Independent of 2.5G, 3G, or any other G, WiFi gives organizations a chance to selectively deploy the converged services not yet available from their carriers. This book, written for network engineers by highly experienced wireless and Ethernet experts, is one of the very first to provide the know-how for enterprise implementations. It drills down to the nuts and bolts of designing and building WiFi networks of scale. It covers all wireless environments that can be built with today's technology. It includes in-depth explanations of regulatory, security, and economic issues, and extended case studies to illustrate implementation advice.
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MASTER 802.11
Detailing the design and deployment of 802.11b networks in every flavor and size, this working handbook delivers the hands-on expertise you need -- complete with illustrative case studies. From one-cell home systems to global provider networks, Wi-Fi Handbook provides the A-Z facts, details, tips, and strategies you need to handle the job.
Wi-Fi IN THE REAL WORLD
This comprehensive Wi-Fi Handbook covers all current technologies, not just a single solution. You’ll find it invaluable for:
* Scaling up Wi-Fi networks
* Solving vexing problems in regulatory, security, and economic areas
* Comparing case studies to find solutions for specific applications
PROBLEM SOLVED
This comprehensive Wi-Fi Handbook covers all current technologies, not just a single solution. You'll find it invaluable for:
* Basic Wi-Fi architecture, from client cards and access points on up
* Technical issues, from RF to WEP
* Wi-Fi deployments in large buildings, campuses, and public spaces
* 802.11b networks in healthcare settings, industry, and military installations
* Upside and downside—both benefits and drawbacks
* Wi-Fi and 3G applications
* Fallacy of line-of-sight limitations
* Great QoS, bandwidth, and security
* Wi-Fi’s future
THE BEST GUIDE TO DESIGNING AND BUILDING Wi-Fi
About the Author
Franklin D. Ohrtman has 20 years experience in professional networking, including high-security installations for industry and the military (U.S. Navy). A former Account Manager at Lucent Technologies, Netrix and Vsys, he is most recently the author Softswitch: Architecture for VoIP. He has a master's degree in Telecommunications Engineering from Colorado University. He lives in Denver, Colorado. Konrad Roeder has over 20 years experience with various technologies such as Wi-Fi, GSM, Cellular, SMR, VoIP and ISDN. Konrad has a BS in Computer Science from the University of New Mexico and an MS in Computer Engineering from Florida Atlantic University. He has 3 patents issued and 3 patents pending. He currently works at T-Mobile on the 802.11 project deploying Wi-Fi in Airports and Airline Clubs. Mr. Roeder lives in Seattle, Washington.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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This book covers the tough topics!,
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This review is from: Wi-Fi Handbook : Building 802.11b Wireless Networks (Paperback)
Complaints or concerns against the 802.11 family of networking standards can usually be broken down to quality of service (QoS), security and range of service and bandwidth. The authors of this great book tackle these subjects head on and show you how this is not the case and how they can be over come. In this book, each is highlighted independently (after a good overview of 802.11) and the information presented there is wonderful. They wrap everything up with some real life scenarios that are also worth a detailed read. If you are in the business of setting up WLANs in a corporate environment, then you will want this book to occupy a place on your reference shelf. But more importantly, if you are on the technical sales side of the house, this book could be a real life saver and deal closer for you. Highly recommended!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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It definitely earns its five stars,
By boondoggie2003 (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wi-Fi Handbook : Building 802.11b Wireless Networks (Paperback)
I recently bought this book after I borrowed it from my local library. I tried to find it a second time, and it's always checked-out in all four branches of our library system. The call number is 004.678 OHR. Out of all the 802.11 books, this is one that is the most packed with the real information you need to install an 802.11 network - antenna theory, how to do site surveys, how networks connect together, how to do an as-built. The book also describes how to debunk and overcome the perceived barriers that keep people from using wireless - security, interference, regulatory issues... If I was to recommend one single book on 802.11 to anyone, this would be the one. It definitely earns its five stars.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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This book fills in all the gaps!,
By John Baptist "bidialmi" (Sunnyvale, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wi-Fi Handbook : Building 802.11b Wireless Networks (Paperback)
I just got the book recently from Amazon. I was really impressed. I love it. I got just the right and meticulous amount of detail I was expecting compared to other books I've read on the subject. What was really great about this book was all the real-life scenarios which were taken up in detail as compared to other "theoretical" publications. The people who wrote this book really seem to know what WiFi is all about. I would really recommend it to anyone who wants to learn how to deploy WiFi networks quickly. Its a great book from both the technical and business perspective.
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In the late 1990s, the telecommunications boom went bust because new market entrants, known as Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs), were forced to compete with Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs) on the same financial terms of the incumbents. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
client access card, directional gain greater, client adapter card, adaptive jitter buffer, peak power spectral density, peak transmit power, interference temperature, source codecs, waveform codecs, receive sensitivity, unlicensed spectrum, reciprocal compensation, link margin, physical sensing, voice codecs, peak output power, link budget, spectrum policy, harmful interference, media gateways, traffic class, precedence level, antenna gain, speech codecs, reuse pattern Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Internet Protocol, Information Age, New York, Task Force, Federal Communications Commission, Working Group, North America, Billion Opportunity, Digital Subscriber Line, Bay Area Wireless Users Group, Goldman Sachs, Media Access Control, Tim Pozar, Transmission Control Protocol, Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure, Asynchronous Transfer Mode, Clayton Christensen, Code Division Multiple Access, Criterion Economics, Great Depression, Logical Link Control, Management Information Base, Mean Opinion Score, Putting Together New!
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In the late 1990s, the telecommunications boom went bust because new market entrants, known as Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs), were forced to compete with Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs) on the same financial terms of the incumbents. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
client access card, directional gain greater, client adapter card, adaptive jitter buffer, peak power spectral density, peak transmit power, interference temperature, source codecs, waveform codecs, receive sensitivity, unlicensed spectrum, reciprocal compensation, link margin, physical sensing, voice codecs, peak output power, link budget, spectrum policy, harmful interference, media gateways, traffic class, precedence level, antenna gain, speech codecs, reuse pattern Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Internet Protocol, Information Age, New York, Task Force, Federal Communications Commission, Working Group, North America, Billion Opportunity, Digital Subscriber Line, Bay Area Wireless Users Group, Goldman Sachs, Media Access Control, Tim Pozar, Transmission Control Protocol, Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure, Asynchronous Transfer Mode, Clayton Christensen, Code Division Multiple Access, Criterion Economics, Great Depression, Logical Link Control, Management Information Base, Mean Opinion Score, Putting Together New!
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- Cryptography Demystified by John Hershey in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Complete Wireless Design by Cotter W. Sayre in Front Matter
- Optical Switching and Networking Handbook by Regis ìBudî Bates in Front Matter
- Telecommunications Cabling Installation by BICSI in Front Matter
- McGraw-Hill Illustrated Telecom Dictionary by Jade Clayton in Front Matter
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- Voice over 802.11 (Artech House Telecommunications Library) by Frank Ohrtman in Back Matter
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