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. Youll 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

Bypassing the old circuit-switched hardware, softswitches streamline message traffic and provide a much more efficient service development environment. Along with SIP, this technology leverages Internet technologies to replace plain-old-telephone service. Developers who are freed up by softswitch technology to build cost-effective 3G serives will learn how it works and what applications it can support. Network managers making hard decisions about whether to deploy VoIP will learn pros and cons, costs and benefits, and most importantly how to separate myth from reality.