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Technologies Employed by Wireless Devices

Naveen Kumar Reddy Tileti

University of the Cumberland’s

Date: 09/24/2020

Technologies Employed by Wireless Devices

Radio-frequency communication has become an essential economic and social factor in ensuring that people stay connected. Therefore, to enhance the application even further, certain technologies in the market enable wireless devices to maximize their available radio frequencies. One of the technologies applied is the Internet of Things (IoT). It can be defined as collecting different components that connect software, systems, and users through internet technology (Misra, 2018). Wireless devices can now use the technology to improve the ease of use in connecting commands with suitable actions for users.

Autonomous vehicles also use the global positioning system to navigate streets and access locations, making it easier for the taxi industry. Zeina, Darwichea & Mokhiamarb (2018) state that the maps used by the vehicles are automatically updated rather than using maps that were previously saved. However, it does not apply in some countries due to infrastructure reasons.

Mobile phones also make use of radio waves. The radio waves that are used by the devices are required to transmit signals to various base stations found in different locations. The technologies that ensure the devices maximize this process include Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA). It can be defined as a channel access technique applied in multiple-access commands. Grami (2016) states that in an FDMA system, the signals can be transmitted continuously and simultaneously without interfering with each other.

References

Grami, A. (2016). Chapter 11: Communication Networks. Introduction to Digital Communications, 457-491. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-407682-2.00011-9

Misra, J. (2018, March 17). IoT Wireless Technology: Radio Solutions of the Internet of Things. Bridgera. https://bridgera.com/wireless-technology-for-iot/.

Zeina. Y, Darwichea. M, & Mokhiamarb. O. (2018). GPS tracking system for autonomous vehicles. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2017.12.002