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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction to Wireless Networking | |
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| Why Wireless? | |
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| What Makes Wireless Networks Different | |
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| A Network by Any Other Name | |
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| Overview of 80 2.11 | |
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| Networks | |
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| IEEE 802 Network Technology Family Tree | |
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| 802.11 Nomenclature and Design | |
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| 802.11Network Operations | |
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| Mobility Support | |
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| 802.11 MAC Fundamentals | |
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| Challenges for the MACMAC Access Modes and Timing | |
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| Contention-Based Access Using the DCF | |
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| Fragmentation and Reassembly | |
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| Frame Format | |
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| Encapsulation of Higher-Layer Protocols Within 80 2.11 | |
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| Contention-Based Data Service | |
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| Frame Processing and Bridging | |
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| 802.11 Framing in Detail | |
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| Data Frames | |
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| Control Frames | |
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| Management Frames | |
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| Frame Transmission and Association and Authentication States | |
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| Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) | |
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| Cryptographic Background to WEPWEP Cryptographic Operations | |
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| Problems with WEP | |
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| Dynamic WEP | |
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| User Authentication with 802.1X | |
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| The Extensible Authentication Protoco | |
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| lEAP Methods | |
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| 802.1X Network Port Authentication | |
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| 802.1X on Wireless LANs | |
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| 802.11i | |
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| Robust Security Networks, TKIP, and CCMPThe Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)Counter Mode with CBC-MAC (CCMP)Robust Security Network (RSN) Operations | |
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| Management Operations | |
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| Management Architecture | |
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| Scanning | |
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| Authentication | |
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| Preauthentication | |
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| Association | |
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| Power Conservation | |
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| Timer Synchronization | |
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| Spectrum Management | |
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| Contention-Free Service with the PCF | |
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| Contention-Free Access Using the PCF | |
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| Detailed PCF Framing | |
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| Power Management and the PCF | |
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| Physical Layer Overview | |
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| Physical-Layer Architecture | |
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| The Radio Link | |
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| RF Propagation with 802.11 | |
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| RF Engineering for 802.11 | |
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| The Frequency-Hopping (FH) PHY | |
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| Frequency-Hopping Transmission | |
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| Gaussian Frequency Shift Keying (GFSK) | |
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| FH PHY Convergence Procedure (PLCP) | |
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| Frequency-Hopping PMD Sublayer | |
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| Characteristics of the FH PHY | |
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| The Direct Sequence PHYs | |
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| DSSS and HR/DSSS (802.11b) | |
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| Direct Sequence Transmission | |
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| Differential Phase Shift Keying (DPSK) | |
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| The "Original" Direct Sequence PHY | |
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| Complementary Code Keying | |
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| High Rate Direct Sequence PHY | |
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| 802.11a and 802.11j 5-GHz OFDM PHY | |
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| Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) | |
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| OFDM as Applied by 802.11aOFDM PLCPOFDM PMD | |
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| Characteristics of the OFDM PHY | |
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| 802.11g The Extended-Rate PHY (ERP) | |
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| 802.11g Components | |
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| ERP Physical Layer Convergence (PLCP) | |
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| ERP Physical Medium Dependent (PMD) Layer | |
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| A Peek Ahead at 802.11n MIMO-OFDMCommon Features | |
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| WWiSETGnSync | |
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| Comparison and Conclusions | |
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| 802.11 | |
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| General Structure of an 802.11 | |
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| Implementation-Specific Behavior | |
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| Reading the Specification Sheet | |
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| Using 80 2.11 on Windows | |
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| Windows XPWindows 2000 | |
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| Windows Computer Authentication | |
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| 802.11 on the Macintosh | |
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| The Air Port Extreme Card | |
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| 802.1X on the Air Port | |
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| Using 80 2.11 on Linux | |
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| PCMCIA Support on Linux | |
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| Linux Wireless Extensions and Tools | |
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| Agere (Lucent) Orinoco | |
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| Atheros-Based cards and MADwifi | |
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| 802.1X on Linux with xsupplicant | |
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| Using 80 2.11 Access Points | |
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| General Functions of an Access Point | |
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| Power over Ethernet (PoE) | |
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| Selecting Access Points | |
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| Cisco 1200 Access Point | |
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| Apple AirPort | |
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| Logical Wireless Network Architecture | |
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| Evaluating a Logical Architecture | |
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| Topology Examples | |
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| Choosing Your Logical Architecture | |
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| Security Architecture | |
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| Security Definition and Analysis | |
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| Authentication and Access Control | |
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| Ensuring Secrecy Through Encryption | |
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| Selecting Security Protocols | |
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| Rogue Access Points | |
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| Site Planning and Project Managemen | |
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| Project Planning and Requirements | |
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| Network Requirements | |
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| Physical Layer Selection and Design | |
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| Planning Access-Point Placement | |
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| Using Antennas to Tailor Coverage | |
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| 802.11 Network Analysis | |
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| Network Analyzers | |
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| Ethereal 80 2.11 Network Analysis Checklist | |
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| Other Tools | |
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| 802.11 Performance Tuning | |
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| 80 2.11 Performance Calculations | |
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| Improving Performance | |
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| Tunable 802.11 Parameters | |
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| Conclusions and Predictions | |
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| Standards Work | |
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| Current Trends in Wireless Networking | |
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| The End | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |