Research Article

Emergency Communication and Quick Seismic Damage Investigation Based on Smartphone

Table 2

Characteristics of the communication protocol used in iPhone.

ProtocolBandwidth (GHz)Standard transmission rate (Mbit/s)Max. transmission rate (Mbit/s)Coverage radius (indoor)Coverage radius (outdoor)

802.11a5.15–5.35/5.47–5.725/5.725–5.875255430 m45 m
802.11b2.4–2.56.51130 m100 m
802.11g2.4–2.5255430 m100 m
802.11n2.4 GHz or 5 GHz300 (20 MHz 4 MIMO)600 (40 MHz 4 MIMO)70 m250 m
802.11ac5 GHz433, 867 (80 MHz, 160 MHz)867, 1730, 3470, 6930 (8 MIMO, 160 MHz)35 m