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CWNA®: Certified Wireless Network Administrator Official Study Guide
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CWNA®: Certified Wireless Network Administrator Official Study Guide

by David D. Coleman, David A. Westcott
April 2009
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
765 pages
19h 26m
English
Sybex
Content preview from CWNA®: Certified Wireless Network Administrator Official Study Guide

Chapter 1. Overview of Wireless Standards, Organizations, and Fundamentals

IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT THE FOLLOWING:

  • History of WLAN

  • Standards organizations

    • Federal Communications Commission

    • International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector

    • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

    • Wi-Fi Alliance

    • International Organization for Standardization

  • Core, distribution, and access

  • Communications fundamentals

Overview of Wireless Standards, Organizations, and Fundamentals

IEEE 802.11 technology, more commonly referred to as Wi-Fi, is a standard technology for providing local area network (LAN) communications using radio frequencies (RFs). The IEEE designated the 802.11-2007 standard as a guideline ...

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