Wireless Networking Technology: From Principles to Successful Implementation

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Elsevier, Feb 23, 2011 - Technology & Engineering - 416 pages
As the demand for higher bandwidth has lead to the development of increasingly complex wireless technologies, an understanding of both wireless networking technologies and radio frequency (RF) principles is essential for implementing high performance and cost effective wireless networks.Wireless Networking Technology clearly explains the latest wireless technologies, covering all scales of wireless networking from personal (PAN) through local area (LAN) to metropolitan (MAN). Building on a comprehensive review of the underlying technologies, this practical guide contains ‘how to’ implementation information, including a case study that looks at the specific requirements for a voice over wireless LAN application. This invaluable resource will give engineers and managers all the necessary knowledge to design, implement and operate high performance wireless networks.

· Explore in detail wireless networking technologies and understand the concepts behind RF propagation.· Gain the knowledge and skills required to install, use and troubleshoot wireless networks.· Learn how to address the problems involved in implementing a wireless network, including the impact of signal propagation on operating range, equipment inter-operability problems and many more.· Maximise the efficiency and security of your wireless network.
 

Contents

Introducing Wireless Networking
1
WIRELESS NETWORK ARCHITECTURE
7
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
69
WIRELESS LAN IMPLEMENTATION
137
WIRELESS PAN IMPLEMENTATION
251
WIRELESS MAN IMPLEMENTATION
307
THE FUTURE OF WIRELESS NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY
343
WIRELESS NETWORKING INFORMATION RESOURCES
361
Index
397
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Steve Rackley completed a PhD in Experimental Physics at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge. Following a career spanning four decades in the energy industry, gaining experience in some of the main technologies that are key to geological carbon storage, he is currently a technical author, project consultant, and independent researcher into carbon capture and storage, and negative emissions technologies, with a particular interest in ocean based approaches.

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