Wireless Local Area Network or simply WLAN is a network that connects two or more devices wirelessly. A full TCP/IP protocol stack is followed in order to achieve end-to-end communication. This technology is based on IEEE 802.11 standard in which the communication between devices is achieved by a centralized hub/router. The devices are commonly referred to as nodes and the centralized router is referred to as wireless access point. In a usual situation, the wireless access point has a fixed location where the nodes can freely roam around within the coverage area of the access point. The connected devices can be tablet computers, laptops, desktops, cell phones or any IoT device (such as a smartwatch or Google ...
Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)
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