(Editor's note: This popular feature article, which was first published May 2007, is being republished in response to its great popularity and the likelihood that the 802.11n spec will be ratified in ...
Anyone developing wireless LAN (WLAN) systems knows the security problem created by the wired equivalency protocol (WEP). The bigger issue designers must wrestle with is how to solve the problems ...
The IEEE 802.11 specification (ISO/IEC 8802-11) is an international standard describing the characteristics of a wireless local area network (WLAN). The name Wi-Fi (which stands for Wireless Fidelity, ...
A useful free document, one not requiring registration and having 162 pages, is “Establishing Wireless Robust Security Networks: A Guide to IEEE 802.11i,” which is Special Publication 800-97 from the ...
The group behind Wi-Fi, named IEEE 802.11, has published the 2012 specification of the standard, which consolidates old updates and adds several new features. The group behind Wi-Fi, named IEEE 802.11 ...
PISCATAWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IEEE, the world's largest professional organization advancing technology for humanity, today announced the creation of an IEEE 802.11™ study group to define the ...
Study groups address next-generation applications of wireless access in vehicular environments (WAVE), as well as expanding local broadcast services using IEEE 802.11 WLAN PISCATAWAY, N.J.-- June 05, ...
The IEEE 802.11n standard is likely to be approved in September, making the high-speed wireless LAN technology official after about seven years of wrangling and refinement. The 802.11 working group, ...
Wi-Fi's biggest advantage is that it provides mobility and coverage. But early versions of Wi-Fi did not achieve data rates on par with the wireline network. Recent advancements in wireless research ...