RESOUR> [NetGold] TELECOMMUNICATIONS: WIRELESS: Understanding and Developing Skills and Knowledge of WiFi

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Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 00:03:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: David P. Dillard <jwne@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: NetGold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: NetGold <NetGold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [NetGold] TELECOMMUNICATIONS: WIRELESS: Understanding and
     Developing Skills and Knowledge of WiFi

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: WIRELESS: Understanding and Developing Skills and
Knowledge of WiFi

First step is to understand what Wi-Fi.  Here is the Webopedia defintion
for this term.

Wi-Fi
<http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/Wi_Fi.html>

Short for wireless fidelity and is meant to be used generically when
referring of any type of 802.11 network, whether 802.11b, 802.11a,
dual-band, etc. The term is promulgated by the Wi-Fi Alliance.
Any products tested and approved as "Wi-Fi Certified" (a registered
trademark) by the Wi-Fi Alliance are certified as interoperable with each
other, even if they are from different manufacturers. A user with a "Wi-Fi
Certified" product can use any brand of access point with any other brand
of client hardware that also is certified. Typically, however, any Wi-Fi
product using the same radio frequency (for example, 2.4GHz for 802.11b or
11g, 5GHz for 802.11a) will work with any other, even if not "Wi-Fi
Certified."

Formerly, the term "Wi-Fi" was used only in place of the 2.4GHz 802.11b
standard, in the same way that "Ethernet" is used in place of IEEE 802.3.
The Alliance expanded the generic use of the term in an attempt to stop
confusion about wireless LAN interoperability.

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The articles cited below may be useful to for learning more about Wi-Fi.

Strategies for deploying Wi-Fi.
Abramowitz, Jeff.
Communications News
April 2004  Vol. 41  Issue 4  p. 40

Meshing With Wi-Fi.
Brown, Karen.
Wireless Week
3/22/2004  Vol. 10  Issue 7  p. 56

Understanding Wi-Fi Performance. By: Layland, Robin.
Business Communications Review
March 2004  Vol. 34  Issue 3  p. 34

Airespace aces Wi-Fi access.
Garcia, Andrew.
eWeek
1/5/2004  Vol. 21  Issue 1  p. 46

BROADCOM LAUNCHES SOLUTION FOR BLUETOOTH/WI-FI COEXISTENCE.
Computer Protocols
Janurary 2004  Vol. 17  Issue 1  p. 1

Beyond Wi-Fi: A New Wireless Age.
Yang, Catherine.
Business Week
12/15/2003  Issue 3862  p. 84

FCC Earmarks Added Spectrum for Wi-Fi Devices.
Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition
11/14/2003  Vol. 242  Issue 97

WiMax Raises the Wi-Fi Bar.
Worthman, Ernest.
Wireless Design & Development
November 2003, Vol. 11 Issue 11, p4

Tech Takes Strange Turns: RFID, Wi-Fi, IM.
Soat, John.
Information Week
9/22/2003  Issue 956  p. 195

Wi-Fi intersecting other protocols.
Nobel, Carmen.
eWeek
6/30/2003  Vol. 20  Issue 26  p. 9

If these specific articles are not the source of enough information for
ones needs, the periodicals that some of them  are found in may be an
additional resource for more content that will help one learn more about
Wi-Fi.

These books may should also help increase ones knowledge and understanding
of Wi-Fi.

The book of Wi-Fi :
install, configure, and use 802.11b wireless networking
Author: Ross, John, 1947-
Publication: San Francisco : No Starch Press, 2003

Wi-Fi security
Author: Miller, Stewart S. Publication: New York : London : McGraw-Hill,
2003

Hotspot networks Wi-Fi for public access locations
Author: Minoli, Daniel, 1952-
Publication: New York : McGraw-Hill, 2003

The essential guide to wireless communications applications :
from cellular systems to Wi-Fi
Author: Dornan, Andy.
Publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall PTR, 2002

The wireless networking starter kit : the practical guide to Wi-Fi
networks for Windows and Macintosh
Author: Engst, Adam C.; Fleishman, Glenn.
Publication: Berkeley, CA : Peachpit Press, 2003

Wi-Fi handbook : building 802.11b wireless networks
Author: Ohrtman, Frank.; Roeder, Konrad.
Publication: New York : McGraw-Hill, 2003

The world wide Wi-Fi : technological trends and business strategies
Author: Tan, Teik-Kheong, 1964-; Bing, Benny.
Publication: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience, 2003

Real 802.11 security :
Wi-Fi protected access and 802.11i
Author: Edney, Jon.; Arbaugh, William A.
Publication: Boston : Addison-Wesley, 2004

802.11 (wi-fi) :
Networking Handbook
Author: Reid, Neil P.; Seide, Ron.
Publication: Berkeley, Calif. ; London : McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2003

These websites will also contribute to knowledge and understanding of
Wi-Fi.

The Wi-Fi Technology Forum - WLAN Wireless Networks News - Internet
Roaming Resources
<http://www.wi-fitechnology.com/>

Firms prep Wi-Fi Internet radio tuners | The Register
<http://www.theregister.com/2004/04/23/net_radios/>

Issue 11.05 UNWIRED - A Wired Special Report - May 2003 Pg 1 of 4 >>
The Wi-Fi Revolution
The wireless Internet has arrived -- and now the sky's the limit.
By Chris Anderson
<http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.05/unwired/wifirevolution.html>

Feds Label Wi-Fi a Terrorist Tool
By Paul Boutin
02:00 AM Dec. 06, 2002 PT
<http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,56742,00.html>

Last Updated: Thursday, 29 January, 2004, 05:13 GMT
Wi-fi networks step up security
Wireless networks are popular in the City
The security of wireless networks used by businesses in London has
improved significantly over the last 12 months, says a survey.
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3437179.stm>

Wi-Fi Alliance Announces Standards-Based Security Solution to Replace WEP
<http://www.wi-fi.org/OpenSection/ReleaseDisplay.asp?TID=4&ItemID=118&Str>


Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
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