Browsing category: 'Wireless Networks'

icc2012

IEEE ICC 2012 – Ottawa

 
Last week I presented a paper at IEEE ICC, and since its been a while since I have posted I thought I put up a bit of a summary about my work. For people who have looked at my site a bit, you might know my research is on Heterogeneous Wireless...
Toshiba Laptop + Ubuntu, Wireless Switch Problem

Toshiba Laptop + Ubuntu, Wireless Switch Problem

 
Just a quick post, about an annoyance with my Toshiba Satellite laptop. Maybe it will help someone, but the wireless card had no power because the "hardware switch" was turned off. This laptop has no power switch. The function keys which turn it...
Creating a Bluetooth Access point (NAP) in Ubuntu 11.10

Creating a Bluetooth Access point (NAP) in Ubuntu 11.10

 
A Bluetooth NAP is similar to a Wi-Fi access point. In this case, we will be using NAP to share an Internet connection to another computer with Bluetooth. It is supposed to be able to support 7 or 8 devices connected at once in this manner....
Upcoming PhD QE Progress

Upcoming PhD QE Progress

 
So I've been doing my PhD for over two years now, and I haven't posted a reflective "state of the thesis" post in quite some time, so here it is. I have maxed out my 50 pages (not included ToC and references) for some time now, it's just been in the...
waterloo

Why Blanket Wireless Coverage in Waterloo Failed, and Potential Solutions

 
Today the KW Record ran an article entitled "Blanket Wi-Fi plans unplugged in Waterloo Region and Guelph, but growing in Stratford". I thought I'd throw in my two cents since this issue is very related to some of my research. Overall to me, the...