Wireless Personal and Local Area NetworksISBN: 978-0-470-85110-4
Hardcover
216 pages
April 2003
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Wireless LANs are the 'silver bullet' for networks of the future,
allowing small communities of office workers, industrial workers,
hospital employees, technical teams, etc. to communicate via their
mobile devices without having to worry about cables. Scenarios
include: small buisnesses where everyone's lap tops are connected
the minute they walk through the door so they can move around from
office to meeting room and stay on the network throughout; hospital
nurses carrying out foetal scans without the need for the scanning
device to be connected to the screen; construction sites where the
technical foreman can log onto the same system as the architect and
compare plans on their respective lap tops. At the moment there are
various different technologies, all of which suit different
scenarios. Many books discuss wLANs in concept, but do not cover
the different technologies, or demonstrate how to build a wLAN with
only one of the technologies. This book is unique in presenting the
broader picture and providing decision makers with the tools they
need to make the appropriate investment for their own
situation.
* The only book that gives a broad overview of all the different technologies
* Discusses which technologies are best for different situations and requirements along with business trade-offs
* Gives practical hints and advice on how to implement the technologies
* Includes a chapter on the practical details of operating an IEEE802.11b-wLAN together with application examples
* Covers security considerations
* The only book that gives a broad overview of all the different technologies
* Discusses which technologies are best for different situations and requirements along with business trade-offs
* Gives practical hints and advice on how to implement the technologies
* Includes a chapter on the practical details of operating an IEEE802.11b-wLAN together with application examples
* Covers security considerations