Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-422) and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This first-to-market, detailed guide to hotspots - the "killer app for 802.11"--Provides need to know information on these open-to-the-public wireless networks that are springing up in hotels, airports, cafes, and even parks. Using this resource, engineers can cost, design, configure, implement, and install hotspots, or develop service applications in this hot new market. Written by Dan Minoli, one of the top voices in networking, this reference tells readers how to deliver wireless Internet and telecom that's 40 times faster and 1/10th the cost of conventional networks. It walks designers through components, design options, cost benefits, and operating obstacles of hotspot networks. It reports on the early players in the field and details what products are coming to market. It brings developers up-to-speed on WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) technology. Helping to overcome operating glitches, it provides solutions to security problems. It also explains enabling technologies, components, and design options.
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
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OverDrive, Inc.
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
OverDrive, Inc.
Stock Number
EA136A8C-EAEC-45C8-9CF6-2C2F72879E32
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Title
Hotspot networks.
International Standard Book Number
0071409785
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
IEEE 802.11 (Standard)
Personal communication service systems.
IEEE 802. 11 (Standard)
IEEE 802.11 (Standard)
Personal communication service systems.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING-- Mobile & Wireless Communications.