CHAPTER 18. Introduction to Wireless Networking
SOME OF THE MAIN TOPICS IN THIS CHAPTER ARE
Why Wireless Networks Have Proliferated 281
Access Points and Ad Hoc Networks 283
Physical Transmission Technologies 286
The IEEE 802.11 Wireless Standard 288
Sources of Interference for Wireless Networks 290
Although the installed base of networked computers today is mainly made up of technologies using copper wire and fiber-optic cable, the growing market for wireless technologies should not be underestimated. The popularity and rapid growth of the cellular telephone market, for both personal and business applications, attests to this fact. Just 10 years or so ago, cellular telephones were high-priced items used mainly by business executives. Today, ...
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