Chapter 4. WLAN Technologies and Topologies

This chapter covers the following subjects:

General Wireless Topologies: Discusses wireless LAN topologies from a high-level perspective.

Original 802.11 Topologies: Discusses wireless network topologies defined by the IEEE.

Vendor-Specific Topology Extensions: Explains how vendors extend network topologies.

When you work in a wireless network, you can encounter a number of technologies and deployment options. Sometimes your situation calls for a peer-to-peer connection, and other times you will want to connect to users who are in another room or on another floor, yet on the same network. In this chapter you will learn what these networks are and when they are appropriate. You will also look at which ...

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