New tutorial: Network Address Translation (NAT)
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New Online Course Module: IP Packet Networks, Addresses and Routers
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802.11g Wireless LAN (WiFi) base station on my new Samsung Galaxy Android phone
Waiting for a flight at the airport. Time on my hands, I try out a feature included with the Android operating system on my new Samsung Galaxy: create an 802.11g Wireless LAN (WiFi) base station on the phone.
This WiFi network is automatically bridged inside the phone to the Internet connection provided by the cellular carrier.
Easy step-by-step instructions were included on the setup screen.
Fired up my laptop and found the WiFi network and connected no problem.
In fact, I sent a post to Google’s servers over the very link!
Ain’t technology wonderful.
Bonus: your car can now be a WiFi hotspot! You could even get a WiFi hotsopt logo sticker and put it on your back window, like Greyhound… On a long car trip with my family, all of whom have WiFi enabled iPhones, iPods, DSs etc. etc., I can tell them the WiFi password, and they can share my internet connection.
Double bonus: If the kids start squabbling, I can threaten to turn it off!
btw, I have 6 GB/month in my plan, so not so worried about usage-based pricing for the connection. Best check your billing plan before trying it.
EC
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Wireless Communications - Online Course Module released
We’re pleased to announce the release of another online course module: Wireless Communications.
In this module, we cover wireless, concentrating mostly on mobile communications. We’ll cover the principles of operation, jargon and buzzwords in the mobility business, the idea behind cellular radio systems, and explain the different spectrum-sharing technologies, including 1G analog FDMA, 2G TDMA/GSM vs. CDMA, 3G 1X vs. UMTS CDMA and 4G OFDMA. We’ll conclude with a lesson on 802.11 wireless LANs (Wi-Fi) and a lesson on satellite communications.
Lessons in this module
1. Module Introduction - Wireless Communications watch intro now (free)
2. Mobile Network Components, Jargon and Basic Operation
3. Cellular Principles and AMPS (1G)
4. 2G: Digital Radio - Voice Communications
5. Digital Cellular: Data Communications
6. Spectrum-Sharing Technologies: FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, OFDM
7. 3G Cellular: CDMA watch now (free)
8. 4G Mobile Cellular: LTE
9. 802.11 Wireless LANs - WiFi
10. Communication Satellites
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I was happy to see us ranked #4 in a list (behind MIT…) when I was searching a keyword on Google to see our page ranking:
and this description they did of us:
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Well said!
Net Neutrality - Foolish, ignorant or disingenuous?
The popular press and news feeds have been full of stories about advocates of “net neutrality” testifying to congressional committees, lobbying the federal government and railing against the big ISPs over the past while. Not much mention of arguments against net neutrality, though. It’s hard to decide whether those arguing for net neutrality are foolish, ignorant or disingenuous.
Let’s begin with some definitions. When someone demands “net neutrality”, they usually mean that the network must not discriminate between applications being carried in IP packets; that identical transmission characteristics (throughput, delay, number of errors, etc.) are to be provided for all packets regardless of what is being carried in them. They claim (correctly) that this is not the case at present, that the network service provider is “throttling” certain applications, “slowing down” or “shaping” traffic and that this, in their opinion, must stop. They sound the rallying cry “the net should be free”.
What a load of hogwash.
But are these arguments foolish, ignorant or disingenuous? Hard to decide:
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