Forgotten items Flashcards
(39 cards)
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Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD)
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- uses different frequency bands for uplink and downlink comms
- means both uplink and downlink can work simultaneous
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Integrity
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- The message guaranteed not to have been changed by third party while in transit
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Authentication
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- Received information guaranteed to have come from designated sender
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Confidentiality
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- Contents of communications invisible to all except intended recipient
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How does hash ensure integrity
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- Sender of message applies a hash function to message
- this produces a message digest which is sent to the recipient with the message
- any change to the message will result in different hash
- at recipient end same hash function applied and resulting message digest compared with original
- if they match integrity assured
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Source coding vs channel coding
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- source coding about removing redundant data
- this is data that’s not important
- channel coding is more about adding extra bits like parity check or crcs
- helps in correction of corrupt data
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Differential pulse code modulation (DPCM)
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- variant of PCM
- achieves low bit rate by sample prediction
- send first number then send difference from it to next number and so on
- i.e. 221, 223, 219, 229
- = 221 +2 -4 +10
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Hearing threshold graph
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- amplitude on left
- frequency underneath
- looks like a U
- anything under U on graph inaudible
- anything above audible
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Factors that limit error free data rate in band limited channel with AWGN
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- band width
- signal-to-noise ratio
- lower S/N ratio can be compensated for by increasing bandwidth
- higher S/N ratio means bandwidth can be decreased
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OFDM
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- relatively low symbol rate
- low rate actually provides resilience against propagation in mobile comms
- OFDM combines high data rate with low symbol rate
- single carrier approach sends one subchannel at a time
- OFDM sends parts of all subchannels at once
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Multicarrier in OFDM
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- rather than one frequency broadcast at one time multiple ones transmitted
- each symbol spread over long time channel
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Subchannel in OFDM
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- each one centered on subcarrier frequency
- wide enough to enclose most of power associated with modulated subcarrier
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Null subchannels in OFDM
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- subchannels not being used
- act to separate different subcarriers and stop interference between them
- centre frequency of subcarrier set to null
- allows receiver to work out where transmission band is
- to find out useful symbol invert subcarrier separation
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ADSL/ADSL2+
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- pots first band
- guard band of 5 subchannels
- smaller upstream group of subchannels than downstream
- separated by empty subchannel 32
- each subchannel checked for S/N
- different modulation schemes used depending on S/N
- number of bits loaded onto channel depending on S/N (bit loading)
- if subchannel has spare bits they can be used by other subchannels (bit swapping)
- 4000 bits per symbol
- subchannels with very low S/N ratio can still be utilised as they can use just one bit per symbol
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perceptual noise substitution (PNS)
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- enables bit rate optimisation
- works on premise one noise sounds like another
- actual noise signal structure of minor importance to human perception
- instead of transmitting all spectral noise components, bitstream flags to the decoder that signal in particular band is noise
- provides some information regarding corresponding power level in the band
- decoder uses randomly generated noise signal at requisite level as a substitute
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public switched telecommunications network (PTSN)
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- core network - fixed, high speed, intensively used comms network; often interconnect with other core networks
- access network - links end users equipment to core via local exchange or local radio node
- consumer premises equipment (CPE) - devices used by subscribers for consuming data
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five main types of tech used in access networks
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- copper telephone wires
- coaxial cable
- optical fibre
- mobile radio comms
- nomadic radio comms; WiFi
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signalling
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- in band signalling uses same channels for signalling as user data
- out of band uses separate channels
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DSLAM and MSAN
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- DSLAM requires splitter
- local loop terminates on MSAN; directs voice and data as appropriate
- Both mark edge of access network
- BRAS - operated by ISP; terminates broadband connection; allows data to be extracted and forwarded to final destination
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Aggregation
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- combining traffic from large number of lightly loaded access lines onto trunk line
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Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS)
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- quality of service; certain types of traffic prioritised
- fast forwarding of packets
- facilitated creation of VPNs
- traffic engineering; reserving capacity; treat packets different according to types of data
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Essence of MPLS
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- encapsulation of packet from other protocol as payload
- routing packet through MPLS network using label (number)
- everytime packet processed by label switching router label changed
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Multiple access method
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- 2G - FDMA/TDMA; channel width 200 kHz
- 3G - WCDMA; channel width 5 MHz
- 4G - OFDMA; channel width up to 20 MHz
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Channelisation codes
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- codes same length as chips; 16 chips means 16 codes etc.
- more chips, more codes
- long codes have fewer bit rates; shorter higher bit rates
- short codes less resistant to noise
- each code represent one bit; if channelization code 4 chips this equals 1 bit
- inverse channelization code to get zero value
- codes spread the bandwidth; 16 chip code results in 16 fold spread of bandwidth; more resilient to noise
- processing gain equal to number of chips used per bit
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Scrambling code
- chips scrambled to appear random
- chip by chip multiplication with scrambling code used
- correlation used for descrambling
- scrambling done by each base station using own scrambling code.
- wanted signal in base station descrambled and despread
- all other signal not needed turned into noise
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JPEG
- splits image into 8 x 8 macroblocks; transforms image
- known as discrete cosine transformation (DCT)
- top left block is d.c coefficient; this is average greyscale value of macroblock; weighted the most
- all other blocks called a.c. coefficients
- each block represents cosine wave; combined with other cosine waves to reproduce image
- all blocks given numbers to weight them; more weight means more of the block added to image
- at this point everything lossless
- quantisation then used; uses quantisation table to divide each component
- quantisation table reflects how our eyes work
- takes advantage of perceptual redundancy
- as high frequency lost most ac coefficients set to 0
- this then read in zigzag pattern
- results in long line of 0s which can be compressed with RLE then Huffman coding
- quantisation is lossy
- process reversed at other end using same quantisation table
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carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA)
- used on wifi channels
- device wanting to send data checks channel is free (waits length of time; check period)
- if channel free starts counting down from random number (contention window)
- sends data if channel free
- no interference with other routers using same frequency
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Cyclic prefix
- can be used with OFDM
- adds copy of end of signal to start of signal
- provides guard band
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Pilot signals in OFDM/ADSL
- used for reference
- used in channel equalisation and scheduling
- important to keep synchronisation between base and receiver as orthogonality can be lost otherwise
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Problems with local loop
- bundling of loops causes crosstalk
- mechanical connections can deteriorate
- long lengths of unshielded conductors can act as antennas for radio frequencies
- signal attenuation can be a problem in long loops
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Vectoring in VDSL
- lines that are close together can send information to each other to cancel out crosstalk
- before sending signal one line sends another line what it is going to send and the second line can use this to cancel the induced signal off its line
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Passive optical networks (PONs)
- much more fibre shared than in active optical network
- nodes are passive nodes
- splitters used to distribute optical signal
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Algorithms for secure comms
- Integrity - MD5, SHA
- Authentication - HMAC-MD5, HMAC-SHA-1, RSA or DSA
- Confidentiality - DES, 3DES, AES
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Integrity
- hash, also called message digest made by applying function to message
- any change to message produces different hash
- hash sent to receiver together with message
- hash function applied at receiver
- if message digest match, integrity ensured
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Authentication
- keys sued for authentication
- at receiver regeneration of hash needs key as well to decode
- as both key and hash needed ensures authentication
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Confidentiality
- symmetric keys - same key used for encryption and decryption
- keys must be pre-shared
- both keys must be known by sender and receiver
- keys must be kept secret
- asymmetric keys - use different keys to encrypt and decrypt data
- key used for encryption need not be secret, different key used for decryption
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Key management
- generation - developing new algorithms
- verification - done by attempting to break new keys
- storage - key storage must be secure
- exchange - key exchanges must only go to intended users
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IPsec
- transport mode - provides security at layer 4
| - tunnel mode - provides more complete protection at layer 3
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Linear predictive coding (LPC)
- estimates key speech in human acoustics
- uses impulse generator for voiced sound
- uses white noise generator for unvoiced
- U/V switch decides which generator to use
- gain added to sound before added to N quantised model coefficients ready to be transported
