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iLBC codec, 186

implementing the network, 255-263

documentation of, 262-263

enterprise networks, 256

home wireless networks, 255

hotspots, 257-259, 258

layered office hotspots, 261-262, 262

school wireless networks, 256-257

small office/home office (SOHO) hotspot, 261-262, 262

incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs), 2, 285

independent basic service set (IBSS), 25-26, 34, 37, 201-203, 201

industrial, scientific, medical (ISM) band, 107, 109, 204, 205, 313-314

industry standard architecture (ISA) cards (see also network interface cards), 37

infrastructure mode, 34-35

initialization vector (IV), WEP, 64

Innovator's Dilemma, The, 11

insertion attacks, 75

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 85, 201

instructional television fixed service (ITFS), 48

integrated services (see IntServ)

integrated services digital network (ISDN), 235

integration, media access control (MAC) and, 31

Intel, 234

intelligent access points (IAP), 57

interception attacks, 67, 68-72, 68

Interdepartmental Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC), 309

interexchange carriers (IXC), 5

interference, 23-24, 106, 107-118, 263-265, 311-316, 318-321

802.11g vs., 113

amateur radio and, 315

antenna beam width and, 112

antenna temperature and, 319-321, 320

antennas, 246-248

bit error rate (BER) and, 115-117

Black Ravens tactical electronic warfare squadron/VAQ-135, 117-118, 117

Boltzmann's constant in, 319

broadcast communications and, 314-315

changing channels to reduce, 109-111

code division multiple access (CDMA) and, 115

direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) and, 115

distance vs., 111

electronic news gathering (ENG) and, 314-315

engineering to reduce, 109

external sources of, 108-113

fade margin in, 114-115

federal communications and, 315-316

fixed microwave services and, 315

frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) and, 115

Fresnel zone and, 119-121, 213, 214-215, 214, 224

harmful, definition of, 311

industrial, scientific, medical (ISM) band in, 107, 109, 204, 205, 313-314

interference temperature and, 319-321, 320

internal sources of, 113-117

intersymbol interference (ISI) in, 247-248, 248

land mobile radio and, 315

latency and, 140-142

line of sight vs., 118-121, 120

multipath and, 113, 114-115, 204, 246-247, 247, 249-251, 249

noise in, 113, 115-117

orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) and, 111

overcoming, 254-255

Part 18 devices, 313

power management vs., 111-112

regulatory issues of, 311-316

satellite communications and, 314

Shannon's channel capacity theory, 116

signal to noise ratio (SNR) in, 112

steerable antennas vs., 112

transmission control protocol (TCP) and, 141-142

unlicensed national information infrastructure (UNII) and, 110-111, 204, 205-208, 313

wireless wide area networks (WWAN) and, 113

interference temperature, 319-321, 320

interframe spaces, 146-147, 150

International Telecommunications Union, Telecommunications Standardization Sector (ITU-T), 122, 164

Internet access, 7, 11, 158, 160, 285

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), 88, 164

Internet packet exchange (IPX), 165

Internet protocol (IP), 5, 38, 47, 106, 258, 333

Internet service providers (ISP) (see also wireless Internet service providers), 285, 288-289

Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX), 98

interruption attacks, 67, 79-80, 79

intersymbol interference (ISI) in, 247-248, 248

invasion and resource stealing, 78

IP addressing, 39

network address translation (NAT) in, 99

port address translation (PAT) in, 99

security and, 74

IP networks

quality of service (QoS) and, 121-139

voice over IP (VoIP) and, 165

IP telephony (see also voice over IP), 184-194, 193

IPSec, 97, 287