Hotspot Networks

1st Edition
0071429085 · 9780071429085
The 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, engin… Read More
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Chapter 1 Introduction to Wireless Personal Area Networks(WPANs), Public Access Locations (PALs), andHotspot Services

Chapter 2 Standards for Hotspots

Chapter 3 Technologies for Hotspots

Chapter 4 Security Considerations for Hotspot Services

Chapter 5 IEEE 802.11

Chapter 6 IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11a

Chapter 7 Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)

Chapter 8 Designing Nomadic and Hotspot Networks

Chapter 9 Migrating to 3G WWANs

The 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.


* Walks designers through components, design options, cost benefits, and operating obstacles of hotspot networks
* Reports on the early players in the field and details what products are coming to market
* Brings developers up-to-speed on WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) technology
* Overcome operating glitches
* Find solutions to security problems
* Explains enabling technologies, components, and design options