WLAN Systems and Wireless IP for Next Generation Communications

Provides practical information on wireless local area networks (WLANs), defining the different standards and their application in different environments. The seven contributions explain the physical layers and the medium access control layer of the IEEE 802.11 standard, IP protocols and their functionality in WLAN, system design and implementation aspects of IEEE 802.11b technology, and techniques for performance analysis. The book is based on work performed at Lucent Technologies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)