A Field Guide to Wireless LANs for Administrators and Power Users
A Field Guide to Wireless LANs for Administrators and Power Users
ISBN: 0131014064
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 60
Pages: 60
Authors: Thomas Maufer
- Main Page
- Table of content
- 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 9 and TCPIP 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 ProtocolFrames, 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 ProtocolAccess, etc.
- Building Blocks: Joining a Wireless LAN
- IEEE 802.11 WLAN Components
- MACPLCP 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 802.11 i 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
A Field Guide to Wireless LANs for Administrators and Power Users
ISBN: 0131014064
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 60
Pages: 60
Authors: Thomas Maufer