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라즈베리파이를 이용한 이동형 와이파이 확장기 구현

Implementation of portable WiFi extender using Raspberry Pi

  • 정복래 (성결대학교 정보통신공학과)
  • Jung, Bokrae (Dept. of Information Communication Engineering)
  • 투고 : 2021.12.29
  • 심사 : 2022.01.20
  • 발행 : 2022.01.28

초록

학교와 회사 건물의 복도 천장에는 보통 공용으로 사용할 수 있는 와이파이 엑세스 포인트(WiFi Access Point)가 설치되어 있다. 철문과 같이 신호 감쇠가 큰 재료로 구성된 출입문을 통해 와이파이 신호가 들어오는 건물 구조일 경우 문을 닫으면 인터넷 연결이 자주 끊기거나 실패하게 된다. 본 연구는 이를 해결하기 위해 라즈베리파이(Raspberry Pi)와 보조 배터리를 이용하여 경제적이고 이동 가능한 와이파이 확장기를 구현한다. 시중에 판매되는 와이파이 확장기는 전원 플러그가 위치한 곳에만 설치해야 하는 장소의 제약이 있고 스마트폰 핫스팟 기능에 기반한 와이파이 확장은 일부 고급형 기종에서만 가능하다는 단점이 있다. 그러나 제안 시스템은 출입문 안쪽에서 와이파이 수신 신호가 가장 좋은 위치에서 설치 가능하므로 원신호의 손상 가능성을 최소화하면서 와이파이 범위를 확장할 수 있다. 그 결과 출입문이 닫힌 환경에서 사무실내 전파 음영을 해소하고, 웹브라우징과 720p 해상도의 동영상 스트리밍 시청이 가능함을 실험을 통해 확인한다.

In schools and corporate buildings, public WiFi Access Points are installed on the ceilings of hallways. In the case of an architectural structure in which a WiFi signal enters through a steel door made of a material with high signal attenuation, Internet connection is frequently cut off or fails when the door is closed. To solve this problem, our research implements an economical and portable WiFi extender using a Raspberry Pi and an auxiliary battery. Commercially available WiFi extenders have limitations in the location where the power plug is located, and WiFi extension using the WiFi hotspot function of an Android smartphone is possible only in some high-end models. However, because the proposed device can be installed at the position where the Wi-Fi reception signal is the best inside the door, the WiFi range can be extended while minimizing the possibility of damage to the original signal. Experimental results show that it is possible to eliminate the shadows of radio waves and to provide Internet services in the office when the door is closed, to the extent that web browsing and real-time video streaming for 720p are possible.

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