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Field Guide to Wireless LANs for Administrators and Power Users, A
By Thomas Maufer
Publisher	: Prentice Hall PTR
Pub Date	: October 17, 2003
ISBN	: 0-13-101406-4
Pages	: 368
				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 and TCP/IP 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 Protocol Frames, 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 Protocol Access, etc.
			Building Blocks: Joining a Wireless LAN
			IEEE 802.11 WLAN Components
			MAC/PLCP 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 802.11i 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