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  • Analysts see bright future for 802.11a

    Analysts at last week's 802.11 Planet event said that 802.11a isn't going anywhere. Despite the emergence of other wireless standards, enterprises will need 802.11a's increased bandwidth for wireless applications. 

  • CWNA Official Study Guide - Chapter 7

    CWNA Official Study Guide - Chapter 7 

  • Access points on the Web

     

  • Wireless standards overview

    Wireless local are networks (LANs) have a broad range of standards, some of which are well established and interoperable, others of which are still emerging, and when it comes to security standards, interoperability may be a way off yet. 

  • 802.11 Learning Guide

    Get up-to-speed quickly on the various 802.11 specifications with this learning guide. 

  • Business case not yet made for wireless network roaming

    A Norwegian company has solved one piece of the wireless roaming technology puzzle. Now comes the really hard part: making a business case to deploy such wireless systems. 

  • New 802.11g wireless standard upstaging 802.11a

    The once-straightforward world of wireless LANs has gotten more complicated. An emerging standard, 802.11g, is garnering praise, while hopes for 802.11a fade. 

  • Networking mailbag: Withstanding 802.11g forces

    Recently, we asked readers what they thought about 802.11g, the unratified wireless standard that has started hitting the market in some mobile devices. Here are some letters on the subject from our electronic mailbag. 

  • VoIP over 802.11 wireless

    VoIP over 802.11 wireless Ask-the-Expert response 

  • 802.11g not yet ratified, but early reports promising

    Wireless LAN products based on the new 802.11g standard make impressive strides in throughput, but experts say they may not be ready for enterprise adoption until the IEEE standards body gives its blessing to 802.11g.