The POC Lab presents the following technologies:
An open mobile architecture consists of standards based on common interfaces and technology enablers supported by companies in the mobile telecommunications industry. Open mobile architecture enablers, such as Java, WAP2.0/XHTML, MMS and SyncML, have significantly contributed to the creation of industry standards that provide developers a base on which to build solutions that are interoperable among devices from different vendors.
Many players have emerged in the area of mobile operating systems (OS), the most prominent of these being Palm OS, Symbian OS, Linux and Windows CE. These four OSes provide an open architecture with standardized interfaces that allow third-party software developers to enhance the platform. With an open architecture, an application can access all hardware and software features of a phone, including SMS, MMS, WAP, infrared, Bluetooth, the camera, and voice telephony, as well as pre-installed applications like the phone book and the calendar. This allows for more tightly integrated and full-featured applications than are typically feasible with proprietary OSes.
This POC will showcase several exciting applications, including remote surveillance, push-to-talk (using an ordinary GSM phone as a walkie-talkie), and remote control of consumer devices, to highlight the capabilities of smartphones based on Symbian, an open standard OS.
Today's consumer wireless technologies won't let you transfer your home movies from your camcorder to your PC, or stream video from a DVD player to a flat-screen display. Ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, on the other hand, promises to revolutionize the personal wireless communications space, putting the ability to transmit hundreds of megabits per second in the hands of the consumer.
Throughout its over 30 years of development history, UWB has found applications in areas as diverse as home multimedia networking, peer-to-peer mobile communication, radar imaging, asset tagging and tracking, and vehicle collision avoidance. The FCC's decision in April 2002 to allow low-power devices to occupy up to a staggering 7500MHz of spectrum paved the way for the mass commercialization of UWB technology, a move that quickly brought industry giants such as Intel, Panasonic, Philips and Samsung onto the UWB bandwagon.
In this POC, we will demo a UWB transmitter and show you why UWB is so unique and compelling. At the same, learn out more about the challenges UWB poses to regulators, as you see how UWB may cause interference to other wireless systems in the absence of appropriate emission limits.
In Singapore, the use of wireless local area networks (WLAN) has proliferated in offices, universities and homes, as well as in public areas, such as airports, hotels and restaurants. Unfortunately, WLANs are subjected to numerous and often destructive threats. Misconfigured wireless access points (AP) and denial of service (DoS) attacks are at the root of many WLAN mishaps. A hacker can also attack a WLAN by introducing a rogue AP. The rogue AP, masquerading as a legitimate AP, can be used to deceive a user into accessing the WLAN through itself and thereby steal his or her personal information. In addition, by installing an AP on an established LAN, a user may unwittingly create a backdoor into the network, leaving it open to hackers.
To detect and defend against these potential threats, organizations can employ an intrusion detection system (IDS). Even organizations without a WLAN should consider doing so, as they too may be at risk. A wireless IDS can not only identify computer and network intrusions and misuse, but also enforce an organization's WLAN security policy.
This POC showcase will demonstrate how a wireless IDS is able to monitor and analyze user and system activities, recognize patterns of known attacks, identify abnormal network activities, and detect policy violations in WLANs.
IP telephony refers to the provision of telephony services (such as voice and fax) over the Internet. It is a fascinating area of technological development, one that has been around for less than ten years and is still growing as work continues on increasing its feasibility over a greater area.
In 2003, companies like Vonage, 8x8 and VoicePulse sprang up to offer IP telephony service in the US, prompting bigger players like AT&T, Time Warner Cable and Qwest Communications to react by announcing similar plans to offer residential voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). According to the announcements made by most of these big players, SIP is the platform of choice for IP telephony deployment.
Using open standards such as SIP and ENUM, we will demonstrate IP telephony over wireless LAN, interconnection between PSTN and IP telephony networks, as well as how to make potentially cheaper overseas calls.