Field Guide to Wireless LANs for Administrators and Power Users, A

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Chapter 1. Wireless LAN Preliminaries

Why Wireless?

WLANs Arrive on the Scene

Components of IEEE 802.11 LANs

Where Do Wireless LAN Standards Come From?

What Is Wi-Fi™? Is It the Same as IEEE 802.11?

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