December 2004
Intermediate to advanced
696 pages
17h 19m
English
After completing this chapter, you will be able to
Identify the wireless LAN solution
Design wireless LANs for enhanced enterprise communications
Simply put, a wireless local-area network (WLAN) does not require wires. It uses radio frequencies instead of a traditional media, such as copper or fiber. It provides real-time access to the network. With a WLAN, the covered area is essentially comparable to that of a wired LAN. In large applications, by deploying a series of access points throughout a building or campus, enterprises can achieve more coverage than a wired network, with the benefits of high-speed data rates and the freedom of mobility from being able to access broadband data anywhere within ...
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