Chapter 7: WiFi and Ad Hoc Wireless Networks


Overview

Wireless technologies have advanced significantly in recent years, particularly those based on the IEEE 802.11 series of standards. Wireless technologies are a very attractive networking option in light of dramatic improvements in speed, usability, security, and mobility. The convenience of being able to deploy a network without the need to install cables is also a great advantage of wireless networking.

Location technologies in this area share some similarities with those used in cellular networks, the same basic primitives of location-location measurements-can be used for WiFi. However, WiFi presents a new set of challenges. In particular, ad hoc network architectures present difficult problems for location determination.

In this chapter, location determination in WiFi networks is examined. Basic technology options and how they can be applied in both infrastructure and ad hoc variants are discussed. These options are described with the LIS and ALE architecture in mind.



IP Location
IP Location
ISBN: 0072263776
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 129

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