Index_P

P

packet binary convolutional coding (PBCC), 22

packet loss, 122

packetization, voice over IP (VoIP) and, 162

parabolic dish antenna, 242–243, 242

Part 15 of FCC regulations, 10, 311

Part 18, 313

passwords, password cracking, 75

patch and panel antennas, 239, 240, 241

path loss, 218

PATH, RSVP and, 128

PCF interframe space (PIFS), 33, 146–147

PCMCIA cards, 202, 232–234

peer to peer networks (see also ad hoc mode), 54–58, 56

per hop behaviors, quality of service (QoS) and, 131

perceptual speech quality measurement (PSQM), 173, 174–175, 175

peripheral component interconnection (PCI) cards (see also network interface cards), 37

personal computer memory card international association (PCMCIA) cards, 202, 232–234

personal digital assistant (PDA), 14, 195, 294–295

ad hoc networks and, 58

interference and, 120–121

security and, 71

voice over IP (VoIP) and, 160, 195

wired equivalent privacy (WEP) and, 71

personal identification numbers (PIN), 93

phase shift keying (PSK), 22

PHY layer management entity (PLME), media access control (MAC) and, 27

physical (PHY) layer, 16, 19, 52

physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP), 32

ping, security and, 79

planning the network, 213–255

access point (AP) placement, 251–253

attenuation in, 220–224

coax and connector loss in, 219–220, 219

decibels and signal strength, 215–215

diffraction loss, 219

equipment selection, 231–235

frequency allocation, 228–231, 230, 231

frequency plan, 226

frequency reuse, 226–228, 227, 228, 229

Fresnel zone and line of sight in, 214–215, 214, 224

interference and, 254–255

line of sight and, 253–254, 254

link budget in, 213, 216–224

link margin in, 218–219

path loss in, 218

power management, 217

range of signal, extending, 236–251

signal to noise ratio (SNR), 225, 226

site plan prediction tools in, 224

site survey in, 224–226

WAN connection, 235–236

point coordination function (PCF)

media access control (MAC) and, 32, 33–34

quality of service (QoS) and, 142, 143, 143, 149

point-to-multipoint networks, 203

power management in, 208–209, 209, 309–310

range of signal and, 46–47, 46

point-to-point networks, 203

power management and links in, 208–209, 210, 309–310

range of signal and, 46–47

point-to-point protocol (PPP), 88–89

point-to-point protocol over Ethernet (PPPOE), 89

point-to-point tunneling protocol (PPTP), 98, 288

policies for security, 83–102, 84

port address translation (PAT), 99

portability vs. mobility, 38

portals, 37

Powell, Michael, 191, 317

power management, 17–18, 205–208, 217, 309–310

amplifiers and, 236–237

antennas, 237–238

effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP), 205, 309

interference and, 111–112

OFDM and, 25–26

range and, 45

transmitter power output (TPO) in, 309

power over Ethernet (PoE), 235, 251–253, 252

power supplies, AP, 251–253, 252

power supplies, power over Ethernet (PoE) in, 251–253, 252

prioritization, quality of service (QoS) and, 127

privacy issues, media access control (MAC) and, 30

private branch exchange (PBX), 159, 194–195, 332

private operational fixed point-to-point microwave services (POFS), 315

processing gain, 17

producer benefits of wireless, 293–296

producer surplus concept, 293

productivity and wireless, 270–273, 272

Pronto, 257

protected EAP (PEAP), 93–94

Proxim, 235

pseudorandom hopping sequences, 189–190

pseudorandom noise code (PN codes), 22

pseudorandom number (PN), 16, 70

public access networks, 15, 211, 257–261, 258, 259, 260, 261, 291–305

economic aspects of, 278–291, 280

layering to achieve, 286–288, 287

security and, 85

public interest concepts and frequency spectrum, 324–325

public key infrastructure (PKI), 802.11x and, 93

public switched telephone network (PSTN), 2, 3–5, 42, 106, 158, 161, 330

architecture of, 158–159, 159

phase out of, 6, 346–347, 347

softswitches and, 169

public utilities commissions (PUCs), 2

pulse amplitude modulation (PAM), 179

pulse code modulation (PCM), 179