Wireless LAN Standards and Applications

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.