Deploying Wireless LANs

Name: Deploying Wireless LANs
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ISBN: 9780071380898

ISBN-10: 0071380892

ISBN-13: 9780071380898

Edition: 2002

Authors: Gilbert Held

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Now that the market drivers for a wireless LAN breakthrough are in place - new standards, new products and emerging broadband markets - network managers need to know what they're good at, how to operate them and what equipment and access to purchase.

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List price: $49.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 314
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Introduction to Wireless LANs	p. 1
Overview	p. 3
Operation	p. 3
Network Configurations	p. 4
Roaming	p. 6
Extension Points	p. 6
Communications Methods	p. 8
Infrared	p. 8
Microwave	p. 9
Radio Frequency	p. 9
Benefits	p. 11
Utilization	p. 11
Hospital Use	p. 12
College Use	p. 13
Inventory Control	p. 13
Internet Access	p. 14
Training Centers	p. 14
Facilitating Networking	p. 15
Trade Show Use	p. 15
Benefits	p. 16
Constraints	p. 17
Book Preview	p. 18
Terminology and Technology	p. 19
Understanding Wireless LAN Modulation	p. 19
Understanding Wireless LAN Communications Systems	p. 20
Wireless LAN Hardware	p. 20
IEEE Wireless LAN Standards	p. 21
Installing a Wireless LAN	p. 22
The Home RF Standard	p. 22
The Future	p. 22
Terminology and Technology	p. 23
Basic Communications Concepts	p. 24
Powers of Ten	p. 25
Frequency	p. 26
Wavelength	p. 27
The Frequency Spectrum	p. 29
Bandwidth	p. 32
Power Measurements	p. 32
Signal-to-Noise Ratio	p. 37
Transmission Rate Constraints	p. 41
Nyquist Relationship	p. 42
Radio Frequency Spectrum Allocation	p. 45
U.S. Spectrum Allocation	p. 46
Applications	p. 49
Other Transmission Impairments	p. 50
Basic Wireless LAN Components	p. 51
Path Loss	p. 52
Multipath Propagation	p. 56
Fading	p. 57
Enhancing Signal Reception	p. 58
Understanding Wireless LAN Modulation	p. 61
Basic Modulation Methods	p. 62
Rationale	p. 62
Modulation Process	p. 63
Amplitude Modulation	p. 64
Frequency Modulation	p. 65
Phase Modulation	p. 67
Wireless LAN Modulation Methods	p. 74
DSSS Modulation	p. 75
Differential Binary Phase Shift Keying (DBPSK)	p. 75
Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (DQPSK)	p. 76
Complementary Code Keying (CCK) QPSK	p. 78
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) Modulation	p. 79
Gaussian Frequency Shift Keying (GFSK)	p. 79
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Modulation	p. 80
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)	p. 82
Wireless LAN Communications Systems	p. 85
Spread Spectrum Communications	p. 86
Development Rationale	p. 86
General Operation	p. 87
Spread-Spectrum Methods	p. 88
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)	p. 89
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum	p. 91
Regulations	p. 91
Operational Parameters	p. 93
Packet Transmission Capability	p. 94
Hopping Modes	p. 94
Advantages of Use	p. 95
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum	p. 97
Regulation	p. 97
Operation	p. 98
Using the Chipping Code	p. 99
Bandwidth Spreading	p. 100
Advantages of Use	p. 101
Disadvantages	p. 102
Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing	p. 103
Evolution	p. 103
Overview	p. 105
Operation	p. 107
Scrambling and Coding	p. 108
Advantages of Use	p. 110
Disadvantages	p. 110
Wireless LAN Hardware	p. 113
Wireless Access Point	p. 114
Evolution	p. 115
Equipment Connection	p. 115
Using a Single Access Point	p. 117
Using Multiple Access Points	p. 118
Wireless LAN Network Cards	p. 123
Wireless Bridges	p. 127
Wireless Router/Gateway	p. 136
IEEE Wireless LAN Standards	p. 145
The 802.11 Standards	p. 146
Overview	p. 147
Topology	p. 148
Portals	p. 152
The Physical Layer	p. 152
Modulation	p. 154
Frame Format	p. 155
Hopping Sequence	p. 156
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum	p. 157
Overview	p. 157
Modulation	p. 157
Frequency Allocation	p. 158
Frame Format	p. 158
Infrared	p. 159
Modulation	p. 160
Frame Format	p. 161
The MAC Layer	p. 162
Basic Access Method	p. 162
Minimizing Collisions	p. 163
Interframe Spaces	p. 166
Collision Avoidance	p. 167
Frame Types	p. 167
RTS Frame	p. 177
CTS Frame	p. 177
ACK Frame	p. 178
Operation	p. 179
Joining an Existing Cell	p. 179
Authentication and Association	p. 180
Roaming	p. 180
The 802.11b Standard Extension	p. 182
Overview	p. 183
Operation	p. 183
Modulation	p. 183
The IEEE 802.11a Standard Extension	p. 190
Overview	p. 190
Modulation	p. 191
Frame Format	p. 191
Operation	p. 193
Installing a Wireless LAN	p. 195
The SMC Networks Barricade Router	p. 196
Product Overview	p. 196
Features	p. 197
Site Location	p. 198
Wireless Positioning	p. 198
Connectivity Tradeoffs	p. 199
Using WINIPCFG	p. 200
Software Setup	p. 202
Verifying Computer--Router Connectivity	p. 203
Configuring the Router	p. 204
Configuration Options	p. 205
Wireless Settings	p. 216
Return to WINIPCFG	p. 217
The SMC Networks EZ Connect PC Card	p. 218
Driver Installation	p. 219
Configuration Utility	p. 222
Agere Systems Orinoco PC Card	p. 227
Installation	p. 227
The Client Manager	p. 232
Proof of the Pudding	p. 234
The Home RF Standard	p. 237
Overview	p. 238
Versions	p. 239
Network Architecture	p. 240
Nodes	p. 240
System Requirements	p. 241
Technical Characteristics	p. 241
FHSS Use	p. 241
Power, Operating Rate, and Modulation	p. 242
Device Support	p. 242
Security	p. 243
Data Compression	p. 244
Home RF Operation	p. 244
The Physical Layer	p. 245
The MAC Layer	p. 245
Frame Duration and Types	p. 246
Frame Operations	p. 247
The Future	p. 251
FCC Part 15 Ruling	p. 252
Overview	p. 252
ISM Band Use	p. 253
RF Interference	p. 254
The IEEE 802.11g Standard	p. 255
Backward Compatibility Issues	p. 256
Area of Coverage Consideration	p. 257
The IEEE 802.1x Standard	p. 257
Overview	p. 258
Operation	p. 258
Great Expectations	p. 260
AiroPeek, A Wireless Protocol Analyzer	p. 260
Overview	p. 261
Capturing Traffic	p. 262
Protocol Summary	p. 264
Packet Decoding	p. 265
Hardware Manufacturers	p. 267
Locating Wireless Equipment on eBay	p. 271
Equipment Location	p. 272
The Bidding Process	p. 277
Wireless LAN Economics	p. 279
Limited Client-Based Wireless LAN	p. 280
Access Point/Router-Based Wireless LAN	p. 282
Wired LAN Access	p. 283
Practical Communications Security	p. 285
Glossary	p. 289
Index	p. 303
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