Implementing Cisco Networking Solutions

Understanding and Configuring Wireless Access Technologies

"Birds have wings; they're free; they can fly where they want when they want. They have the kind of mobility many people envy."

– Roger Tory Peterson

As the computing devices became smaller, the users felt the need to carry them along. This led to the evolution of wireless technologies in the access, where the networked devices communicated using radio waves over the air interface. The adoption of wireless technology has increased considerably over the last couple of years, and the number of devices that use Wi-Fi as the access mechanism has far outnumbered the wired devices.

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

• Benefits of wireless technologies
• Fundamental principles ...