Chapter 6. The Wireless LAN Solution

The modern world is full of wireless communication systems. To mention a few, there are broadcast radio and TV, dispatch radio, cellular phones, walkie-talkies, and, of course, cordless phones within households. Consider the flexibility, mobility, and convenience that these communication systems offer. There is no need to be stationary or physically connected to a particular communication system to use it. You can listen to a radio while traveling in a car, speak on a mobile phone while navigating crowded sidewalks of a major city, or freely move around your kitchen making dinner while chatting with a friend on a cordless phone.

Yet, like all wire-based communication systems, wireless communications have ...

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