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A Field Guide to Wireless LANs for Administrators and Power Users

ISBN: 0131014064
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2005
Pages: 60

Authors: Thomas Maufer

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• Main Page
• Table of content
• Copyright
• Prentice Hall PTR Series in Computer Networking and Distributed Systems
• About Prentice Hall Professional Technical Reference
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1. Wireless LAN Preliminaries
• Why Wireless?
• WLANs Arrive on the Scene
• Components of IEEE 802.11 LANs
• Where Do Wireless LAN Standards Come From?
• What Is Wi-Fi ? Is It the Same as IEEE 802.11?
• Summary
• Chapter 2. A Brief History of Networking Standards
• The Mother of All Networking Standards
• Aside: The IETF 9 and TCPIP Standards
• IEEE LAN Standards
• Introduction to IEEE 802.11 s MAC Sub-layer Frame Structure
• Summary
• Chapter 3. Speeds and Feeds
• Overview of IEEE 802.11 PHYs
• Summary of IEEE 802.11 PHYs
• The Future s So Bright
• Chapter 4. IEEE 802.11 s MAC Sub-layer ProtocolFrames, etc.
• IEEE 802.11 MAC Sub-layer Frame Structure
• Structure of the IEEE 802.11 MAC Sub-layer Frame
• Structure of the IEEE 802.11 MAC Frames
• IEEE 802.11 Data Exchange Interfaces
• Higher-Layer Protocol Encapsulation
• Modes of Operation
• Summary
• Chapter 5. Dissection of a Probe Response MMPDU
• Reprise of IEEE 802.11 s MMPDU Structure
• What Causes a Probe Response?
• Dissection of an Actual Probe Response
• Summary
• Chapter 6. IEEE 802.11 s MAC Sub-layer ProtocolAccess, etc.
• Building Blocks: Joining a Wireless LAN
• IEEE 802.11 WLAN Components
• MACPLCP Interactions
• DCF, PCF, Time, and Power Management
• Summary
• Chapter 7. Security Mechanisms for Wireless LANs
• Introduction to Wireless LAN Security
• Security and the OSI Model
• Introduction to Wireless LAN Security
• Wired-Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
• IEEE 802.11 i Robust Security Network
• Chapter 8. Applications and Deployment of Wireless Technology
• IEEE 802.11: Wireless LANs and Beyond
• Bluetooth and IEEE 802.15.1: Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
• IEEE 802.16: Fixed Broadband Wireless Access
• IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Devices
• Wireless LANs at Home
• WLANs in Medium-to-Large Enterprise Networks
• Wireless LANs in Public Places
• Deploying WLANs at Home: A Case Study
• Summary