Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 363 pages
- Published by: McGraw-Hill Professional
- Edition: 1st Edition April 10, 2003
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0071412514
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0071412513
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Book Dimensions:
9.2 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
- Weighs: 1.6 pounds
Back Cover Copy
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 twenty 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 twenty 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.
Reader ReviewsComplaints 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!