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BatNet: Data transmission between smartphones over ultrasound

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arxiv 2008.00136 v1 pith:3ABNLLZJ submitted 2020-08-01 cs.CR cs.CYcs.NIcs.SD

Almos Zarandy , Ilia Shumailov , Ross Anderson This is my paper · ORCID
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In this paper, we present BatNet, a data transmission mechanism using ultrasound signals over the built-in speakers and microphones of smartphones. Using phase shift keying with an 8-point constellation and frequencies between 20--24kHz, it can transmit data at over 600bit/s up to 6m. The target application is a censorship-resistant mesh network. We also evaluated it for Covid contact tracing but concluded that in this application ultrasonic communications do not appear to offer enough advantage over Bluetooth Low Energy to be worth further development.

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