Wireless Local Area Networks – The New Wireless Revolution

<p>Contributors xv</p>
<p>Foreword xvii</p>
<p>Preface xix</p>
<p>Acknowledgements xxvii</p>
<p>Chapter 1 Guide to Wireless LAN Analysis 1<br />Wildpackets, Inc</p>
<p>Chapter 2 The Evolution of 2.4–GHz Wireless LANs 17<br />Chris Heegard, John (Sean) T. Coffey, Srikanth Gummadi, Peter A. Murphy, Ron Provencio, Eric J. Rossin, Sid Schrum, and Matthew B. Shoemake, Texas Instruments, Inc.</p>
<p>Chapter 3 The 5–GHz IEEE 802.11a Wireless LAN 73<br />James Chen, Atheros Communications, Inc.</p>
<p>Chapter 4 Migration Strategies for IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs 91<br />Proxim, Inc.</p>
<p>Chapter 5 5–GHz Radio Spectrum Regulations 97<br />Teik–Kheong Tan, 3Com Corporations, Inc.</p>
<p>Chapter 6 Quality of Service and Multimedia Support in 802.11 Standards 105<br />Gregory Parks, Cirrus Logic, Inc.</p>
<p>Chapter 7 Overview of Wireless LAN Security 115<br />Cisco Systems</p>
<p>Chapter 8 Wireless Network Security 123<br />Dorothy Stanley, Agere Systems, Inc.</p>
<p>Chapter 9 Building Secure Wireless Local Area Networks 141<br />Colubris Networks</p>
<p>Chapter 10 Wireless LAN for Mobile Operators 147<br />Philppe Laine, Alcatel</p>
<p>Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Access Architecture for Mobile Operators 159<br />Juha Ala–Laurila, Henry Haverinen, Jouni Mikkonen, Jyri Rinnemaa, Nokia Mobile Phones</p>
<p>Chapter 12 From Wireless LANs to Wireless Network Solutions: Applying Lessons from Cellular Networking to Enterprise Wireless Networking 177<br />Sandeep K. Singhal, ReefEdge, Inc.</p>
<p>Chapter 13 The Bluetooth Basics 191<br />Mike Sheppard, Bluetooth SIG Associate Member</p>
<p>Chapter 14 Coexistence of IEEE 802.11b WLAN and Bluetooth WPAN 203<br />Stephen J. Shellhammer, Symbol Technologies and IEEE 802.15.2 Chairman</p>
<p>Chapter 15 An Introduction to Ultra Wide Band Wireless Technology 219<br />Kazimierz Siwiak and Laura L. Huckabee, Time Domain Corporation</p>
<p>Glossary 233</p>
<p>Related Web Sites 239</p>
<p>About the Author 241</p>
<p>Index 243</p>