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Hotspot Networks(c) Wi-Fi for Public Access Locations

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Year: 2005
Pages: 88

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• Table of Contents
• BackCover
• Hotspot Networks-Wi-Fi for Public Access Locations
• Preface
• Dedication
• About the Author
• Chapter 1: Introduction to Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs), Public Access Locations (PALs), and Hotspot Services
• The Potential Opportunity
• Approaches to WLANs, WWANs, WPANs, and PALs
• Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs)
• Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)
• Home Radio Frequency (HomeRF)
• Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWANs)
• Economics and Realities of Hotspot Services - A Provider s Perspective
• Chapter 2: Standards for Hotspots
• Quality of Service (QoS)
• Conclusion
• Chapter 3: Technologies for Hotspots
• WPANs: A Capsule View of Bluetooth
• Bluetooth Technical Summary
• Compliance
• Constituent Products
• The Technology
• WWAN Approaches
• Antenna Basics for Hotspot Services
• Conclusion
• Chapter 4: Security Considerations for Hotspot Services
• Problems in Security Protocols
• PPP Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
• Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)
• Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)
• Practical Security Aspects
• Chapter 5: IEEE 802.11
• How WLAN Systems Are Different
• Components of the IEEE 802.11 Architecture
• Logical Service Interfaces
• Overview of the Services
• Relationships Between Services
• Differences Between ESS and IBSS LANs
• Message Information Contents That Support Services
• Reference Model
• MAC Service Definition
• Frame Formats
• MAC Sublayer Functional Description
• DSSS PHY Specification for the 2.4 GHz Band Designated for Industrial, Science, and Medical (ISM) Applications
• Chapter 6: IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11a
• IEEE 802.11a: OFDM PHY Specification for the 5 GHz Band
• Chapter 7: Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)
• Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Fundamentals
• Definitions and Abbreviations
• WAP Background
• WAP Architecture
• Components of the WAP Architecture
• Sample Configurations of WAP Technology
• Conformance and Interoperability
• Chapter 8: Designing Nomadic and Hotspot Networks
• Network Address Translation (NAT)
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Appendix A: Case Study of a Plethora of Antenna Types from Cisco
• Chapter 9: Migrating to 3G WWANs
• ITU IMT-2000
• Transitions to 3G for Wireless WANs (WWANs)
• End Notes
• References
• Index
• Index_A
• Index_B
• Index_C
• Index_D
• Index_E
• Index_F-G
• Index_H
• Index_I
• Index_J-L
• Index_M
• Index_N
• Index_O-P
• Index_Q-R
• Index_S
• Index_T
• Index_U
• Index_V-W
• Index_X-Z
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Equations
• List of Sidebars