
CHAPTER 4
Dynamics of 802.11 Task Groups
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Evolution of an IEEE Standard
4.3 Battle f or Speed, Cost, and Market Dominance
4.4 The 802.11 Standard’s Physical Layer
4.5 Fast Secure Roaming Task Groups
4.6 802.11i Security
4.7 802.11e Quality of Service
4.8 802.11k Radio Resource Measurement Enhancements
4.9 802.11r Roaming
4.10 Other 802.11 Subgroups
4.11 Wi-Fi Alliance versus IEEE 802.11
4.12 Patents and Intellectual-Property Issues with St andards
References
4.1 Introduction
As of this writing, the IEEE 802.11 WLAN standard is by far the most widely deployed
wireless local area network technology in the world. Work on this standard began ...