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New Gartner Magic Quadrant topic: Unified wired and wireless LAN
Gartner is dumping its wireless LAN and LAN switching categories and replacing them with one on unified wired and wireless LAN access and another on the data center network. News | 22 Jun 2012
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With Locator/Identifier Separation Protocol, seamless mobile handoffs
At Cisco Live, Cisco CEO John Chambers highlighted the Locator/Identifier Separation Protocol as a method to seamlessly move applications between cellular and Wi-Fi networks. Fast Packet | 13 Jun 2012
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WLAN design with Wi-Fi beamforming solves warehouse network problems
Warehousing firm WOW Logistics solved its WLAN design troubles with Wi-Fi beamforming from Ruckus Wireless. News | 24 Apr 2012
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Cisco Live London: Cisco debuts 4x4 MIMO wireless LAN access point
At Cisco Live London, Cisco introduced a three-stream 4x4 MIMO wireless LAN access point, the faster and longer-range Aironet 3600. News | 31 Jan 2012
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Ruckus joins real-time wireless channel selection fray
With real-time wireless channel selection, Ruckus is promising advanced RF management and optimization, but testing for the technology is still in order. News | 01 Dec 2011
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Hotspot 2.0 primer: Another step toward Wi-Fi/cellular integration
Hotspot 2.0 and the IEEE 802.11u protocol could allow mobile device users to securely roam between Wi-Fi and cellular networks without stopping to authenticate. Primer | 12 Oct 2011
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Wireless network troubleshooting: Connectivity problems
When you have trouble connecting a wireless client (a desktop, laptop, PDA, or phone) to an office network, these step-by-step debugging tips can help. Article | 15 Sep 2010
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Building an outdoor wireless LAN for a roving worksite
The crew of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition built a new Wi-Fi network with outdoor wireless access points. It travels with them across the country. Article | 11 Aug 2010
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Engineer's view: Wireless LAN performance and Wi-Fi client variation
Wi-Fi client variability affects wireless LAN performance and end user experience more than the industry wants you to know. A Dell laptop with Windows Vista might have inferior performance to a Lenovo laptop with Windows 7, even though both are 802.1... Interview | 08 Jun 2010
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Wi-Fi client variation obstructs wireless LAN performance management
Wireless LAN performance management requires better visibility into Wi-Fi clients because variation in client design affects how devices perform on the network. Mobile device management is a start, but wireless LAN testing tools can help, too. Article | 19 May 2010