Deploying Wireless LANs (McGraw-Hill Telecom) - Softcover

Held, Gilbert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071380892 ISBN 13: 9780071380898

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 2001

Synopsis

Now that the market drivers for a wireless LAN breakthrough are in place - new standards, new products and emerging broadband markets - network managers need to know how to operate them and what equipment and access to purchase. This is a practical guide to deploying networks.

About this title

About the Author

Gilbert Held (Macon GA) is Director of 4-Degree Consulting. He has published over 20 books on network technologies. Held's work appears regularly in Network magazine, and his training seminars in LANs, WANs, and voice/data integration are offered worldwide.

From the Back Cover

Wireless LANs Are On the Rise. Are You Prepared to Seize the Opportunity?

Here is the network professional's guide to the new standards, products, and broadband options that make wireless networks as fast and reliable as wired ones.

In Deploying Wireless LANs, Gil Held clearly and thoroughly explains how to plan and build wireless LANs capable of supporting mobile devices and applications. Gil, the author of over 20 books, uses a straightforward, jargon-free style -- and no background in radio frequency engineering is necessary to understand it all.

Packed with easy-to-understand information, Deploying Wireless LANs:
* Covers 802.11a, Home RF, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi
* Details how to make your 802.11 LAN fully compliant with 802.3 and Bluetooth
* Explains common access points and how theyre changing LAN options
* Introduces basic transmission troubleshooting techniques

This is a must-have resource for network managers and integrators, mobile device vendors, access providers and anyone else who wants to ride the upcoming wireless LAN wave.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071380892
• ISBN 13: 9780071380898
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336