Teik-Kheong (TK) Tan & Benny Bing 
The World Wide Wi-Fi [PDF ebook] 
Technological Trends and Business Strategies

Your success guide to the next wireless revolution

The next watershed innovation in wireless technology is here: IEEE
802.11 wireless local area networks (LANs).

Recent studies from IDC indicate that the Wi-Fi wireless LAN market
will likely account for ninety percent of projected LAN equipment
revenues by 2005-a trend that promises to spill over into home
wireless networks. Yet this amazing growth has also created
confusion: Which version of 802.11 is best for vendors and
end-users? What about solutions such as the a/g and a/b
combinations of the 802.11 standards?

In World Wide Wi-Fi: Technological Trends and Business Strategies,
Teik-Kheong (TK) Tan and Benny Bing provide a clear, accessible
road map of the Wi-Fi wireless LAN market. Unlike most books on
wireless local area networks (WLANs), this must-have resource
explains both the business and technology of WLANs, and offers
ready-to-use tactics and strategies for thriving in this lucrative
field. Along the way, you’ll also gain insight into the emerging
Wi-Fi standards.

World Wide Wi-Fi presents:

* Key technological issues related to the design and deployment of
Wi-Fi wireless LANs

* An insider’s look at market dynamics, market segmentation,
service provider, enterprise, and chipset strategies

* The interrelationship between the 802.11a, b, and g
standards

* And much more

Supported by real statistics and case studies, plus profiles of
suppliers, regulators, and other market players, this one-of-a-kind
guide helps you create effective market penetration strategies and
evaluate vendor-specific features. Ultimately, World Wide Wi-Fi
defines the 802.11 market: its rapid expansion, its challenges, and
its future. Most of all, it’s your invitation to profit from
everything that this red-hot industry has to offer.

Tabella dei contenuti

Foreword.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Chapter 1. Introduction.

Chapter 2. IEEE 802.11 Standards.

Chapter 3. Wi-Fi Network Security.

Chapter 4. Qo S Provisioning for 802.11 Wireless Home
Networks.

Chapter 5. Wi-Fi Hotspots.

Chapter 6. Market Segmentation and Analysis.

Chapter 7. Wireless LAN IC Industry.

Chapter 8. Emerging Trends and Case Studies for Wi-Fi.

Glossary.

Related Web Sites.

Index.

About the Authors.

Circa l’autore

Teik-Kheong (TK) Tan is Chair of the Wireless LANs Next
Generation Committee of the IEEE 802.11 Standards Working Group. He
also chairs the Wireless Interworking Group (a committee supported
by IEEE 802.11 WG, ETSI-BRAN and MMAC). He is also the senior
product manager for the Wireless LAN Product Line of Philips
Semiconductors, San Jose, USA.

Benny Bing is a research faculty member with the School
of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of
Technology. He is also the author of Wireless Local Area Networks:
The New Wireless Revolution.