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Data by induction #29

Open rtrenholm opened 8 years ago

rtrenholm commented 8 years ago

Wireless and Bluetooth connectivity is great and all, but, due to the distances that are possible and due to the fact that the signal penetrates physical objects, securing these networks requires manual connection by an end user. How can we make [some] data transfers easier for end users?

rtrenholm commented 8 years ago

One example of benefit is at coffee shops. Tables could install data (and power) inductions that patrons could utilize by just placing their devices on the table. Connecting to wireless would be super easy and super secure. The benefit to the patron is the ease of connectivity and the enhanced security. But what's the benefit to the coffee shop? Costs would be considerably higher than just installing a single access point.

At a home network, connection -- while possibly complicated to setup -- is a one time thing and people like to be able to roam around. Same thing at an office.

What's a practical application of the proposed data by induction?

rtrenholm commented 8 years ago

Practical application would be situations where Gigabit+ performance is required to all devices. Current wireless technology is a long way from being able to deliver this type of performance. Think of students in a classroom uploading and downloading large HD definition video.

s1037989 commented 8 years ago

What is the value to using data by induction versus just plugging in a cable?

Moreover, if performance is the question, and if wireless technology is a long way from being able to deliver this type of performance, why should data by induction by any different? Wouldn't it be subject to the same performance limitations?

Do you have any ideas about the technology behind data by induction? I guess you're thinking of a protocol that wouldn't be wifi (802.11) so therefore it shouldn't be susceptible to the same issues, but we're still talking RF, right? And RF has it's own limitations that any new protocol would be subject to.

Just in theory -- it doesn't need to be fully baked -- what are you thinking about in terms of implementation of a data by induction?