Page 111 - DCAP311_DCAP607_WIRELESS_NETWORKS

Manmohan Sharma, Lovely Professional University Unit 7: Wireless LAN

Unit 7: Wireless LAN Notes

CONTENTS

Objectives
Introduction
7.1 History of Wireless LAN
7.2 Wireless Local Area Network
7.2.1 Why Wireless?
7.2.2 How Wireless LANs are Used in the Real World?

7.2.3 How Wireless LANs Work?
7.2.4 Wireless LAN Configurations
7.2.5 Wireless LAN Technology
7.3 Wireless LAN Components

7.3.1 User Devices
7.3.2 Radio NICs
7.3.3 Access Points
7.3.4 Routers
7.3.5 Repeaters

7.3.6 Antennae
7.4 Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) Applications
7.4.1 SOHO Wireless Network Components
7.4.2 SOHO Network to Internet Access

7.5 Public Wireless LAN Network
7.5.1 Benefits of Wireless LAN
7.5.2 Disadvantages of Wireless LAN
7.6 Ad Hoc Wireless LAN Network
7.7 Summary

7.8 Keywords
7.9 Review Questions
7.10 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:

z z Discuss the history of wireless LAN
z z Explain the wireless LAN
z z Explain the wireless LAN component

LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY 105