Wireless lan standarts

Table of Contents

Preface

Biographies

Acknowledgements

Glossary

Introduction

Introduction to Wireless Local Area Networks

The Need for Standardization

Future Trends

The IrDa Standard:

Introduction to IrDA

General Description

Physical Layer (SIR)

Serial Infrared Link Access Protocol (IrLAP)

IrDA Link Management Protocol (Ir-LMP)

IrDA Transport Protocol: TinyTP

LAN Access Extensions for Link Management Protocol: IrLAN

The IEEE 802.11 Standard

Introduction to IEEE 802.11

General Description

Medium Access Control (MAC) for the IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs

Physical Layer for IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs

Radio systems

Physical Layer for IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs

IR Systems

Conclusions and Applications

The HIPERLAN Standard

Introduction

Terminology

Physical Layer (PHY)

HIPERLAN Channel Access Control (CAC)

HIPERLAN Medium Access Control (MAC)

Conclusions on HIPERLAN Type 1

Future Bran Standards

Application Scenarios

Introduction

The Application Scenarios

Wireless LAN Technologies and Products

Conclusions

Upcoming Standards and Future Trends:

Introduction

Is the Future Wireless?

The Evolution of HIPERLAN

The Evolution of IEEE 802.11

Forthcoming IR Standards

Other RF Standards: DECT, Bluetooth, wATM, HomeRF, etc.

Conclusions