The Near-Me Area Network (NAN)

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Introduction
The different types of communication networks known now are LAN [LOCAL AREA NETWORK] MAN [METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORK] WAN [WIDE AREA NETWORK] PAN [PERSONAL AREA NETWORK]

Due to the increasing popularity of locationenabled mobile devices, here comes Near-me area Network (NAN).
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What is NAN ?
Is a logical communication network.
Built on the top of existing physical network infrastructures. Focuses on communication among wireless devices in close proximity.

In LANs, the devices are in the same network segment share the same broadcast domain The devices in a NAN can belong to different proprietary network infrastructures
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CLOSED NAN

GLOBAL NAN

Types of NAN

Formed between devices in the same mobile carrier network.

GPS is not necessary. Location is identified using triangulating process. Carrier need to maintain the database of locations.

Formed among wireless device.

any

The device need to have both GPS locator and internet connectivity. The location is updated to a central server in the internet. Number application developed. of NAN can be

Advantages are limited.

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The Emergence Of NAN

A mother lost her son and she sends out his picture to the other people in the NAN network so that they can help him.

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NAN Formation

System Architecture : The network formed of those devices with both a

GPS receiver and internet connection
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Existing Prototypes And Application

WhosHere Loopt Handshake Fire

Eagle

WhozThat

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WhosHere

helps users meet people nearby with similar interests.

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Features

WhosHere

shows the user the closest people who match their interests users can text message each other within WhosHere itself Eliminates the need to give out phone numbers, email or IP addresses

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Loopt

Loopt lets users to see where and how far their friends are on a detailed map
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Features

Loopt
It will regularly update its own location to the server. Users can see
where and how far away their friends are. see their friends on a detailed map. get alerts when friends are nearby.

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Yahoos Fire Eagle

Fire eagle is an online central server that stores the current location of the users
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Features

Devoloped by yahoo.com Stores location info of users

Other sites and apps access it to provide services.

Apps use a persons location to provide personalized news and discover events or activities within 1,000 feet or closer.

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WhozThat

WhozThat facilitate mobile social networking

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Features

Integrates online social networks like facebook and MySpace into mobile devices. Provide info about the friends and people around the user. Mobile devices must possess both Bluetooth or Wi-Fi and a connection to the Internet.

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Challenges For Future Nan Application

Representing
Identifying

a place.

a position.

NAN

Enabled devices.
issues.

Implementation Privacy

consideration.

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Representing a place

Latitude/longitude pair can define a precise point on earth.

More abstract concepts to express locations is sometimes more appropriate. Those are sometimes more appropriate for NAN apps that aim at comm. among people in a particular location.

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Identifying a position

GPS accuracy is affected by the environmental conditions. Noise or interference near the receiver can create an error. Presence of physical objects can block sight from satellite.

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NAN Enabled devices

GPS supporting Mobile devices

NAN Enabled Mobile Phones.

3G support for mobiles.

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Implementation issues

Software Platform must provide the proper APIs to access info from GPS receiver. Application-programming interfaces for different platforms need to communicate with no error

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Advantages
Make

Social life easier among wireless devices in different

communication

network infrastructures.
focuses

on two way communication among people

within certain proximity.

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Disadvantages

Availability and cost of NAN capable devices. GPS is not well implemented in indoors and urban areas. Privacy considerations

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Conclusion

There is rapid development of mobile broadband technologies. Mobile devices that are both location- and Internetenabled will become prevalent. That will positively boost NAN applications popularity. Many exciting opportunities exist for the future design of NAN applications. It could become new modes of location-enabled mobile devices.
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