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Wireless Networking Technology
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Although the origins of radio frequency based wireless networking can be traced back to the University of Hawaii’s ALOHANET research project in the 1970s, the key events that led to wireless networking becoming
one of the fastest growing technologies of the early 21st century have been the ratification of the IEEE 802.11 standard in 1997, and the subsequent development of interoperability certification by the Wi-Fi Alliance (formerly WECA).
From the 1970s through the early 1990s, the growing demand for wireless connectivity could only be met by a narrow range of expensive hardware, based on proprietary technologies, which offered no interoperability of equipment from different manufacturers, no security mechanisms and poor performance compared to the then standard
10 Mbps wired Ethernet.
The 802.11 standard stands as a major milestone in the development of wireless networking, and the starting point for a strong and recognisable brand — Wi-Fi. This provides a focus for the work of equipment developers and service providers and is as much a contributor to the growth of wireless networking as the power of the underlying technologies.
While the various Wi-Fi variants that have emerged from the original 802.11 standard have grabbed most of the headlines in the last decade, other wireless networking technologies have followed a similar timeline, with the first IrDA specification being published in 1994,
Steve Rackley - Personal Name
1st Edtion
13: 978-0-7506-6788-
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Wireless Networking Technology
Information Technology
English
Elsevier Inc
2007
USA
1-425
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