4.1 The Channel Allocation Problem4.1.1 Static Channel Allocation4.1.2 Assumptions for Dynamic Channel Allocation4.2 Multiple Access Protocols4.2.1 ALOHA4.2.2 Carrier Sense Multiple Access Protocols4.2.3 Collision-Free Protocols4.2.4 Limited-Contention Protocols4.2.5 Wireless LAN Protocols4.3 Ethernet4.3.1 Classic Ethernet Physical Layer4.3.2 Classic Ethernet MAC Sublayer Protocol4.3.3 Ethernet Performance4.3.4 Switched Ethernet4.3.5 Fast Ethernet4.3.6 Gigabit Ethernet4.3.7 10-Gigabit Ethernet4.3.8 Retrospective on Ethernet4.4 Wireless Lans4.4.1 The 802.11 Architecture and Protocol Stack4.4.2 The 802.11 Physical Layer4.4.3 The 802.11 MAC Sublayer Protocol4.4.4 The 802.11 Frame Structure4.4.5 Services4.5 Broadband Wireless*4.5.1 Comparison of 802.16 with 802.11 and 3G4.5.2 The 802.16 Architecture and Protocol Stack4.5.3 The 802.16 Physical Layer4.5.4 The 802.16 MAC Sublayer Protocol4.5.5 The 802.16 Frame Structure4.6 Bluetooth*4.6.1 Bluetooth Architecture4.6.2 Bluetooth Applications4.6.3 The Bluetooth Protocol Stack4.6.4 The Bluetooth Radio Layer4.6.5 The Bluetooth Link Layers4.6.6 The Bluetooth Frame Structure4.7 RFID*4.7.1 EPC Gen 2 Architecture4.7.2 EPC Gen 2 Physical Layer4.7.3 EPC Gen 2 Tag Identification Layer4.7.4 Tag Identification Message Formats4.8 Data Link Layer Switching4.8.1 Uses of Bridges4.8.2 Learning Bridges4.8.3 Spanning Tree Bridges4.8.4 Repeaters, Hubs, Bridges, Switches, Routers, and Gateways4.8.5 Virtual LANs4.9 Summary