802.11
RSS 802.11Meeting Carbon Targets?
White Paper The combination of 802.11 WiFi and the freedom to securely roam across and between sites enabled by the Trapeze Mobility System offers a solid Ecologic advance in the provisioning of IT. It reduces consumption, waste,... [13 Nov 2009]
Wireless Devices in Call Centers - Data Theft and Standards/Legal Compliance Risks
White Paper This paper identifies the potential standards and legal violations, as well as the security challenges, of companies that fail to provide surveillance of cellular phones and 802.11 wireless devices in call centers. [13 Nov 2009]
Future-Forward to 802.11 n: The Testing Challenge in Wireless Networking
White Paper The crucial interoperability of wireless network devices built around the 802.11 standard is threatened by the advent of new and faster technologies. The IEEE is trying to cope by introducing the 802.11n standard - but... [12 Nov 2009]
Medical-Grade, Mission-Critical Wireless Networks
White Paper Off late healthcare environment requires an enterprise mobility solution for both patients and staff. Separate isolated networks are suboptimal from cost, management, scalability, and reliability perspectives. [12 Nov 2009]
Vulnerability Analysis of Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) DoS Attack Over Wireless Networks
White Paper IEEE 802.11 supports 802.1x to provide strong authentication mechanism for Wireless networks.x utilizes Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) as a framework for authentication, allowing for a number of authentication... [12 Nov 2009]
Interoperability Considerations for Today's Wi-Fi Networks
White Paper As Wireless LANs (WLANs) have expanded rapidly over the recent years, the adoption rate for the IEEE 802.11 technology has seen a tremendous growth. Such market demand for unwiring enterprise networks have created... [12 Nov 2009]
Fulfilling the Promise of 802.11n in the Enterprise Without Compromise
White Paper The IEEE 802.11 committee has developed a new standard for wireless communication, called 802.11n, which supports over 6 times the peak data rate of the current 802.11a/g standards. More than any previous standard,... [12 Nov 2009]
Wireless Devices on Trading Floors - Regulatory Compliance Risks
White Paper This paper identifies the potential regulatory violations and security challenges of firms that fail to provide surveillance of cellular phones and 802.11 wireless devices on trading floors. In addition to outlining... [12 Nov 2009]
How a Spanning Tree Works
White Paper The way a switch learns Ethernet (MAC) addresses is by inspecting the Ethernet frame and recording the source MAC address in a dynamic table. The switch will also associate a learned MAC address with a port. [03 Nov 2009]
Meraki White Paper: Wireless LAN Security
White Paper While security is important for all networks, wireless LANs deserve special consideration since they are subject to an increased level of risk. First, since wireless extends beyond the walls of an organization, physical security is less... [02 Oct 2009]
Approved: Super-speedy wi-fi standard finally gets green light
News The IEEE has finally approved the 802.11n high-throughput wireless LAN standard. Finalisation of the new wireless networking standard - which is capable of delivering throughput speeds up to 300 megabits per second (and even higher) -... [14 Sep 2009]
Is IEEE 802.11 Ready for VoIP?
White Paper This paper empirically explores voice communication over IEEE 802.11 networks (VoWiFi). The objective is to understand the limitations of the current WiFi network for VoWiFi deployment. The experiment finds two major... [14 Aug 2009]
Secure Wireless Architectures for Federal Agencies
White Paper The Cisco Unified Wireless Architecture centralizes WLAN configuration and control on a device called a wireless LAN controller (WLC). This allows the WLAN to operate as an intelligent information network and to support advanced... [05 Aug 2009]
Wireless Technologies in Industrial Markets: An Examination of Mesh Technologies in Mining
White Paper Motorola's Wireless Broadband Mesh product portfolio has been designed to offer maximum flexibility, offering both 802.11-based solutions and solutions with Motorola's industrial strength MEA (Mobility Enabled Access)... [04 Aug 2009]
Wireless Home Networking and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
White Paper Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) helps make it easier to locate and connect to wireless networks in your home or in a wireless hot spot. This webcast will discuss how to use some of the new features in Windows XP SP2 for Wi-Fi... [31 Jul 2009]
