The 802.11 family of standards is quickly emerging as the wireless LAN technology of choice, and knowing how these standards fit in the technical and business hierarchy has suddenly become "must know" - and very lucrative - information. In "802.11 Demystified", industry insider James LaRocca provides the technical information necessary to understand the standards and also examines them from a real world product trends and regulations viewpoint. Indispensable for decision makers, such as network planners, IT executives, technology product managers, application designers, technical sales and marketing representatives, and anyone else who requires a firm grasp of 802.11 wireless LAN technology and the wireless industry, this guide: explains how to make informed decisions about the implementation of 802.11-based products and services; provides an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of 802.11 and all of its flavors (802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, etc.); details how 802.11 is deployed to reduce LAN access costs while providing more applications for the end user; addresses 802.1 1's underlying technology, including RF implementations, network topologies, mobility management, and data security; discusses the relationship of 802.11 to Bluetooth, broadband, and 3G wireless networks; and covers bottom-line costs, competitors, prospects, compatibility, security, administration, and interoperability.
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Offering technical information necessary for understanding and examining wireless LAN technology standards, this book is indispensable for network planners, IT executives, technology product managers, application designers, and technical sales and marketing representatives. The text covers the strengths, and weaknesses of 802.11; and addresses in underlying technology including RF implementations, network topologies, and mobility management, as well as data security. (Poptronics )
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UNDERSTAND AND PROFIT FROM 802.11
The 802.11 family of standards is quickly emerging as the wireless LAN technology of choice, and knowing how these standards fit in the technical and business hierarchy has suddenly become "must know"--and very lucrative--information. In 802.11 Demystified, industry insider James LaRocca provides the technical information necessary to understand the standards and also examines them from a real world product trends and regulations viewpoint.
Indispensable for decision makers such as network planners, IT executives, technology product managers, application designers, technical sales and marketing representatives, and anyone else who requires a firm grasp of 802.11 wireless LAN technology and the wireless industry, this guide:
* Explains how to make informed decisions about the implementation of 802.11-based products and services
* Provides an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of 802.11 and all of its flavors (802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, etc.)
* Details how 802.11 is deployed to reduce LAN access costs while providing more applications for the end user
* Addresses 802.11's underlying technology, including RF implementations, network topologies, mobility management, and data security
* Discusses the relationship of 802.11 to Bluetooth, broadband, and 3G wireless networks
* Covers bottom-line costs, competitors, prospects, compatibility, security, administration, and interoperability
TAKE THE MYSTERY OUT OF WI-FI
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Taking the mystery out of wireless.,
By Michael J Woznicki "Michael J Woznicki" (Holland, MA USA) - See all my reviews (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: 802.11 Demystified: Wi-Fi Made Easy (Telecommunications) (Paperback)
The newest technology for networking is wireless and the protocol that covers this is 802.11. In just over 280 pages I found a wealth of information that not only simplifies the concepts but also helped me understand how this new technology will enhance networking as we know it.
What the authors do in this book, which I haven't seen in any others is breakdown the protocol first, explaining how the different levels of 802.11, BlueTooth and 3G work. This includes 802.11, 11A, 11B and 11G, each having a specific purpose and function.
I found that not only is there different types of protocols but also hardware and carriers for wireless LANs as well, the book does a good job of distinguishing each from the other. The authors also cover the process of implementation and planning which makes this a fairly well rounded manual.
One thing I like most about the book was the coverage of the applications you can use and what groups are already using the technology. While this book isn't written to any certification per say, this book will be a handy reference for the CWNA exam and beyond
16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
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Too much fluff,
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This review is from: 802.11 Demystified: Wi-Fi Made Easy (Telecommunications) (Paperback)
This book contains too much fluff. The title is somewhat misleading in my opinion. It has almost 300 pages but only about 150-170 of those pages actually deal with 802.11. Even of those pages, a considerable amount of space is devoted to covering the other 802.11 working groups leaving me disappointed in the 802.11b coverage. The rest of the book covers other wireless networking technologies (such as hiperlan, homeRF and countless others that most of us will never encounter). It also spends way too many pages on vague, 1-2 paragraph descriptions of how business x has implemented a 802.11 network to enhance productivity. And finally, the last 61 pages (aka appendix A), is a word-for-word reprint of the FCC regulations covering unlicensed emissions. These regulations apply to, but are not specific to, 802.11 and are surely available for free on the internet if you really have to have them. I'm still looking for a good WiFi book.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Coming up for air,
By Jim Robin "rjgary" (Plano, TX United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 802.11 Demystified: Wi-Fi Made Easy (Telecommunications) (Paperback)
As a software engineer, I have worked in the telecom software industry for the last severals years and have been playing catch-up to the standards for every one of those years because of the number of standards and relationships between them. This book has finally put one of the most significant of these standards 802.11 in perspective within the family of telecom standards. Superb research, analysis and context make this book a great read and asset to telecom application software development.
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Working Group, Task Group, North America, Symbol Technologies, United States, Texas Instruments, Medium Access Control, New York, Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance, Federal Communications Commission, Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service, Saddle Ranch, Standards Committee, Study Group, Wired Equivalency Protocol, European Telecommunications Standards Institute, Harris Semiconductor, Local Multipoint Distribution Service, Advanced Encryption Standard, Digital Subscriber Line, Lucent Technologies, Open Systems Interconnection, Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, University of California New!
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Working Group, Task Group, North America, Symbol Technologies, United States, Texas Instruments, Medium Access Control, New York, Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance, Federal Communications Commission, Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service, Saddle Ranch, Standards Committee, Study Group, Wired Equivalency Protocol, European Telecommunications Standards Institute, Harris Semiconductor, Local Multipoint Distribution Service, Advanced Encryption Standard, Digital Subscriber Line, Lucent Technologies, Open Systems Interconnection, Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, University of California New!
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- Wi-Fi Handbook : Building 802.11b Wireless Networks by Frank Ohrtman on 6 pages
- Build Your Own Wireless LAN (with Projects) by James Trulove in Back Matter
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