Implementing 802.11, 802.16, and 802.20 Wireless Networks: Planning, Troubleshooting, and Operations (Communications Engineering) [Paperback]

Ron Olexa (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 30, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0750678089 | ISBN-13: 978-0750678087

This is not another book about installing a home or "hobby" Wi-Fi system. Instead, this book shows you how to plan, design, install, and operate WLAN systems in businesses, institutions, and public settings such as libraries and hotels. In other words, this book is packed with serious information for serious professionals responsible for implementing robust, high performance WLANs covering areas as small as a coffee shop or as large as entire communities.

Ron Olexa provides a solid foundation in RF/wireless theory as it applies to WLANs. His detailed, thorough coverage of propagation at GHz frequencies helps you understand the mysteries of WLAN coverage (such as how it can change from season to season due to foliage). You'll also learn about antenna radiation patterns and gain so you can design you WLAN to have the coverage you need without causing interference to (or suffering interference from) other WLANs.

* Covers the widely used 802.11 family, as well as the new 802.16 and 802.20 standards

* Focuses on big commercial network implementations, such as in public buildings and businesses

* Author has over 25 years of experience with cellular systems and wireless networks

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Here is the definitive guide to implementing professional-level WLANs." - SCTE, Dec 2005

Book Description

Almost all other wi-fi books exclusively discuss "open," free wi-fi networks and totally ignore commercial wi-fi implementations!

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Newnes (July 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750678089
• ISBN-13: 978-0750678087
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,700,789 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Sad, March 30, 2006

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K. Crossman (berkshire, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Implementing 802.11, 802.16, and 802.20 Wireless Networks: Planning, Troubleshooting, and Operations (Communications Engineering) (Paperback)

I waited a very long time to receive this book, because i was being lazy and did not want to write a training manual and an overview for my engineers about WiMax, so i looked around and was initially impressed by the title of the book and bought this book and wimax operators manual as a pair from Amazon, that was the worst purchase of December 2005. It was very clear that the author did not really know much about WiMax or the vendors would not let him break their NDAs, even so he could have gone the WiMax 802.16 standards direction instead, i read the book yawning all the way through and concluded that this was possibly ment for those new to WiFi only. I beleive that i could write a much more informative, technical and satifying WiMax book which can take the reader from WiF to WiMax, 3G and detail the planning, radio coverage and capacity planning and provide evaluation for the backbone network as a compklete package. Reading both books i felt cheated out of my money, as i was expecting a brain massage and got irretation instead, i am afraid i will not be recommending these books to anyone, as i felt it did not cover 802.16 or 20 but covered some instances of WiFi.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars practical tone, January 28, 2005

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This review is from: Implementing 802.11, 802.16, and 802.20 Wireless Networks: Planning, Troubleshooting, and Operations (Communications Engineering) (Paperback)

In this rather slim book, Olexa packs in a lot of information. With a very practical bent. Aimed at someone who will be actually designing and implementing a wireless network in her company or home. Thus there are many small details discussed, that in practice may prove quite useful to a successful installation. Like weatherproofing the equipment in an outdoors environment. Or detecting and minimising noise sources.

The theory is kept to a minimum. No abstruse maths. You should already be reasonably conversant with the main wireless concepts.