBee Network Layer
- Network nodes and topology
- ZigBee beacon frame
- ZigBee and ZigBee Pro feature comparison
- Assigning network addresses
- Mesh networking
- Connecting to a ZigBee network
- ZigBee network layer frame types and format
- Network packet format
Hands-on labs
- ZigBee beacon frames
- ZigBee control frames
ZigBee IP
- Why ZigBee IP
- Comparing ZigBee Pro and ZigBee IP network topologies
- Network discovery over low power and lossy networks
- IPv6 Routing Protocol for LLN (ROLL)
- Routing mechanisms
- Routing Protocol for LLN (RPL)
- IPv6 Lower Power WPAN (6LoWPAN)
Hands-on labs
- 6loWPAN header compression and fragmentation
- RPL messages used to form a network

IoT-enabling Technologies Training Part 4: IEEE 802.11p Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments (WAVE)

Laying the Groundwork
- Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
- Vehicular Communications Systems (VCS)
- Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC)
- Vehicular standards activities
- WAVE protocol stack
Lab:
- Understanding the WAVE protocol layers
IEEE 802.11p WAVE Physical Layer (PHY)
- The 5 GHz frequency band
- WAVE channels and permitted power levels
- Adapting Wi-Fi to work in vehicular environments
- 802.11p physical layer characteristics
- International variances
Labs:
- look at the channel information
IEEE 802.11p WAVE MAC Layer
- Operating outside the context of a BSS
- MAC header settings for WAVE operations
- Synchronizing 802.11p operations
- New timing and information management frame
- Implementing 802.11e EDCA mechanisms to multi-channels
- Carrying higher level information in vendor specific action frames
Labs:
- A look at 802.11p enabled beacon frames
- A look at 802.11p QoS data frames
- A look at 802.11p vendor specific management frames
IEEE 1609.4 WAVE Multi-Channel Operations
- Control and service channels (CCH/SCH)
- Multi-channel operations
- Channel access schemes
- Time synchronization and guard intervals
- MLME primitives support to the network layer
IEEE 1609.3 WAVE Network Services
- Device roles
- WAVE Service Advertisement (WSA)
- Provider Service Identifier (PSID)
- User priorities versus service priorities
- WAVE Short Message Protocol (WSMP)
- Illustration: Toll collection
Labs:
- A look at the WAVE Service Advertisement (WSA) frame
- A look at the WAVE Short Message Protocol (WSMP)
Sending IP Traffic
- IP service information extension fields
- WAVE Routing Advertisement (WRA)
- IP Data exchange
Labs:
- A look at the WAVE Routing Advertisement (WRA) frame

IoT-enabling Technologies Training Part 5: Next Generation 802.11 WLANs

Next generation wireless network requirements and user cases
- IEEE 802.11 standard evolution process
- Introducing:
  - 802.11ah: Sub 1 GHz (HaLow)
  - 802.11ax High efficiency WLAN (HEW)
  - 802.11ay Next Generation 60 GHz (NG60)
  - 802.11az Next Generation Positioning (NGP)
- 802.11ah sub 1 GHz
  - Compare and contrast 802.11ah with 802.11ac
  - Physical layer attributes to support longer range
  - MAC layer changes to support IoT device connectivity
- 802.11ax High Efficiency WLAN (HEW)
  - Comparing 802.11ac and 802.11ax
  - Resource Units (RU’s)
  - Supporting outdoor environments
  - Data rate and spectral efficiency measurements
  - Impact of UL-MU-MIMO
- 802.11ay Next Generation 60 GHz (NG60)
  - Extending 802.11ad capabilities
  - Channel bonding and aggregation Enhanced Directional Multi-Gigabit (EDMG)
  - Beacons and channel access
  - Implementing DL MU-MIMO
- 802.11az Next Generation Positioning (NGP)
  - Introduction to Location Based Services (LBS)
  - Current 802.11 capabilities (TM and FTM)
  - Use case (Reference Material)
  - Leveraging SU-MIMO and MU-MIMO

Course Recap and Discussion

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