| The idea for this book was born over dinner at Lupo restaurant at the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas on May 6, 2002. However, the book would never have been finished without the steady encouragement of the staff at Prentice Hall, especially Mary Franz. There is no amount of gratitude that I can express for her seemingly infinite patience with my slow pace of writing. But that's all behind us now! I'd also especially like to acknowledge the members of IEEE 802.11's Task Group "i" for being so welcoming. In particular, I would like to thank Nancy Cam-Winget, Frank Ciotti, Clint Chaplin, Dave Halasz, Russ Housley, DJ Johnston, Tim Moore, Mike Moreton, Bob Moskowitz, Dorothy Stanley, and Jesse Walker, among many others from within the broader context of IEEE 802.11, including (among others) Duncan Kitchin and Matthew Shoemake. It has been a pleasure to work with all of you, including some of you for whom I only know your first name. It should be understood that any errors in this book are my own. I have done my best to faithfully describe the pieces of the standard, and the emerging extensions of the standard. It's possible that I have faithfully reproduced something that was incorrect in the first place, and if so, shame on me. During the course of writing this book, I have found and reported several bugs in emerging IEEE draft standard documents; if I missed one, I apologize for not catching it. It is far more likely that any other mistakes you might find are mine, and if you care to, you can send me email at <tmaufer@acm.org> with suggestions for improvements. IEEE 802® Copyright Notice Excerpts and adaptations of material from the following cited IEEE standards are reprinted with permission. The IEEE disclaims any responsibility or liability resulting from the placement and use in the described manner. The author gratefully acknowledges the permission granted by the IEEE Standards Association for this use. IEEE 802®-2001, "IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Overview and Architecture". Copyright 2002 by IEEE. IEEE 802.1Q™-2003, "IEEE Standards for Local and metropolitan area networks Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks". Copyright 2003 by IEEE. IEEE 802.1X-2001, "IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks Port-Based Network Access Control". Copyright 2001 by IEEE. IEEE 802.2-1998, "IEEE Standard for Information technology. Telecommunications and information exchange between systems. Local and metropolitan area networks. Specific requirements. Part 2: Logical Link Control". Copyright 1998 by IEEE. IEEE 802.3™-2002, "IEEE Standard for Information technology Telecommunications and information exchange between systems Local and metropolitan area networks Specific requirements. Part 3: Carrier sense multiple access with collision detection (CSMA/CD) access method and physical layer specifications". Copyright 2002 by IEEE. IEEE 802.10-1998, "IEEE Standards for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Standard for Interoperable LAN/MAN Security (SILS)". Copyright 1998 by IEEE. IEEE 802.10a-1999, "IEEE Standards for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Supplement to Standard for Interoperable LAN/MAN Security (SILS) Security Architecture Framework". Copyright 1999 by IEEE. IEEE 802.10c-1998, "IEEE Standard Interoperable LAN/MAN Security (SILS) Key Management (Clause 3)". Copyright 1998 by IEEE. IEEE 802.11™-1999, "Information technology Telecommunications and information exchange between systems Local and metropolitan area networks Specific requirements Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications". Copyright 1999 by IEEE. IEEE 802.11a-1999, "Supplement to IEEE Standard for Information technology. Telecommunications and information exchange between systems. Local and metropolitan area networks. Specific requirements. Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications High-speed Physical Layer in the 5 GHz Band". Copyright 1999 by IEEE. IEEE 802.11b-1999, "Supplement to IEEE Standard for Information technology Telecommunications and information exchange between systems Local and metropolitan area networks Specific requirements Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications: Higher-Speed Physical Layer Extension in the 2.4 GHz Band". Copyright 2000 by IEEE. IEEE 802.11b-1999/Cor 1-2001, "IEEE Standard for Information technology Telecommunications and information exchange between systems Local and metropolitan area networks Specific requirements. Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications Amendment 2: Higher-speed Physical Layer (PHY) extension in the 2.4 GHz band Corrigendum 1". Copyright 2001 by IEEE. IEEE 802.11d-2001, "IEEE Standard for Information technology. Telecommunications and information exchange between systems. Local and metropolitan area networks. Specific requirements. Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications Amendment 3: Specification for operation in additional regulatory domains". Copyright 2001 by IEEE. IEEE 802.11g™-2003, "IEEE Standard for Information technology Telecommunications and information exchange between systems Local and metropolitan area networks Specific requirements. Part 11: Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) specifications Amendment 4: Further Higher Data Rate Extension in the 2.4 GHz Band". Copyright 2003 by IEEE. IEEE 802.15.1™-2002, "IEEE Standard for Information technology Telecommunications and information exchange between systems Local and metropolitan area networks Specific requirements. Part 15.1: Wireless Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Specifications for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs)". Copyright 2002 by IEEE. IEEE 802.16™-2001, "IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks Part 16: Air Interface for Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Systems". Copyright 2002 by IEEE. IEEE 802.16a™-2003, "IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks Part 16: Air Interface for Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Systems Amendment 2: Medium Access Control Modifications and Additional Physical Layer Specifications for 2 11 GHz". Copyright 2003 by IEEE. IEEE 802.16c™-2002, "IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks Part 16: Air Interface for Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Systems Amendment 1: Detailed System Profiles for 10 66 GHz". Copyright 2003 by IEEE. IEEE 802.16.2-2001, "IEEE Recommended Practice for Local and metropolitan area networks Coexistence of Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Systems". Copyright 2001 by IEEE.
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