Chapter 9. Discovering Wired Network Requirements

In the early days of WLAN implementations, a WLAN was usually viewed as a standalone network. Although the WLAN might have been “connected” to the wired network, it was typically considered an individual entity, and the standard (that is, wired) network had little or nothing to do with the wireless network.

Now that wireless has become more than just a bar code data-acquisition tool or a networking toy, it is important to consider the wireless as part of the wired network. It must integrate seamlessly into the wired network, and work hand in hand with the features ...

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