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Rifat Sanaç
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wireless master.
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category: Wireless Communication Systems - Matched Filter/RAKE Receiver - RLS Algorithm - Equalization - QR-RLS Algorithm - Multiuser Detection - QR-RLS Blind Linear MMSE Detector - Synchronous CDMA Signal Model - Blind Multiuser Detection: Subspace Methods - Single-User Modulation Techniques - Linear Decorrelating Detector - Linear Decorrelating Detector - Multiple-Access Techniques - Linear MMSE Detector - Asymptotics of Detector Estimates - Wireless Channel - Blind Multiuser Detection: Direct Methods - Basic Receiver Signal Processing for Wireless - LMS Algorithm - PASTd Algorithm - Linear Group-Blind Multiuser Detection for Synchronous CDMA - QR-Jacobi Methods - Performance of Group-Blind Multiuser Detectors - NAHJ Subspace Tracking - Performance of Blind Multiuser Detectors - Blind Multiuser Detection in Multipath Channels - Multipath Signal Model - Blind Channel Estimation - Linear Multiuser Detectors - Adaptive Receiver Structures - Subspace Tracking Algorithms - Blind Multiuser Detection in Correlated Noise - Robust Blind Multiuser Detection in Multipath Channels - Extension to Dispersive Channels - Adaptive Space-Time Multiuser Detection in Synchronous CDMA - Optimal SISO Multiuser Detector - Turbo Multiuser Detection in CDMA with Turbo Coding - Linear Predictive Methods - Tonal Interference - Near–Far Resistance to NBI - Batch Processing versus Adaptive Processing - Sequential Monte Carlo Signal Processing - Sequential EM Algorithm - Pilot-Symbol-Aided Turbo Receiver for Space-Time Block-Coded OFDM Systems - Linear Group-Blind Detectors - Asymptotic Probability of Error - Robust Group-Blind Multiuser Detection in Multipath Channels - Optimal Space-Time Multiuser Detection - One Transmit Antenna, Two Receive Antennas - Low-Complexity SISO Multiuser Detector - Turbo Code and Soft Decoding Algorithm - Nonlinear Predictive Techniques - Autoregressive Interference - Adaptive Linear MMSE NBI Suppression - Monte Carlo Methods - Blind Adaptive Equalization of MIMO Channels via SMC - Decision-Feedback Differential Detection in Fading Channels - ML Receiver Based on the EM Algorithm - Adaptive Group-Blind Linear Multiuser Detection - Implementation of Robust Multiuser Detectors - Robust Multiuser Detection in Stable Noise - Sufficient Statistic - Two Transmit Antennas, One Receive Antenna - Turbo Multiuser Detection with Unknown Interferers - Turbo Multiuser Receiver in Turbo-Coded CDMA with Multipath Fading - ACM Filter - Digital Interference - Maximum-Likelihood Code-Aided Method - Markov Chain Monte Carlo Signal Processing - Statistical Modeling of Multipath Fading Channels - Adaptive SMC Receivers for Flat-Fading Channels - Pilot-Symbol-Aided Turbo Receiver - Form II Group-Blind Hybrid Detector - Linear Group-Blind Detection in Correlated Noise - Robust Blind Multiuser Detection - Symmetric Stable Distribution - Maximum-Likelihood Multiuser Sequence Detector - Two Transmit and Two Receive Antennas - Group-Blind SISO Multiuser Detector - Turbo Multiuser Detection in Space-Time Block-Coded Systems - Adaptive Nonlinear Predictor - Performance Comparisons of NBI Suppression Techniques - Linear MMSE Detector and RLS Blind Adaptation Rule - Metropolis–Hastings Algorithm - Frequency-Nonselective Fading Channels - OFDM Communication System - LDPC-Based Space-Time Coded OFDM Systems - Form I Group-Blind Detectors - Nonlinear Group-Blind Detection - Robust Multiuser Detection Based on Local Likelihood Search - Performance of Robust Multiuser Detectors in Stable Noise - Linear Space-Time Multiuser Detection - Blind Adaptive Implementations - Sliding Window Group-Blind Detector for Asynchronous CDMA - Projection-Based Turbo Multiuser Detection - Nonlinear Interpolating Filters - Linear Predictor and Interpolator - Convergence of the Mean Weight Vector - Gibbs Sampler - Coherent Detection in Fading Channels Based on the EM Algorithm - Blind MCMC Receiver for Coded OFDM with Frequency-Selective Fading and Frequency Offset - Capacity Considerations for STC-OFDM Systems - Nonlinear Group-Blind Multiuser Detection for Synchronous CDMA - Multiuser Detection via Robust Regression - Exhaustive-Search and Decorrelative Detection - Local-Search Detection - Adaptive Array Processing in TDMA Systems - Linear Multiuser Detection via Iterative Interference Cancellation - Introduction to Turbo Processing - Turbo Multiuser Detection in CDMA with Multipath Fading - Turbo Multiuser Detection in Space-Time Trellis-Coded Systems - HMM-Based Methods - Nonlinear Predictor and Interpolator - Convergence of MSE - Bayesian Multiuser Detection via MCMC - Expectation-Maximization Algorithm - Bayesian Formulation of Optimal Demodulation - Low-Density Parity-Check Codes - Slowest-Descent Search - Least-Squares Regression and Linear Decorrelator - Robust Group-Blind Multiuser Detection - Linear MMSE Combining - Single-User Linear Space-Time Detection - MAP Decoding Algorithm for Convolutional Codes - Signal Model and Sufficient Statistics - Multiuser STTC System - Code-Aided Techniques - Numerical Examples - Steady-State SINR - System Description - EM-Based Receiver in Flat-Fading Channels - Bayesian MCMC Demodulator - LDPC-Based STC-OFDM System - Nonlinear Group-Blind Multiuser Detection - Robust Multiuser Detection via M-Regression - Extension to Multipath Channels - Subspace-Based Training Algorithm - Combined Single-User/Multiuser Linear Detection - Turbo Multiuser Detection for Synchronous CDMA - SISO Multiuser Detector in Multipath Fading Channels - Turbo Multiuser Receiver for STTC System - NBI Suppression via the Linear MMSE Detector - Near–Far Resistance to Both NBI and MAI by Linear MMSE Detector - Bayesian Signal Processing - Bayesian Multiuser Detection in Gaussian Noise - Linear Multiuser Detection in Flat-Fading Synchronous CDMA Channels - Bayesian Blind Turbo Receiver - Turbo Receiver - Group-Blind Multiuser Detection in Multipath Channels - Asymptotic Performance of Robust Multiuser Detection
category: Wireless Vulnerability - The 802.11 MAC - Electromagnetic Waves - Input Hijacking - Data Packets - Features of the 802.11 MAC - Components of a Communications System - Business Impacts of Wireless Threats - Addressing in 802.11 Packets - 802.11 IN A NUTSHELL - What Is Wireless? - Staying Aware of Wireless Risks - Interesting Fields Beyond Packets - DCF and Assorted Recipients - Standardization and Regulation - Basics of Wireless Technologies - Wi-Fi vs. 802.11 - Further Coverage - Radio Abundance Signals - What About That Alleged IR Band for 802.11? - Further Coverage - Communications Systems - 802.11 HISTORY - Data Interception - Control Packets - Introduction to 802.11 - Data Encryption - Management Packets
category: Wi-Fi Security - Review of Previous IEEE 802.11 Security Mechanisms - Other Tools of Interest - Access Control: IEEE 802.1X, EAP, and RADIUS - IBSS Ad-Hoc Networks - Attacks Against the Previous IEEE 802.11 Security Mechanisms - General Architecture Design Guidelines - Upper-Layer Authentication - Development of Hotspots - Man-in-the-Middle Attacks - Protecting a Deployed Network - Security Principles - TKIP - Security Issues in Public Hotspots - Problems Created by Man-in-the-Middle Attacks - Planning to Deploy a WPA Network - Per-Packet Key Mixing - How Hotspots Are Organized - Denial-of-Service Attacks - Deploying the Infrastructure - Different Types of Attack - Why AES? - Different Types of Hotspots - Attacker Goals - Real World Wireless Security - IEEE 802.11 Protocol Primer - Network Coordination - Review of Basic Security Mechanisms - Process - WPA/RSN Information Element - Review of Previous IEEE 802.11 Security Mechanisms - Example Scenarios - Putting the Gear Together: 802.11 Hardware - Preauthentication Using IEEE 802.1X - PDAs Versus Laptops - Network Footprinting - PCMCIA and CF Wireless Cards - Site Survey Considerations and Planning - Antennas - Proper Attack Timing and Battery Power Preservation - Stealth Issues in Wireless Penetration Testing - RF Cables and Connectors - An Attack Sequence Walk-Through - Operating System, Open Source, and Closed Source - The Easiest Way to Get in - Active Scanning in Wireless Network Discovery - Picking a Trivial Lock: Various Means of Cracking WEP - Picking a Trivial Lock: Various Means of Cracking WEP - Layer 1 Wireless Security Basics - Selecting a Symmetric Cipher for Your Networking or Programming Needs - RADIUS Vulnerabilities - Decibel–Watts Conversion Table - Picking the Trivial Lock in a Less Trivial Way: Injecting Traffic to Accelerate WEP Cracking - The Usefulness of WEP, Closed ESSIDs, MAC Filtering, and SSH Port Forwarding - Cryptographic Hash Functions - Why You Might Want to Deploy a VPN - 802.11 Wireless Equipment - Field Observations in WEP Cracking - Secure Wireless Network Positioning and VLANs - Dissecting an Example Standard One-Way Hash Function - VPN Topologies Review: The Wireless Perspective - Cracking TKIP: The New Menace - Proprietary Improvements to WEP and WEP Usage - Hash Functions, Their Performance, and HMACs - Common VPN and Tunneling Protocols - The Frame of Deception: Wireless Man-in-the-Middle Attacks and Rogue Access Points Deployment - 802.11i Wireless Security Standard and WPA: The New Hope - Asymmetric Cryptography: A Different Animal - Alternative VPN Implementations - Scan and Exploit Vulnerable Hosts on WLAN - Bit by Bit: Streaming Ciphers and Wireless Security - RADIUS - The Main Player in the Field: IPSec Protocols, Operations, and Modes Overview - Check Wireless-to-Wired Gateway Egress Filtering Rules - The Quest for AES - Installation of FreeRADIUS - Categorizing Suspicious Events on WLANs - The Easiest Way to Get in - Wireless Security Policy: The Cornerstone - Between DES and AES: Common Ciphers of the Transition Period - User Accounting - Radars Up! Deploying a Wireless IDS Solution for Your WLAN - Leaky Coax Cable - Dual-Band Surveys - Software for Defense - Investigating Viruses on Handhelds - Wi-Fi Privacy Threats - Understanding WLAN Vulnerabilities - Choosing backup systems - More About Wardriving - Understanding the Hoax Problem - Demystifying Privacy Policies - Changing Dangerous Default Settings - Protecting Your Hardware - Understanding Malicious Software - Discovering Common Wi-Fi Problems - Other Vulnerable Wireless Technology - Understanding DHCP - Wi-Fi Resources - Attacking Hosts - Exposing Trojan Programs - Detecting and Dealing with Interference - Introducing Encryption - Filtering Network Traffic - Security, Privacy, and Antivirus Resources - Sniffing the Network - Discovering Internet Worms - Defining Interoperability Issues - Understanding Modern Encryption Techniques - Modifying Broadcast Parameters - PDA, PC, and Accessory Manufacturers - Introducing Wardriving - Discovering Blended Threats - Learning About Antennas - Debunking Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) - Using Encryption - Software - Warchalking - Bot Software - Optimizing Equipment - Investigating Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) - Securing Clients and Hosts - Warspying - Introducing Spyware - Why Privacy Matters - Introducing Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) - Identifying Threats to Wireless Data - An Introduction to Wireless Architecture - Management Principles - BlackBerry (RIM 950 and 957) - Key Points - Privacy in the Wireless World - Analyze Attacks and Vulnerabilities - The Case Studies Revisited - Devices - The Security Analysis Process—I-ADD - Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) - COTS versus Custom Software - The Players - Known Attacks - Just the Beginning - Network Arrangements and Technologies - 802.11 and 802.11b - J2ME - Virtual Private Network (VPN) - Related Privacy Legislation and Policy - Vulnerabilities and Theoretical Attacks - Afterword: The Future of Wireless Security - Case Studies - Bluetooth - Applied Cryptography Overview - Tunneling - Location-Based Marketing and Services and GPS - Analyze Mitigations and Protections - Case Studies - WAP - Symmetric Cryptography - IPSec - The Middle Ground Answer - Protecting the Wireless Device - Security Principles - Personal Digital Assistants - Asymmetric Cryptography - SmartCards - Progress in the Wired World - Protecting the Physical Interface - Security Principles 2 - Palm OS Devices - Common Problems - Biometric Authentication - Identify Targets - Prioritizing - Usage Models - Development and Operation Principles - Pocket PC Devices - Choices - The Online Privacy Debate in the Wired World - Identify Roles - Building Trust—Application Security - Tunneling - The Future of IDSs - Decimal/Hex/Binary Conversion Table - Radome-Enclosed Yagi Antenna: HyperLink HG2415Y - Compaq iPAQ - WAP/WML/WMLScript - WEP Review - Denial-of-Service Attacks - Virus Prevention - AiroPeek NX - Investigation and Discovery - Attack Preparation - IPsec - Public Key Cryptography - GNU General Public License - Parabolic Grid Antenna: HyperLink HG2419G - Inside the 802.11 Standard - Openwave SDK - Data Analysis - Surveillance - Hostile Web Pages and Scripting - Pocket PC Installation - Clean Up - L2TP - Certificate Authorities - SigMax Omni-Directional: Signull SMISMCO10 - Inside the 802.11g Standard - i-mode - Technical Example - War Driving - Palm OS - WLAN Drivers - Access Point-Based Security Measures - Attacks Against VPNs - Wireless PKI Implementation - SigMax Circular Yagi: Signull SMISMCY12 - 802.11a Versus 802.11b - Java - IV Collision - Client-to-Client Hacking - Viruses on Windows CE .NET - MiniStumbler - Third-Party Security Methods - Deploying VPNs in WLANs - Transaction Confirmation - TechnoLab Log Periodic Yagi - Understanding HomeRF - .NET - Key Extraction - Rogue Access Points - Handset Viruses - CENiffer - Funk's Steel-Belted Radius - Integrity Monitors - Integrity of User Identities - Antennas - Wireless NICs - Understanding IrDA - WEP Introduction - Diverse Hacker Attack Methods - Jamming (Denial of Service) - NetStumbler - IBM Wireless Security Auditor - WLAN Protection Enhancements - IDS Theory - Third-Party Services - NetGear ME102 - ORiNOCO PC Card - Understanding Bluetooth - RC4 Encryption - Linksys WAP11 - Sniffing - Airborne Viruses - AirSnort - The Test Network - VPN Review - Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves - WAP PKI - Access Points - Handheld Devices - HTML/XML/XHTML - How RC4 Works - Spoofing and Session Hijacking - Virus Overview - Windows XP - Defining the Goal - Wireless Is Information Warfare (IW) - Spectral Efficiency - Cryptographic Attacks - Unintentional Interruptions - Low Earth Orbit/Medium Earth Orbit - Landsat - Computer crime - Information Vulnerability - Taxonomies of Wireless Communications - Decision Theory - Defensive Information Operations - Natural Hazards - Navigation and Tracking - SPOT - National and International Defense - Importance of Information - A Classification Scheme Based on Network Architecture - A Model for Cost-Effective - Cryptographic Measures - Intentional Interruptions - Global Positioning System - European Remote Sensing - Surveillance - A Taxonomy Based on Mobility Only - Performance Measures and Key Design Tradeoffs - Key Management - Issue of Privacy - Wide Area Augmentation System - IKONOS - Development, Implementation, and Management of Advanced Satellite Encryption Options and Strategies - Tethered Mobility with Fixed Base Stations - High-Level Performance Measures - Electromagnetic Capture Threats - Satellite Communications - Satellite Search and Rescue - Satellite Spectrum Issues - Options for Serving Data Consumers - Circuit-Switched Networks and Packet-Switched Networks - Low-Level Performance Measures - Telephone System Vulnerabilities - Satellite Orbits - Communications: Voice, Video, and Data - Instruments and Goals of Current U.S. Satellite Encryption Policy - Framework for Dealing With Policy Issues - Information Theory - Military-Unique System Requirements - Interception/Ease of Interception - Geostationary Orbit - Satellite Internet - Federal Information Processing Standards - Security of Information Systems - Mobile Capacity - Military-Unique System Requirements - Interruption of Service - Highly Elliptical Orbit - Earth Sensing: Commercial Imaging - International Policy Concerns - Balancing Information Technology, National Security, and Personal Privacy - Classical Cryptanalysis - Key Processing Rate - SHA - Using Public-Key Cryptography - Digital Cryptography - Brute Force Attacks - SHA-1 in the Encryption Mode - Using Public-Key Cryptography - Difficulty of Mathematical Systems - Cryptographic Security - First Principles - Pseudo-Random Number Generation - Standard Attacks - Sync, Pad, and Data Encryption Key (DEK) Generation - Integer Factorization Systems - Lock-and-Key Analogy - Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) - Advanced Attacks - Advanced Encryption Standard - Security - Transposition Ciphers - The Seed and Entropy - Two Limits of Encryption - Key Management-Generation and Distribution of Keys - Implementation - Substitution Ciphers - The Data Encryption Standard - Block versus Stream Ciphers - Public-Key Systems The Second Revolution - Discrete Logarithm Systems - Kerckhoff’s Principles - Avalanche Effect - Stream Cipher Design Considerations - Digital Signatures - Product Ciphers - Modern Cipher Breaking - Non-Keyed Message Digests - Certificate Authorities - The Elliptic Curve Cryptosystem (ECC) - Scalability - It Started with SIGSALY - Countermeasures - Wireless Transport Layer Security (WTLS) - Efficiency - Processing Overhead - Phonemes and Phones - FPGA-Based Cryptography - Secure Socket Layer - Computational overheads - Cellular Phone Networks - Writing Systems - The Infamous WEP - Wireless Transport Layer Security and WAP - Key Size Comparison - Handheld Computers/Personal Digital Assistant (PDAs) - Two-Dimensional Scramblers - Physical Security - Additional Sources - Bandwidth - BSAFE Crypto-C - The Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) - ECDLP and Wireless Devices - Cryptography in Embedded Hardware: FPGA and ASICs - Wireless Transmission Media - Comparison of the TCP/IP, OSI, and WAP Models - Key Generation in Wireless Devices for IFP, DLP, and ECDLP - WLAN Products and Standards—Today’s Leaders? - WAP Security Architecture - Bandwidth in Wireless Devices - Speech Cryptology - Securing WLANs - Marginal Security - Security Functions at the Baseband Layer - VoIP and the Wireless Security Environment - Quantity, Speed, and Predictability of Transmitted Information - Security Functions at the Link Layer - Voice Over Internet Protocol - Taxonomy of Communications Systems - Protocol Sensitive Communications Security - Frequency-Hopping - VoIP Generally Speaking - Client-Server versus Peer-to-Peer - Evolution Towards Wireless (HW and SW Avenues) - Bluetooth - Channel Establishment - The Buzz Around VoIP - Circuit-Switched versus Packet-Switched or Frame-Switched Communications - Encryptor Structures in Wireless - Bluetooth Technology - Encryption With the E0 Stream Cipher - The Buzz Around VoIP - Unicast versus Broadcast Communications - Bluetooth Specification Development - Threats to Bluetooth Security - The Rise of VoIP Technology - Land-Based versus Wireless-Based Communications - Bluetooth Basic Specifications - Bluetooth Security Architecture - Jamming - Technical Issues for VoIP Calling - Transmission Medium (Non-LAN Point-to- Point, LAN or WAN, or LAN-WAN-LAN) - Scatternets - Bluetooth holes - Voice Network Security Vulnerabilities - Transmission Nature: Voice versus Data (Audio, Video, Alphanumeric) - ‘Weasel’ Model Philosophy and Rationale - Required Modules in a Block-Cipher-Based COMSEC Chip - Required Modules in a Stream-Cipher Based COMSEC Chip - Binary Number Multiplication and Accumulation Engine - Secure Repacketization of Information - Authentication in Third-Generation Handsets - A Case Study - Transmission Comparison of Cryptographic Modes of Operation - Protection Against Catalog Attacks - Modular Arithmetic Unit and Exponentiation Engine - Kasumi Algorithm - Software vs. Hardware Implementation of Wireless Security - Security Considerations for the - Protection Against Power Analysis Attacks - Hashing - Hardware-Efficient Rijndael Implementations and Comparison with Alternative Technologies - Configurable versus Non-Configurable Hardware - Recovery Properties for Garbled and Dropped Bits - Protection Against Traffic Analysis Attacks - Diffie-Hellman (DH) Key Exchange - Power Consumption versus Performance - Configurable Logic Blocks - Block Size and Communications Protocol - Common Techniques for Implementing Security Modules - Elliptic-Curve-Cryptography-Based Diffie-Hellman and Digital Signatures - Software Implementations of Rijndael in an SOC - Optimizing Wireless Security with FPGAs and ASICs - Distributed Arithmetic - Comparison Matrix for Performance Optimization - Initialization Vectors and Random Number Generation - Hyperelliptic Curves - Comparing Rijndael with HORNET™ and DES/3DES in Embedded SW - The ‘Trust Nobody’ Design Mentality - FPGA vs. ASIC Approach in the Design Trade-Offs: A Business Context - Basic Architectures for Block-Cipher Crypto Engines in a COMSEC Chip - The Case of Stream Ciphers - NTRU Lattice Cryptography Engine - Implementation of Rijndael on Configurable Hardware - Evaluating Secure Design Architectures - On-Chip Modules Provide Wireless Communications Security - Comparison of the Block-Cipher Implementation Architectures - Embedded Generation of Random Numbers - RPK Key Protocol - Full-Custom VLSI Hardware Implementations - Access Control Models - Purpose of Access Control - Access Control Criteria - Fundamental Concepts of Access Control - Uses of Access Control - Access Control Administration Models - Fundamental Concepts of Access Control - Access Control Mechanisms - Access Control Entities - Techniques Used to Bypass Access Controls - Characteristics of Good Passwords - Security Architecture - Syslog - Segmentation Devices - Future WLAN Standards - Foundations of Information Assurance - Password Management - Operations Security - Tripwire - Using Dynamic WEP (802.1x and EAP) to Address Authentication and Encryption Flaws in 802.11 - Investigations - Setting up Defenses - SmartCards - Operational Indicators - Common Intrusion Detection Framework - Password Attack Countermeasures - Host-Based Intrusion Detection - Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures - Applying WISDOM to WLAN Security - Password Management - NukeNabber - Shadowing - Password Cracking - BackOfficer Friendly - Honeypots and Honeynets - Defense-in-Depth Strategy - Back Orifice - Necessary Steps to Securing the WLAN Configuration
According to NIST SP800-48 [11] (draft), network administrators
need to configure APs in accordance with established security policies and
requirements - The Common Criteria Model - AtGuard - Standardization of Application Security Features - Incident Handling Process Overview - Incident Eradication - Techniques to Enforce Application Security - Incident Handling - Incident Recovery - Security and the Law - Types of Incidents - Incident Review and Prevention - The 1996 National Information Infrastructure Protection Act - Incident Handling Process Planning - Countering Cyberattacks - Real-World Cyberwar Example - Forming a Computer Security Incident Response Team - Securing Web Applications - Train to Collect and Protect Incident Information - Applications Development Security - Incident Management - Incident Identification - Application-Based Attacks - Overview of RFC 2196 (Site Security Handbook) - Incident Containment - Authority to Intercept Voice Communications - Nationwide Search Warrants for E-Mail - Obtaining Voice-Mail and other Stored Voice Communications - Deterrence and Prevention of Cyberterrorism - Changes to Wiretapping Procedures - Bluetooth and Wireless Personal Area Networks - Scope of Subpoenas for Electronic Evidence - Wireless Network Security - President's Executive Order on Critical Infrastructure Protection - Clarifying the Scope of the Cable Act - Wireless Networking Basics - The USA Patriot Act of 2001 - Emergency Disclosures by Communications Providers - Wireless Local Area Networks - The Homeland Security Act of 2002 - Pen Register and Trap and Trace Statute - Changes to Existing Laws - Intercepting Communications of Computer Trespassers - Advantages and Disadvantages of WLANs - Current WLAN Standards - An Introduction to Certificates - Device Security - Data Encryption Standard - Intermediate Certificates - Lightweight Mobile Cryptography Toolkits - Triple DES - Review and Assess Regularly - Certificate Chain - Device-Specific APIs - RSA Encryption - Ultra Wideband - Management of Certificates with a PKI - Secure Your Mobile Data - WLAN Policy and Risk Management - Security for WLANs - Authentication and Java - Code Signing - Purpose and Goals of WLAN Security Policies - WLAN Performance - Authentication - Verification - Basic Approach to WLAN Security and Policy Development - How WLANs work - WLAN Implementation Concerns - Content-Based Security - Encryption Schemes in WLANs - Mobile Security - Distributed Access Control - AES (FIPS 197) - Implement Protective Measures - Personnel Security - Security Issues for Wireless Public-Access Network Use - Social Engineering - WLAN Attacks - WinSniffer - OS Fingerprinting and Port Scanning - Internet Use - Sample WLAN Security Checklist - Searching Publicly Available Resources - WEP Decryption Tools - Ettercap - Application Layer Analyzers - Awareness Programs - E-Mail - Creating WLANs in Public Space - War-Driving, -Walking, -Flying, and -Chalking - MAC Address Spoofing and Circumventing Filters - L0phtCrack - Traffic Pattern Analysis - Risk Analysis - Sensitive Information - Virtual Local Area Networks - WLAN Audit and Discovery Tools - Rogue AP Exploitation - Lucent Registry Crack - Alerts and Advisories - System security - Designs for Scalable and Secure WLAN Solutions - Network Discovery Tools - Exploiting Confidentiality Weaknesses - Wireless Protocol Analyzers - Warning Banners - Physical Security - VLANs and Wireless DMZ Configuration - Networking Utilities - Exploiting Data Integrity Weaknesses - Share Enumerators - Identify What Needs Protection and Why - Employee Termination Procedures - WLAN Risk Management - WLAN Intrusion Process - Exploitable WLAN Configurations - Exploiting Authentication Weaknesses of the Service Set Identifier - Using Antennas and WLAN Equipment - Determine Likelihood of Threats - Training - Profiling to Select a Target or Gather Information - How Intruders Obtain Network Access to a WLAN - Exploiting Cryptographic Weaknesses - Antennas - Trojan Horses - Wireless Cards - Spyware - Denial-of-Service Attacks and Tools - RF Jamming - Data Flooding - Network Management Tools - Peer-to-Peer Attacks - Client Hijacking - Use of Malicious Code or File Insertion in WLANs - Rogue Devices as Exploitation Tools - Virus Incidents - Access Points - Worms - Wireless Bridges - How TKIP Addresses the Weaknesses in WEP - Enhancing WLAN Security - Using DHCP Services for Authentication - WISDOM for WLAN Practitioners - When and How to Use TKIP and WEP - Baselining - Risk Assessments Revisited - Placement of Illegal Content - Techniques - Using Kerberos, RADIUS, and LDAP for WLAN Authentication - Costs of Securing WLANs - Security Vulnerabilities with Public-Access Wireless Networks - EAP and its Variants - Other WLAN Security Issues - Kerberos - WLAN Security Management Considerations - Weaknesses in Existing Security Solutions - EAP Authentication Types - Subnet Roaming - RADIUS - WLAN Risk and Threat Mitigation - VPNs in a WLAN Environment - Additional WLAN Security Solutions - LDAP - WISDOM Basic Security Measures - Mitigating Static WEP Risks with TKIP - VPN Types - Intrusion Detection Systems - Multifactor Authentication - WISDOM Intermediate Security Measures - Overview of WEP and TKIP - Tools and Technologies to Enhance VPN Security - Security Advantages of Thin Clients in a Wireless Environment - 802.11i and WiFi Protected Access - WISDOM Advanced Security Measures
category: Wireless Java Developing - Fragmentation - Running on a Real Device - Showing, Hiding, and Sizing - Using Resource Files - Other Connection Types - Double Buffering - Quick Start - Benchmarking - Porting Techniques - Package java.lang - Package javax.microedition.pki - Tooling Up - Requesting a Wakeup Call - Using Display - Handling Events - Review of HTTP - Responding to Incoming Connections - Multithreading and Animation - MIDP 2.0 Media Concepts - Diagnostic Tools in the J2ME Wireless Toolkit - Using Parsers in the J2ME Wireless Toolkit - Package java.lang.ref - Package javax.microedition.rms - Creating Source Code - A Bridge to the Outside World - Event Handling with Commands - Item Traversal - Making a Connection with HTTP GET - Permissions for Network Connections - Driving Animation with GameCanvas - Supported Content Types and Protocols - Optimizing Memory Use - HTTPS is Almost Everything You Could Want - Package java.util - Compiling a MIDlet - MIDlet Suite Security - Screens and Tickers - Managing Record Stores - Posting a Form with HTTP POST - Canvas Information - Polling for Key States - Player Life Cycle - Coding for Speed - Package javax.microedition.io - Sun's J2ME Wireless Toolkit Emulators - Packaging MIDlets - TextBox, the Simplest Screen - Working with Records - Using Cookies for Session Tracking - Painting and Repainting - Understanding Layers - Controlling Players - Optimizing Application Deployment - Protecting Passwords with a Message Digest - Package javax.microedition.lcdui.game - Anatomy of MIDP Applications - Tour of MIDP Features - No Floating Point in CLDC 1.0 - Using Alerts - Saving User Preferences - Design Tips - Drawing Shapes, Text, and Images - Using Tiled Layers - Listening for Player Events - MIDP XML Parser Roundup - Securing Network Data - Package javax.microedition.media - Advantages of MIDP - Using an Obfuscator - java.lang - Creating Advanced Interfaces with Forms - Listening for Record Changes - Using HTTPS - Key Events - Using Sprites - Tones and Tone Sequences - MIDP XML Parser Roundup - Configurations - Trimming Bouncy Castle Down to Size - Package javax.microedition.media.control - MIDP Vendors - Using Ant - Streams in java.io - CustomItem Painting - Performing RecordStore Queries - Using Datagram Connections - Game Actions - Special Effects - The Mobile Media API - Using kXML 1.21 - Package java.io - Package javax.microedition.midlet - Adopter Members - Form - CustomItem - TiledLayer - J2ME™ Standardization Efforts - Requirements - CLDC-Specific Classes - Structure of the MIDP User Interface API - New for MIDP 2.0 - Form Layout - Java 2 Platform - Scope of the CLDC and MIDP Standards - New for CLDC 1.1 - Display - MIDP High-Level User Interface Item - The Canvas API - Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME) - CLDC Expert Groups - MIDP Expert Groups - Commands - MIDP High-Level User Interface StringItem - Low-Level API for Events in Canvases - Creating and Using Images - Key Concepts of the J2ME Architecture - CLDC Architecture, Application Model, and Security - Areas Covered by the MIDP Specification - Advanced Topics - MIDP High-Level User Interface ImageItem - Graphics - Drawing Primitives - Evolution of the J2ME Platform - Java Virtual Machine Specification Compatibility - MIDlets - New for MIDP 2.0 - MIDP High-Level User Interface TextField - The GameCanvas API - Why Java™ Technology for Wireless Devices? - High-Level Goals - New for CLDC 1.1 - MIDlet Suites - List - DateField - Layers - The Wireless Internet Revolution - Target Devices - Background and Goals - New for MIDP 2.0 - TextBox - Gauge - Sprites - A Bit of History - General Notes on Consumer Devices and Embedded Systems - Classes Derived from Java 2 Standard Edition - MIDP UI Compared to Desktop AWT - Alert - The Record Management System - ServerSocketConnection - Network-Based MIDlet Launch - APIs That Are Not Security Sensitive - Application Resource Files - LayerManager - Manipulating Record Stores and Records - UDPDatagramConnection - Listening and Launching - Establishing Trust for MIDlet Suites by Using X.509 PKI - Exiting a MIDlet - Collision Detection - Sample Code (RMSMIDlet.java) - CommConnection - Handling Connections after Launch - Recommended Security Policy for GSM/UMTS Devices - Almanac Legend - Sample Code: A Simple Game - Characteristics of Wireless Data Networks - Checking the Security Properties of a Connection - Security of the Push Registry - MIDlet Suites - CLDC Almanac - Overview of the MIDP 2.0 Sound API - Network Interface Considerations - HttpsConnection - Sample Usage Scenarios - MIDP System Software - MIDP Almanac - Player Creation and Management - The HttpConnection Interface - SecureConnection - Assumptions - Over-the-Air User-Initiated Provisioning - Media Controls - Sample Code (NetClientMIDlet.java) - MIDP X.509 Certificate Profile - Sandbox for Untrusted MIDlet Suites - Timer Support - Enhanced Media Support Using the Mobile Media API - SocketConnection - Alarm-Based MIDlet Launch - Trusted MIDlet Suite Security Model - System Properties - Preverification - System Properties - Packaging - Application Properties - Deployment and Execution - The MIDP High-Level API - Connected, Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) - Using the J2ME Wireless Toolkit - Device Application Management Systems - MIDP Application Program Structure - The Connected Device Configuration (CDC) - The MIDP Application Development Process - MIDlet Program Structure - Designing and Coding - The MIDlet State Model - Compilation - The MIDP UI Component Model
category: Wireless Internet Technologies and Applications - Modulation Techniques - Wireless Internet Architectures - Wireless Technologies - Framework for Technology Creation - Standards for Mobile Streaming - Wireless LANs Clustering - Overview of the H.323 Protocol - Preparing for the Move Forward - Preliminaries - Bluetooth Profiles Specification - Intelligent Paging Scheme - Issues for Protocol Layers in Manets - Research Initiatives - Performance Issues of Mobile Streaming - Location-Based Clustering - Overview of SIP - Recent WAP Developments and Applications - Domain-Independent Algorithms - Additional Considerations - Other Paging Schemes - Manet Implementation: Related Technologies and Standards - Wireless Internet Security - Video Compression Standards - Graph-Based Clustering - RLP - Contemporary View of User Mobility - Domain-Specific Heuristics - Fundamental Limits to Mobile Data Access - Intersystem Paging - Location Resolution and Management Techniques in Pervasive Computing Applications - How Secure are the Transmission Methods? - Protocols - Quasihierarchical Routing - H.323 Implementation Architecture - Challenges and Recent Developments of Terminal Mobility - Analysis of Rerouting Schemes - Models - IP Micromobility and Paging - Pervasive Computing Requirements and Appropriate Location Representation - How Secure are Wireless Devices? - Streaming Video over the Internet - Strict Hierarchical Routing - Media Packet-Blocking Analysis in GPRS - Challenges and Recent Developments of Personal Mobility - Performance Evaluation of Rerouting Schemes - Single-User-Throughput - Optimal-Location-Tracking-and-Prediction-in-Symbolic-Space - Wireless Internet Applications - How Secure are the Network Infrastructure Components? - Wireless Networks and Challenges - Wireless Networks - Wireless Application Protocol - Local Access Technologies - Mobile-Mobile Rerouting in Connection-Oriented Networks - Implementation: Realizing the MTMR Potential - Location Management - Future of Wireless Technology - End-to-End System Architecture - Adaptation by Cross Layer Design - Basis-of-Voice-Coding - WAP Solution Benefits - Mobility and the Internet Protocols - Performance of Mobile-Mobile Rerouting - Paging - Location Area Planning - WLANs-and-Cellular-Networks-Comparison-and-Contrast - The Challenges of Mobile Networks - Integrating-the-Adaptation-for-Streaming Video over Wireless Networks - Network Quality Requirements - Some Constraints of a WAP-Enabled Wireless Network - Perspectives and Conclusions - Protocol Stack - System Throughput - Wireless Ad Hoc Network Application - Wireless-Office-Services-WOS - Mobile Networks for Video Telephony - Related Work and Comparison - Primitive Digital Data Over Packet-Switching Networks - Standards for Mobile Video Telephony - Moderate Speeds Over Wireless WANs - Searching for a Wireless Solution - Performance Issues in Mobile Video Telephony - Half-Step Forward to Wireless Broadband - Wireless Internet Phenomenon - Mobility Applications - Will WAP-Enabled Phones Dominate the Personal Computer Marketplace? - 3G: Redefining Wireless Internet Services - The WAP-Enabled Transaction Model - High-Speed Wi-Fi: A Different Type of Wireless - A Sample Application - Evolution of Mobile Internet Services - Applications are Key to Wireless Internet Growth - Simulation Results - Arguments for WAP - Slow Motion Over Plain Old Cellular - Wireless Communications - End-to-End System Architecture - Web Clipping Over Pager Networks - CiscoWorks WLAN Solution Engine - Broadband Fiber-to-the-Home Technologies, Strategies, and Deployment Plan in Open Service Provider Networks:Project UTOPIA - Essential Equipment - Viruses and Broadband - Spyware - E-mail and Digital Photography - Broadband Explained - Switching Broadband Providers - Four Steps to Protect Your Computer - Automatic Updates - Wireless at Home - Benefits of Broadband - What Type of Surfer Are You? - Downloading Windows Security Centre - Backup Your Computer - Wireless on the Move - FROM MULTI-MODE FIBER TO SINGLE-MODE FIBER - How to Get Broadband - Installing Broadband - Using the Firewall - Five More Tips to Keep Your Computer Protected - Broadband Optical Access Technologies and FTTH Deployment in NTT - Types of Broadband - Testing Your Speed - Virus Protection - Instant Messaging - Today's Broadband Fiber Access Technologies and Deployment Considerations at SBC - Which Broadband Service Can You Receive? - Optimising Your Speed - Using AVG Anti-Virus - ww.itv.com TV, Video and Webcams - FTTH: The Swedish Perspective - Finding a Broadband Provider - Optimising Downloads - What To Do If You’ve Been Infected - Broadband Access Networks and Services in Korea - What to Look Out For - Protecting Your Computer - Anti-Virus Updates - PC Phone Calls - The Bluetooth Protocol Stack - Foundation Profiles - Coexistence and interoperability - WiFi Protected Setup - The Extended Service Set (ESS) - The PHY layer - Operating frequencies - A New Way of Thinking - Generations of Wireless Technology - WarXing: War-Walking, War-Driving and War-Storming - Encryption - In Technology we Trust - A different kind of class - Near Field Magnetic Communication - WiMedia Me - Link Controller (LC) - The Adopted Profiles - 802.15.4: Low data rate, low power Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) - WiFi Multimedia Power Save - The WiFi Story Begins with the Letter B - The PLCP and PMD sub-layers - Active and passive tags - Understanding the Wireless Audience - Third Generation (3G) - Encryption Principles - Security features in other wireless technologies - Working with technology - Conclusion2 - Coexistence and interference - The Original Bluetooth - Link Manager (LM) - ZigBee: Untethered and Unlicensed - The ZigBee Protocol Stack - Comparing WiFi and WiMAX - The WiFi Protocol Stack - 802.11b PHY operation - What is NFC? - Categorizing the Wireless Audience - Wireless Convergence - Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) - Approach to Wireless Security - Living with technology - Cypress Semiconductor: Introducing WirelessUSB - Quality of service - The Radio Architecture - Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol (L2CAP) - Comparing ZigBee and Z-Wave - Understanding the application context - Generating Revenue from WiFi - The MAC (Data Link) layer - 802.11g/a PHY operation - Our reasons to believe - The Diffusion of Wireless Innovation - Broadband wireless - Vulnerabilities in WEP - Enabling Intelligent Connectivity - ZenSys: An Open Standard for Wireless Home Control - The WirelessUSB Challenge - An Introduction to the Notion of Standards-based Wireless Application Development - The frequency hopping scheme - Service Discovery Protocol (SDP) - Our Reasons to Believe - ZigBee Device Objects - The WiFi Network Topology - The MAC frame format - The Next Generation of WiFi - Enabling intelligent connectivity - Making Sense of Wireless Technology - Cultural Economic Effects on Product Pricing - Manufacturers’ Refocus of Consumer Perception and Usage Models - WiFi Protected Access - Coexistence and Interoperation - Enabling Wireless Home Control - The RF composition - Adaptive frequency hopping - RFCOMM - ZigBee’s Networking Topology - WiFi: Enabling True Ubiquitous Connectivity - The independent and basic service set (BSS) - Basic service set identifier (BSSID) - A new range of WiFi products 802.11n - Application types - Where are We Today with New Wireless Technology? - A Long-term Perspective - Can we Confidently Rely on Wireless Communication? - WPA2 key management - Ignoring unwanted noise - Enabling the Wireless Home Control Network - Crossing the bridge - Basic rate and enhanced data rate - Object Exchange (OBEX) - The Radio Architecture2 - Overcoming the Obvious - Improved authentication and privacy - Service set identifier (SSID) - Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) - Conflicting UWB standards - Reasons for Choosing Wireless - Comparing Wide-area and Personal-area Communications - How Safe is Your House? - Bluetooth authentication, pairing and encryption - How can we talk with each other? - The mesh networking topology - WirelessUSB for sensor networks - The Odd Couple: Bluetooth and Ultra-Wideband - Power classes - Bluetooth clock - What are Bluetooth Profiles? - Security and authentication - There’s Something about WiFi - Distributed System (DS) - MAC architecture - What is RFID? - Where is the Original Thought? - Wide-area vs. Personal-area - Access Control - Defining Quantitative Needs for Technology - Self-organization, self-healing and ease-of-use - Aura Communications Technology:Creating the Personal Bubble - Bluetooth over UWB - Web Surfing on the Mobile Internet - Network Evolution Overview - 3GPP2 - Services on the Internet - Application Layer Protocols: FTP, Telnet, HTTP - Second-Generation Mobile Networks - TIA/EIA-136 Architecture Description - Data Services - Session and Transport Issues - GPRS Roaming - Protocol Architecture - IP Application - Services Provided in the IEEE 802.11 Family - Bluetooth Profiles - Applications in WAP - Relation to I-Mode - Location Services - 3GPP Network Evolution - Internet Standard Bodies - The World Wide Web - Addressing - Third-Generation Mobile Networks - IS-136 Protocol Layers - Challenges of IP in Wireless Networks - Transitional Support - IP in UMTS Networks - Multimedia Session in UMTS - IP in 802.11 Networks - IEEE 802.11 Family Operations - IP Applications in Bluetooth - WAP 2.0 - M-Commerce - 3GPP Network Evolution - Open Mobile Alliance - Internet Registries - Routing - Traffic Channel Data Services - IS-136 Teleservices - Technical Overview - Data in GPRS Networks - Vision of UMTS - Data in cdma2000 Packet Networks - IEEE 802 Family, LAN Standards, and IP - Deployment of IEEE 802.11 WLAN Systems - Competing Technologies - Future Applications in Wireless IP Networks - Mobile Office - 3GPP2 Standard Evolution - A View of the Future - Naming - Data Application Examples - Circuit Switched Data Services - The Addressing Challenge - GPRS as Compared to GSM CS Data - UMTS History - Architecture Description - Brief History of Wireless LAN - Bluetooth History - Wireless Application Protocol and I-Mode - Applications and Services - Peer-to-Peer Applications: Gaming - Wireless LAN 802.11 Evolution - OSI Model - Host Configuration - High-Speed Circuit Switched Data - Enhancement to IS-136 Standard - The Radio Link Challenge - Network Architecture Description - UMTS Spectrum - Packet Data Services Description - IEEE 802.11 Protocol Model - Technology Introduction - Architecture Overview - Networks and Devices - Use of Wireless IP Networks for Telemetry and Telematics - Evolution of Bluetooth - Internet Model - Brief History - Data Services on Signaling/Broadcast Channels—SMS - CDMA IS-95-A/IS-95-B Data Networks - The Mobility Challenge - Protocol Architecture - UMTS Requirements and Features - Protocol Architecture - 802.11 Family Wireless LAN Architecture - Technology Overview - WAP Network Elements - Enhanced Voice Service - Healthcare Industry - Service Evolution - History of the Internet - Network-Layer Protocols: IP, ICMP, and ARP - Cellular Fundamentals - Data in IS-136 Networks - Architecture Description - The QoS Challenge - Radio Functions - UMTS Architecture Description - Core Network Procedures - 802.11 Family Physical Layer - Bluetooth Protocol - Sample WAP Configurations - Presence and Messaging - Evolution of IP Wireless Networks - 3GPP - The Internet Architecture - Transport-Layer Protocols: TCP, UDP, and SCTP - First-Generation Mobile Networks - The Digital PCS Standards - Protocol Architecture - The Security Challenge - IP Transport Example - UMTS Interfaces - Radio Layer Functions - IEEE 802.11 Medium Access Control Layer - Bluetooth Security - Wireless Markup Language - Overview of IEEE 802.11 PHYs - Reprise of IEEE 802.11's MMPDU Structure - Security and the OSI Model - WLANs in Medium-to-Large Enterprise Networks - The Future's So Bright… - What Causes a Probe Response? - Wired-Equivalent Privacy (WEP) - Wireless LANs in Public Places - IEEE 802.11 MAC Sub-layer Frame Structure - Dissection of an Actual Probe Response - IEEE 802.11i —Robust Security Network - Deploying WLANs at Home: A Case Study - The Mother of All Networking Standards - Structure of the IEEE 802.11 MAC Sub-layer Frame - Building Blocks: Joining a Wireless LAN - IEEE 802.11: Wireless LANs and Beyond - Aside: The IETF[9] and TCP/IP Standards - Structure of the IEEE 802.11 MAC Frames - IEEE 802.11 WLAN Components - Bluetooth® and IEEE 802.15.1: Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) - IEEE LAN Standards - IEEE 802.11 Data Exchange Interfaces - MAC/PLCP Interactions - EEE 802.16: Fixed Broadband Wireless Access - Introduction to IEEE 802.11's MAC Sub-layer Frame Structure - Higher-Layer Protocol Encapsulation - DCF, PCF, Time, and Power Management - IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN Devices - Summary of IEEE 802.11 PHYs - Modes of Operation - Introduction to Wireless LAN Security - Wireless LANs at Home - Online Transaction Standards - Security - Security Protocols - Internet Taxation - Wireless Access Service Providers (WASPs) - Other Platforms - Location-Interoperability Forum - Advertising - Anatomy of an Online Credit-Card Transaction - Ancient Ciphers to Modern Cryptosystems - Security Attacks - Health and Safety - Network Access & Information Sharing Technologies - Future of Wireless Technologies - Internet and World Wide Web Resources - Tracking and Analyzing Data - Wireless Payment Standards - Secret-key Cryptography - Network Security - Socio-Economic Segregation - Satellite Communications - Palm™ and Palm OS® - Business-to-Employee (B2E) Applications - e-Marketing and m-Marketing - Personalization - Public Relations - m-Payment Processing and Financial Institutions - Public-key Cryptography - Steganography - Web Accessibility - SyncML Initiative - Business-to-Employee (B2E) Applications - Branding - Business-to-Business (B2B) Marketing on the Web - Online Credit-Card Fraud - Key Agreement Protocols - Wireless Internet Regulation - International Regulation of Wireless Communications - First Generation Technology (1G) and AMPS - Enhanced 911 Act (E911) - Marketing Research - Search Engines - Online and Wireless Payment Options - Key Management - Privacy and Wireless Communication - Evolution of Wireless in the United States and Globally - Second Generation Wireless Technologies (2G) - Identifying Cellular Devices: Cell-ID - E-Mail Marketing - Internet and World Wide Web Resources - Alternate Payment Options - Digital Signatures - Legal Issues: Other Areas of Concern - International Wireless Technologies and Markets - 2.5G and Third Generation (3G) Wireless Technologies - Location-Identification Technologies - Wireless Marketing - Wireless Payment Options - e-Billing - Cryptanalysis - Cybercrime - Hardware - Wireless Protocols, Platforms and Programming Languages - Location-Based Services - Promotions - Program Modules in WMLScript - Random Number Generation(WML) - Duration of Identifiers(WML) - Scope Rules (WML) - Wireless markup language (WML) - wml script functions - Programmer-Defined Functions - Function Definitions
category: Building Wireless - Layer 1 (Physical) Connectivity - Point-to-Point Links - Universal Wireless - Equipment Limitationsand Certification - The WISP Approach - Wired Wireless - Bridging - Point-to-Multipoint-Links - OSCON 2000 - Interference - The Cooperative Approach - Vital Services - WEP, MAC Filtering,and Closed Networks - Home-Brew-Antennas - The Campus - Broadband AUPs - The Standards - Security Considerations - Roaming - Redundant Links - Coffee, Coffee, Coffee - Human Exposure to RadioFrequency Radiation - Hardware Requirements - Access Point Caveats - Channel Spacing - Repeaters - Online From Home,No Strings Attached - Laws ConcerningAntennas and Towers - Site Survey - The Apple AirPort Base Station - Topo Maps 102: Geographical Diversity - Security Concerns - The Community Takes Notice - The Future: Good News and Bad News - 802.11b Channels and Interference - Access Point Management Software - Antenna Characteristicsand Placement - NoCatAuth Captive Portal - Introduction to the Technology - Topographical Mapping 101 - Configuring Dialup - Software - Seattle Wireless - Power Limits - Carrier Multiplexing - RF Components - Extending Range Via an Ad Hoc Peer-to-Peer Network - Power Management and Time Synchronization - Amplifiers - Network Features and Products - Medium Access Control (MAC) Concepts and Architecture - 802.11b at 20 to 72 Miles - Network Features and Products - How Does 802.11 Work? - MAC Layer Services - Architecture: The Large Network Solution - Security and 802.11 - DSSS - MAC Layer Architecture - Metro Area Networks (MANs) - Basic 802.11 Security and Its Known Problems - 802.11 Variants - 802.11 Architecture - Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS) - Types of Security Threats - Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) and IEEE 802.11a - Mobility - 802.16: Protocol for WMANs - Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing - Range is Not an Issue - Consecutive Point Network (CPN) - How Does Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) Work? - Interference and Quality of Service (QoS) on 802.11 - 802.11 Security Measures Beyond WPA - External Sources of Interference - Security Policy—A Range of Options - Internal Sources of Interference - 802.11 Security Measures Beyond WEP - Typical Network Architecture with WLAN Added - Typical Network Architecture with a WLAN and Wireless Firewall Added - 802.1x and EAP—Advanced Security - Kerberos - Latency in Wireless Networks - 802.11e MAC Enhancements - Other Softswitch Components - Vo802.11 Phones - The Economics of Wi-Fi in Public Networks - Producer Benefits - Interference-The Solution - Range as Limitation - The Role of 802.11b in Better Living Through Telecommunications - QoS in 802.11 - EDCF and HCF: QoS in 802.11 Networks - VoIP and Softswitch Pave the Way for Vo802.11 - PDA as an Office Phone via an IP-PBX - Hot Spots - Consumer Benefits - Spectrum Scarcity-The Problem - Security Fixes for 802.11 - Integrating Wireless Technologies - Legacy 802.11 MAC - Voice over 802.11 - Voice Quality of Vo802.11 - Considerations in Building 802.11 Networks - Turnkey Operators - Broadband Access and Telephone Services - Spectrum Scarcity-The Solution - QoS on 802.11 Networks - The Importance of QoS on 802.11 Networks - CSMA/CA - Voice over Wireless: The Challenge - Solution: Voice Codecs Designed for VoIP, Especially VoIP over 802.11 - Economic Aspects of Wi-Fi - Reciprocal Compensation-Build It and They Will Pay You - Regulatory Aspects of 802.11 - Government Command and Control-The Problem - Voice over 802.11 (Vo802.11) - Fresnel Zone and Line-of-Sight Considerations - Collision Avoidance Mechanisms - Origins of VoIP - Enhanced Speech-Processing Software - The Economics of Wireless in the Enterprise - Making the Private Network Public-Layering - If You Want Interference, Call the Black Ravens - Power Limits - Government Command and Control of the Spectrum - The Solution - Economics of 802.11 - Factors Affecting QoS in Wired IP Networks - Data Fragmentation - How Does VoIP Work? - Examples of Enhanced Speech-Processing Products - The Productivity Benefits of WLANs - WISP ROI for Wireless Access via 802.11 - Interference - Public Interest-The Problem - Regulatory Environment for 802.11 - Improving QoS in IP Routers and the Gateway - Improving QoS in the Network - The Need for QoS in Wireless Networks - Point Coordination Function (PCF) - VoIP Signaling Protocols - Security for Vo802.11 - Another Economic Aspect of Wireless Networks: Vo802.11 in the Enterprise - WISP ROI for Wireless Access via 802.11 - The FCC New Spectrum Policy - Public Interest-The Solution - Potential Results of Ubiquitous Wireless Broadband Internet Service - Challenges to Wireless QoS - IEEE 802.11e-Improved QoS in Wireless Networks - Softswitch (a.k.a. Gatekeeper or Media Gateway Controller [MGC]) - Architecture of Vo802.11: Putting It All Together - Vo802.11 Telephone System Cost Justification in the Workplace - The Economic Benefits of Ubiquitous Broadband with Public Networks - Interference-The Problem - Congressional Moves Toward Spectrum Policy Reform - The Social Rewards of Wireless Broadband
category: Mobile and Wireless - Why Go Mobile? - Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) - Messaging Value Chain - Challenges - Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWANs) - Security-Primer - Mobility Enablers - WWAN Operators - Definition of Mobile and Wireless - Helpful Links - Satellite Systems - m-Commerce - Mobile Device Classifications - m-Business - Device Manufacturers - Mobile Application Architectures - Components of a Wireless Environment - Helpful Links - Application-Architectures - The Mobile Market Evolution - Wireless Networks - Messaging Basics - Reasons-for-Using-a-Database - Wireless Content Types - Mobile Device Management - Synchronization Fundamentals - Wireless Application Servers - Mobile Positioning Techniques - Smart Client Security - Synchronization Development Options - Development Tools - What Is a GIS? - Smart-Client-Architecture - SyncML Overview - Wireless Internet Service Providers - LBS Development - Messaging Value Chain - Architecture-Overview - VoiceXML - LBS Vendors - WAP-Security - Processing a Wireless Request - Building VoiceXML-Applications - Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW) - Mobile Operating Systems - Wireless-Application-Protocol-WAP-Overview - Voice Vendors - Speech Application Language Tags (SALT) - The Development Process - Thin Client Application Models - PIM Sync - M-Services - The Best Antenna for the Best Scenario - Antenna Placement - Cisco Compatible Extensions (CCX) - Cisco Mobile Wireless Center - IEEE 802.1X Authentication - Security - Wireless Devices and Standards - Location Update - Are Mobile Telephones Hazardous to Health? - WAP and M-Commerce - Critical Success Factors for M-Commerce - Future Impact: Generation "W" in a Wireless World - WAP: A Global Standard - Telemedicine Applications - Operating Systems for WAP - Wireless Internet in Telemedicine - Wireless Internet Application for Music Distribution - Arguments Against WAP - Experimental Study - The View From the Top - The Bouncy Castle Cryptography Package - Why High-Tech Companies Are Excited about Bluetooth - The Short Messaging Service Center (SMSC) - Handover Scenarios - GPRS vs. Fixed-Line Data Transmission - The GPRS State Model - Session Management from a User Point of View - The Base Station Subsystem (BSS) - The Mobile Station - The GPRS Air Interface - GPRS Network Elements - Frequency Bands - The SIM Card - As GPRS is an addition to the GSM network, the eight timeslots available per carrier - The Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) - The Base Transceiver Station (BTS) - The Intelligent Network Subsystem and CAMEL - Coding Schemes - The Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) - The GSM Air Interface - General Packet Radio Service - Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) – EGPRS - GPRS Radio Resource Management - The TRAU for Voice Data Transmission - Circuit-Switched Data Transmission over GSM - Mobile Station Classes - GPRS Interfaces - Location Area and Location Area Update - Packet-Switched Data Transmission over GPRS - Network Mode of Operation - GPRS Mobility Management and Session Management - The Mobile Terminated Call - GPRS and the IP Protocol - GPRS Logical Channels on the Air Interface - GPRS Session Management - Deploying Within Urban, Suburban, and Rural Environments - Frequency Converters, RF Amplifiers, Integrated Radio/Antennas, and Radio Modems - Switched VPNs - Central Office Traffic Management and Distribution - Interconnection Between UMTS and WLAN Based on Mobile IP - Handoff-Aware Wireless Access Internet Infrastructure (HAWAII) - Integrated Wired and WLAN Services using the Cisco Infrastructure and Cisco IOS Software - Wireless-aware Design Considerations - Segment Transmission and Retransmission - WWANs - Main Protocols - Packet Scheduling Mechanisms - Physical Layer - Evolution - Traffic Policing Mechanism - Data Link Control (DLC) Layer - QoS Parameters - Resource Reservation Signaling Mechanisms - Multimedia Application Requirements - Admission Control - QoS Services - QoS Architecture - Realization of QoS Services - IEEE 802.11 - Classification - IEEE 802.11e (QoS Extension) - Channel Access Mechanism - Architecture - Why Is Wi-Fi Vulnerable to Attack? - Under Siege - How IEEE 802.11 WEP Works and Why It Doesn't - WPA, RSN, and IEEE 802.11i - The "Rig" - Definition of Mobile and Wireless - DENEME - Economic Recession and 3G Fiasco - Trends and Fundamental Drivers - New and Advanced Services - Still Mostly Second-Generation Wireless Networks - Fourteen Trends Shaping the Scenarios - Usability and Human-Machine Interface - Wireless Explosion—Creative Destruction - A Weekday Morning in a Small Scandinavian Village - Fundamental Drivers - Health and Environment - A Sunny Berlin Day in 2015 - A Sustainable Society in Balance with Itself - Theories Supporting Fundamental Drivers - A Need for Cross-Disciplinary Research - The Wireless Scene in 2015 - Many Local and Few Global Wireless Systems - Mobile Terminals in 2015 - Wireless Technology in 2015 - Early April Morning, Green Haven Gated Community, New York, US - Mobile Services in 2015 - Slow Motion - Moguls and Governments - Challenges for Technical Research - Ordinary Life in Stockholm and Business Life in Shanghai - Few Different Systems - Seamless Mobility - Europe - Yupplots - China - Elders - Japan and South Korea - Mobile Professionals - Scenario Thinking and Scenario Making - Making Our Scenarios - Challenges for the Wireless Industry - Other Studies about the Future - The Challenges - Summary and Concluding Remarks - Challenges for Key Regions - Moving into the Future - Industrial Users - Wireless@KTH and the Vision-Driven Research Approach - Mobile Operating Systems and Platforms - Images - Statements and Expressions - Setting up a WAP Server - WAP Security Architecture - WML Commands and Attributes - Passing Variables - Calling WMLScript Functions - Nokia WAP Server - Session Management - Lang Library - Text Formatting - Questions - Questions - Modifying an HTTP Server - Questions - Float Library - Basic Commands - Problems - MicroBrowsers - Problems - Publishing to the WAP Server - Other Script Languages - Input - WMLScript Programming - Advanced WML Script - Questions - XHTML - Variables - Questions - Functions - Questions - Standard Libraries - Creating Push and Pull Notifications - cHTML - Inserting Comments - Problems - WMLScript Variables - Questions - Push versus Pull Notifications - Questions - WML Objects and Syntax - Operators - Problems - Questions - Problems - A Bottoms-Up Approach - The JMS API - Penetration of Mobile Devices - A Framework of Future Development - Conditions Sparking Development of Mobile Commerce - Challenges in M-Commerce - M-Commerce Consumer Interactions - Design of Product-Brokering Agent - Slope Analysis - JMS in Commercial Wireless Middleware Products - Background: Rapid Diffusion of Mobile Technology - Use of Mobile Devices - Assessing the Market Potential of Network-Enabled 3G M-Business Services - Equipment Used in M-Commerce - M-Commerce Applications - M-Consumer Needs - System Evaluation - Market Drivers - Inflection Point Analysis - JMS Wireless Transport Protocol - M-Business: Advantages and Enhancements Over E-Business - M-Commerce: Challenges and Opportunities - Issues in Implementing M-Commerce - M-Consumer Concerns - State Gap and Trend Analysis - Altman's Z-Score Discriminant Function Algorithm - Wireless Middleware Services - Network-Enabled M-Business Services - Predictions of Future Growth of M-Commerce - Finland as a Mobile Business Pioneer - Matching M-Commerce Needs and Concerns - These Significant Trends Favor Wireless over Land Lines - Wireless Middleware - Future Trends of Wireless Middleware - Profiles of Selected, Proposed, Network-Enabled 3G/UMTS M-Business Services - Implications for Management - Finnish M-Commerce: A Business Network Approach - Addressing M-Consumer Concerns - Disruptive Technologies and Schumpeter's Creative Destruction Model - Types of Middleware - Usability Issues and Limitations of Mobile Devices - Global Heterogeneity in the Emerging M-Commerce Landscape - Comparative Assessment of Profiled Applications - Key M-Commerce Statistics - A Generic Business Network Model for M-Commerce - M-Commerce Consumer Business Applications - Disruptive Technology - Wireless Middleware Challenges and Requirements - Mobile Commerce - Patterns of Global Diffusion of M-Commerce Technology - General Guidelines for Assessing New M-Business Services - Mobile Telecommunication - Conclusion and Future Directions - Global M-Commerce Market Overview - Top Down, Bottoms-Up Reconciliation Model - Wireless Networking - Limitations of Mobile Devices - Factors Impacting Diffusion Patterns of Mobile Technology and M-Commerce - Current State of M-Commerce - The Wireless Protocols - M-Commerce Overview - Related Work
category: WLANs WPANs - Release 4 - Global Information Multimedia Communication Village - Revenue and Traffic Expectations - 3G and Its Interworking with WLAN - Evolution from 2G to 3G - 3G and Its Releases - Release 3 - Pros and Cons of Emulating 3G-SGSN - Conclusions and Future Directions - Reverse ARP (RARP) - 3G Deployment Scenario - Interconnection-Between-UMTS-and-WLAN-Through-Virtual-Access-Point-VAP - IP - Routing and Protocols - Impact on the Existing Network - Pros and Cons of VAP-Based Interconnection - Fragmentation - Direct Routing - Interworking System Architectures - Interconnection Between UMTS and WLAN Through Mobility Gateway - Addressing - Indirect Routing - Interconnection Between 3G-SGSN and WLAN Access Point - Pros and Cons of Interconnection Between UMTS and WLAN Through MG - ICMP - Gateway-to-Gateway (GGP) - Pros and Cons of Emulating RNC - ICMP Message Format - Routing Information Protocol (RIP) - Interconnection Between GGSN and WLAN Access Point by Emulating 3G-SGSN - Handover Between IEEE 802.11 and UMTS - ARP - Mobility and the IP - Pros and Cons of Emulating 3G-SGSN - WLAN and UMTS Based on Mobile IP - ARP Message Format - Physical Layer - Multirate Support - Other DLC Entities - Radio Coverage - Influence of Errors on TCP - Micro-Mobility Protocols - Congestion Control in TCP - MAC Layer - HIPERLAN General Architecture - Handover Issues - IEEE 802.11 for Outdoor Environment - Analysis of the Idle Times - Interoperating with Mobile IP - Effects of the Wireless Links on the TCP - MAC Architecture - System Architecture - CL - UDP Behavior over IEEE 802.11b - Conclusions - Asymmetric Effects and Latency Variations - Optional PCF - System Specification - QoS Support in HIPERLAN-2 - Ideal Channel - Existing Concepts - Transport Protocols - Low Channel Bandwidths - Association Service - DLC Layer - MMAC-PC - Effect of Access Based on RTS/CTS - Overview of Bluetooth - User Datagram Protocol - The IEEE 802.11 Standard - IEEE 802.11 General Architecture - Authentication and Privacy - MAC Layer - The ISM Band and Channel Allocation - Influence of Errors in UDP - Bluetooth General Architecture - TCP - System Architecture - Mobility - MAC Operations - Signal, Interference, and Radio Coverage - Behavior of TCP over IEEE 802.11 - Bluetooth Protocol Reference Model - Establishing and Closing a TCP Connection - System Specification - Power Saving - MAC Addressing - Signal and Interference in the ISM Band - Ideal Channel - Mobile IP - BENEFITS OF WLANs - BASIC CONCEPT OF WIRELESS IP - MARKET TREND - ISSUES - REQUIREMENTS OF WLANs - FUTURE DIRECTIONS - WLANs - BASIC CONCEPT OF WLANs - How to Protect Yourself When Using a Hotspot - RF Amplifiers - Installation in Difficult-to-Wire Areas - Retail - Wireless LAN Technologies - Radio Signal Interference - Installation Issues - Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Radio - Wireless Local Bridges - Replacing a Dial-Up System with a Wireless Network - Warehousing - IEEE 802.11 - Inward Interference - Health Risks - Implementing ISM Bands - Antenna - A Wireless Solution in a Historic Building - Healthcare - HiperLAN - Radio Interference - Wireless LANs: A Historical Perspective - Narrowband Radio Modulation - The Communications Channel - Increased Reliability - Hospital Uses Wireless LAN to Speed Up Emergency Room Registration1 - HomeRF SWAP - Techniques for Reducing Interference - Wireless LAN Architecture - Infrared Light–Based Wireless LANs - Reduced Installation Time - Hospitality - Bluetooth - Potential Frequency Interference Between 802.11 and Bluetooth - Medium Access Control (MAC) Sublayer - Carrier Current LANs - Using a Wireless Network for Disaster Recovery - Home and Small Office - Wireless LAN Implications - Limited Battery Longevity - Physical Layer - End-User Appliances - Long-Term Cost Savings - General Enterprise Systems - Multipath Propagation - Network Security - Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum Radio - Network Software - Wireless LAN Benefits - Wireless LAN Applications - Wireless Services - Path Loss - Application Connectivity Problems - The Advent of Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum - Wireless Network Interface Card - Appliance Interoperability - IEEE 802.2 LLC Services - IEEE 802.11 Topology - Distribution System Services - Station Synchronization - Limiting Multicast Traffic - Physical Layer Operations - FHSS PMD Service Primitives - DSSS Spreading Sequence - OFDM Physical Medium Dependent (PMD) Sublayer - IEEE 802.3 Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA) - Routing Information Protocol (RIP) - Cost Savings with a Wireless Point-to-Point Network - Fast Product Development - Unacknowledged Connectionless Service - Independent BSS (IBSS) Networks - Case Study 3.5: Using Reassociation for Improved Signal Transmission - Providing Authentication and Privacy - Implementing Fragmentation - Physical Layer Service Primitives - Physical Sublayer Management Entity (PLME) Primitives - DSSS Frequency Modulation Function - OFDM PMD Service Primitives - Unshielded Twisted-Pair (UTP) Wire - Laser-Based Wireless Point-To-Point Networks - Stable Future Migration - Using Unacknowledged Connectionless Service to Minimize Overhead - Extended Service Set (ESS) Networks - Station States and Corresponding Frame Types - Open System Authentication - MAC Frame Types - Carrier Sense Function - FHSS PMD Operation - IEEE 802.11 High Rate Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (HR-DSSS) Physical Layer - OFDM PMD Operation - Understanding Ethernet Repeaters and Switches - Radio-Based Wireless Point-to-Multipoint Networks - Price Reductions - Connection-Oriented Service - IEEE 802.11 Logical Architecture - IEEE 802.11 MAC Layer Operations - Shared Key Authentication - Management Frames - Transmit Function - IEEE 802.11 Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) Physical Layer - HR-DSSS Physical Medium Dependent SublayerHR-DSSS Physical Medium Dependent Sublayer - IEEE 802.11 Infrared (IR) Physical Layer - Optical-Fiber Cable - Peer-to-Peer Wireless LANs - The Importance of Standards - Avoiding Silos - Using Automatic Repeat Request (ARQ) to Reduce Errors - IEEE 802.11 MAC Layer - Accessing the Wireless Medium - Private Frame Transmissions - Implementing Power Management - Receive Function - DSSS Physical Layer Convergence Procedure (PLCP) Sublayer - HR-DSSS PMD Service Primitives - IR Physical Layer Convergence Procedure (PLCP) Sublayer - Coaxial Cable - Wireless Bar Code System - Types of Standards - Problems with Mixed Standards - Acknowledged Connectionless Service - IEEE 802.11 Physical Layers - Distributed Coordination Function - MAC Frame Structure - Control Frames - IEEE 802.11 Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) Physical Layer - DSSS Physical Medium Dependent (PMD) Sublayer - HR-DSSS PMD Operation - IR Physical Medium Dependent (PMD) Sublayer - IEEE 802.5 Token Ring - Multiple Cell Wireless LANs - 802.11 Versus Proprietary Standards - The IEEE 802 LAN Standards Family - LLC/MAC Layer Service Primitives - IEEE 802.11 Services - Point Coordination Function (PCF) - Overall MAC Frame Format - Data Frames - FHSS Physical Layer Convergence Procedure - DSSS PMD Service Primitives - IEEE 802.11 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Physical Layer - Wireless System Architecture - ANSI Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) - Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks - Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) - IEEE 802.2 LLC Overview - Introduction to the IEEE 802.11 Standard - Station Services - Joining a Network - Frame Control Field - Physical Layer Architecture - FHSS Physical Medium Dependent (PMD) Sublayer - DSSS PMD Operation - OFDM Physical Layer Convergence Procedure - Network Distribution Systems - Wide Area Networking Concepts - Radio-Based Wireless Point-to-Point Network - Benefits of the 802.11 Standard - Roaming Protocols - Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Protocol - Private Versus Public WANs - X.25 - Frame Relay - Switched Multimegabit Data Service (SMDS) - Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) - Choosing a Distribution System - Planning a System Project - Internet Protocol (IP) - Tunneling and Encapsulation - Identifying Project Scope - IP Address Classes - Connectivity Software - Developing a Project Scope for an Enterprise-wide Wireless LAN - Communications Protocols - Static Versus Dynamic IP Addresses - Connectivity Software - Developing a Work Breakdown Structure - Issues with TCP/IP over Wireless LANs - Terminal Emulation - Developing a Work-Breakdown Structure (WBS) for an Enterprise-wide Wireless LAN - Mobile IP - Direct Database Connectivity - Creating a Schedule - Agent Discovery - Middleware - Developing a Resource Plan for an Enterprise-wide Wireless LAN - Assignment of Care-of Address - Managing a Wireless LAN Implementation - Developing a Budget - Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) - Registration - Establishing Project-Management Principles - Periodic Activities - Determining Potential Requirements - Number of Users RequirementNumber of Users Requirement - Integration Requirements - Questions for Defining Wireless LAN Requirements - Identifying System Benefits (Savings) - Range Parameter - Product Size Parameter - Enhancing Communication - Assessing Constraints - Battery Longevity Requirements - Environmental Requirements - Performing a Requirements Analysis for an Enter prise-wide Wireless LAN - Documenting the Business Case - Transmission Protocol Parameter - Standards Maturity Parameter - Identifying Risks for an Enterprise-wide Wireless LAN - Requirements Analysis Steps - Documenting Requirements - Information Flow Requirements - Scalability Requirements - Analyzing the Feasibility of a Wireless LAN - Making the Decision to Proceed - Medium Access Protocol Parameter - Product Availability Parameter - Eliciting Information - Validating and Verifying Wireless LAN Requirements - Mobility Requirements - Operational Support Requirements - Performing a Preliminary Design - Developing a Feasibility Study for an Enterprise-wide Wireless LAN - Medium Access Protocol Parameter - Cost Parameter - Defining Project Operations - Reviewing User Needs - Baselining Requirements - End-User Device Type Requirements - Regulation Requirements - Developing a Business Case - Designing a Wireless LAN - Throughput Parameter - Technology Evaluation Methodology - Executing the Project - Reviewing Existing Systems - Updating the Project Plan - Performance Requirements - Product Availability Requirements - Recognizing Applicable Feasibility Elements - Assessing Technologies - Encryption - Grading and Selecting Technologies - Dealing with Project Risks - Reviewing the Environment - Types of Wireless LAN Requirements - Weight and Size Requirements - Budget Requirements - Identifying Costs - Technology Assessment Parameters - Electrical Current Parameter - The Kick-Off Meeting - Developing a Project Plan for an Enterprise-wide Wireless LAN - Defining Requirements - Geographical Coverage Area - Security Requirements - Schedule Requirements - Operational Costs - Transmit Power Parameter - Power Management Parameter - Verifying the Design - Preparing for Operational Support of a Wireless LAN - Installing Wireless NICs - Finalizing the Project - Implementing Wireless Link and Carrier Tests - Documenting Plans for Operational Support - Installing Access Points - Installing the Wireless LAN - Pilot Testing - Preparing for the Transfer to Operational Mode - Installing Laser Links Between Buildings - Documenting the Design - Installing a Wireless LAN - Testing the Installation - Procuring Components - Planning the Installation - Performing Testing - Component Storage - Coordinating the Installation - Performing Integration Testing - Selecting Products - Designing an Enterprise-Wide Wireless LAN System - Staging the Components - Performing System Testing - Developing a Wireless System for the Wireless LAN Project - Installing the Components - Performing Acceptance Testing - Internet Service Provider (ISP) - LAN Wiring - Wireless Data Networks - Ethernet - Token Ring - Virtual Private Networks (VPN’s) - Network Distribution and Routing - Data Modems - Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) - 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GE) - Network Access Control - Digital Service Unit (DSU)/Channel Service Unit (CSU) - Internet - LAN Telephony - Protocols - Hub - Asynchronous Transfer Mode 25 (ATM 25) - Storage Area Networks (SANs) - Premises Distribution Networks (PDN) - Bridge - Phoneline Networking - Local Area Networks (LANs) - Routers - Universal Serial Bus (USB) - Data Terminals - Metropolitan Area Networks (MAN’s) - Gateways - FireWire - Network Interface Card (NIC) - Wide Area Networks (WAN’s) - Firewall - Flow of Information Through a Wireless Network - Wireless LAN Components - Wireless WAN Technologies - Wireless Transceivers - Wireless LAN Systems - Security Threats - Wireless Networks Defined - Understanding RF Signals - Wireless LAN Technologies - Encryption - Wireless Network Applications - Understanding Light Signals - Wireless MAN Components - Authentication - Wireless Network Benefits - Modulation: Preparing Signals for Propagation - Wireless MAN Systems - Security Policies - Wireless Network System Components - Wireless PAN Components - Wireless MAN Technologies - Network Architecture - Wireless PAN Systems - Wireless WAN Components - Information Signals - Wireless PAN Technologies - Wireless WAN Systems
category: General Wireless - Wireless Versus Wired Networks - Telecommunications Industry View - Elements of a Wireless Network Architecture - Computer Industry View - Technical Aspects of a Wireless Infrastructure - Military Sector View - Voice-Oriented Networks - 1G Systems and Networks - Elements of a Wireless Network - Data-Oriented Networks - 2G Systems and Networks - Key Technical Issues for Wireless Networks - Where Is the Complexity? - 3G: W-CDMA for IMT-2000 - Four Market Sectors - Evolution of Voice-Oriented Networks - Beyond 3G and Toward 4G Networks - Network Architectures - Evolution of Data-Oriented Networks - TRENDS IN WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES - Comparative Assessment of Profiled Applications - Conclusion - A Generic Business Network Model for M-Commerce - M-Commerce Consumer Business Applications - State Gap and Trend Analysis - Altman's Z-Score Discriminant Function Algorithm - Future Trends of Wireless Middleware - Reemergence of the WLAN Industry - Multiple Access Techniques - General Guidelines for Assessing New M-Business Services - Mobile Telecommunication - Conclusion and Future Directions - Global M-Commerce Market OverviewGlobal M-Commerce Market Overview - These Significant Trends Favor Wireless over Land Lines - Types of Middleware - Mobile Commerce - Wireless Home Networking - Patterns of Global Diffusion of M-Commerce Technology - Current State of M-Commerce - The Wireless Protocols - M-Commerce Overview - Discussion and Future Trends - Disruptive Technologies and Schumpeter's Creative Destruction Model - Wireless Middleware Challenges and Requirements - Limitations of Mobile Devices - Home Access Networks - Factors Impacting Diffusion Patterns of Mobile Technology and M-Commerce - Conditions Sparking Development of Mobile Commerce - Challenges in M-Commerce - M-Commerce Consumer Interactions - Related Work - Disruptive Technology - Wireless Networking - Use of Mobile Devices - WPANs and Ad Hoc Networking - A Framework of Future Development - Equipment Used in M-Commerce - Issues in Implementing M-Commerce - M-Consumer Needs - Design of Product-Brokering Agent - Top Down, Bottoms-Up Reconciliation Model - The JMS API - IEEE 802.15 Working Group on WPAN - Discussion and Conclusion - M-Commerce: Challenges and Opportunities - M-Commerce and Business Networks - M-Consumer Concerns - System Evaluation - A Bottoms-Up Approach - JMS in Commercial Wireless Middleware Products - HomeRF - M-Business: Advantages and Enhancements Over E-Business - Predictions of Future Growth of M-Commerce - Finland as a Mobile Business Pioneer - Matching M-Commerce Needs and Concerns - Conclusion and Discussion - Slope Analysis - JMS Wireless Transport Protocol - Bluetooth - Network-Enabled M-Business Services - Profiles of Selected, Proposed, Network-Enabled 3G/UMTS M-Business Services - Implications for Management - Finnish M-Commerce: A Business Network Approach - Addressing M-Consumer Concerns00): - Market DriversMarket Drivers - Inflection Point Analysis - Wireless Middleware Services - MULTIPATH FADING AND THE DISTANCE–POWER RELATIONSHIP - The Diversity of Wireless Networking Technologies - Mesh Networks - Media Access Control in Wired Networks - Wireless Network Interface Cards - Data Link Layer Technologies - The OSI Network Model - Media Access Control in Wireless Networks - Wireless LAN Switches or Controllers - Routing - Physical Layer Technologies - Wireless LAN Arrays - Private IP Addresses - Physical Layer Technologies — Wireless Networks - Miscellaneous Wireless LAN Hardware - Network Address Translation - Operating System Considerations - Wireless LAN Antennas - Network Layer Technologies - Wired Network Topologies — A Refresher - Wireless PAN Devices - Address Resolution Protocol - Development of Wireless Networking - Wireless Network Topologies - Wireless PAN Hardware Devices - GENERAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICE - Demystifying the TCP/IP Protocols - Entertaining Hacking/Cracking Resources - AIIR--GROUND RADIIOTELEPHONE SERVIICE - CELLULAR VOICE COMMUNICATIONS - DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE - ENHANCED DATA RATES FOR GLOBAL EVOLUTION - Introducing Wi-Fi - GENERAL PACKET RADIO SERVICE - Understanding Network Addresses and Names - Hijacking Sessions - AMATEUR RADIIO SERVIICE - CITIZENS BAND RADIO SERVICE - FAMILY RADIO SERVICE - GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM - Connecting Networks - Understanding Rogue Access Points - BASIC EXCHANGE TELEPHONE RADIO SERVICE - CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS - FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION - GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE (GSM) TELECOMMUNICATIONS - Equipment Worth Avoiding - Separating Hackers from Crackers - BLUETOOTH - COMPETITIVE LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS - FIXED WIRELESS ACCESS - HERTZ - Demystifying Wireless Standards - Visiting the Underground Cracker Culture - BRIDGES - CORDLESS TELECOMMUNIICATIIONS - FRAUD MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - Introducing Organizations and Certification - What Makes Hackers and Crackers Tick - CELL SITES - DATA COMPRESSION - FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS - Explaining Networking Terms - Hacker Conventions and Gatherings - Wireless Standards - CELLULAR DATA COMMUNICATIONS - DECIBEL - GLOBAL MARITIME DISTRESS AND SAFETY - Examining Network Models - Examining Crackers’ Tricks - ADVANCED MOBIILE PHONE SERVIICE - CELLULAR TELEPHONES - DIGITALLY ENHANCED CORDLESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS - INFRARED NETWORKING - LOW-POWER FM RADIO SERVICE - INTEGRATED DIGITAL ENHANCED NETWORK - LOW-POWER RADIO SERVICE - INTERACTIVE TELEVISION - MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE - INTERACTIVE VIDEO AND DATA SERVICE - MICROWAVE COMMUNICATIONS - INTEREXCHANGE CARRIERS - MOBILE TELEPHONE SWITCHIING OFFICE - HOME RADIO--FREQUENCY (RF) NETWORKS - INTERNATIONAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS - What is the Internet? - I-MODE - LASER TRANSMISSION - INCUMBENT LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS - LOCAL MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE - Sharing Internet Access - Adding Instant Messaging - Firewall Hangup - Viruses and Your Network - Learning Some Basic Networking Terms - Maximum Speeds vs. Real World Speeds - Access Points with Built-In Routers - Wirelessly Networking a PDA - Buying Equipment Online - Checking for TCP/IP - Using the Network Setup Wizard - Finding Your IP Address - Printer Problems - Wirelessly Connecting a New Server - How Wireless Networking Works - Getting the Most Out of Your Wireless Signal - Troubleshooting - HomeRF - Ensuring Interoperability - Naming Your Computer and Workgroup - Choosing a Wireless or Wired Router - Checking Your Throughput - Other Common Problems - Setting Up File and Printer Sharing - File Sharing - 802.11a, 802.11b, or 802.11g? - Placing Your Equipment - Moving Up: 802.11a - Finding Help on the Internet - Start File and Printer Sharing - Adding a Router to Your Network - Setting up PPPoE - Firewalls - Adding a Wireless Printer Server - What Is Wireless Networking? - Internet Sharing - Connection Options - Creating a Peer-to-Peer Network - Newcomer: 802.11g - Checking Out the Web - Using Network Neighborhood - Setting Up Windows ICS on the Host Computer - Are Your Drivers Current? - Choosing a Hardware or Software Firewall - Protecting Your Server - Benefits of Wireless Networking - Networking Securely - Setting Up Hardware - Creating an Infrastructure Network - Sending Files via Infrared - Finding Answers through Newsgroups - Share Internet Access Wirelessly - Setting Up Client Computers - Finding A Bad Network Adapter - Wireless Encryption - Glossary - Wireless Speed in the Real World - Your Wireless Equipment's Range - Software Overview - Setting Up a Hybrid Network - Printing through Infrared - Getting Assistance from Mailing Lists - Updating Your Drivers - Setting Up E-mail - The Trouble with a Mixed Windows 98 and 2000 Network - Router Filters - Sharing Your Broadband Modem - Ad-Hoc vs. Infrastructure - Using Ad-hoc Mode - Connecting Network Multimedia Devices - Conducting Your Research - Looking Toward the Future - Change Settings Manually - Browsing the Web - Configuration Utility Errors - How to Encrypt Your E-mail and Other Data - Sharing Printers and CD and Hard Drives - How Walls, Concrete, and Steel Affect Your Signal - Working with Access Points - A Good Start: 802.11b - Finding Reliable Reviews - Make Sure Your Hardware Is Recognized - File and Printer Sharing - SOME PHYSICAL LAYER EXAMPLES - SIMULATIONS - Batteries - POWER MANAGEMENT STRATEGY - THE PHYSICS ASSOCIATED WITH EMC PROBLEMS - EMC-Aware Layout Procedure - Electrostatic Discharge - Human Body, Machine, and Charged Device Models - THE IEEE 802.15.4 LOW-RATE WPAN STANDARD - A PRACTICAL PHYSICAL LAYER FOR WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS - RESULTS - Energy Scavenging - Antenna Characteristics - Scope of the Problem - DETECTIVE/CORRECTIVE TECHNIQUES - PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE - Detailed Requirements of an ESD Standard - THE ZIGBEE ALLIANCE - SIMULATIONS AND RESULTS - THE PARTITIONING DECISION - Loads - Efficiency and Antenna Placement - Coupling Mechanisms - The "Hole in the Bucket" Principle - The Triboelectric Effect - Performance Standards - THE IEEE 1451.5 WIRELESS SMART TRANSDUCER INTERFACE STANDARD - MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL TECHNIQUES - Integrated Sensors - Power Consumption of Analog Circuits - Antenna Design Choices - Avoiding Coupling Problems - Substitution - Air Breakdown - PRODUCT DESIGN TO MINIMIZE ESD PROBLEMS - OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT - NETWORK PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES - THE MEDIATION DEVICE (MD) - The External Interface - Power Consumption of Digital Logic - Definition And Measurement - PRINCIPLES OF PROPER LAYOUT - Software to Control Specific MCU Functions - Charge Redistribution - Prevent Discharges from Entering or Exiting the Housing - Signal Processing Worksystem (SPW) - SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION - TIME BASE ACCURACY AND AVERAGE POWER CONSUMPTION - Power Consumption of Other Loads - Production Issues - There Is No Ground - Physical Separation - THE EFFECTS OF ESD ON ICS - Once Inside, Design Paths for the Discharge to Travel - An Example Wireless Sensor Network Transceiver Integrated Circuit (IC) - WIRELESS DATA NETWORKS - SOME NETWORK DESIGN EXAMPLES - POWER SOURCES - Types of Voltage Converters - EMC: THE PROBLEM - THE LAYOUT PROCESS - The Fallacy of Shields - MODELING AND TEST STANDARDS - Reaching the Integrated Circuit - WIRELESS SENSOR AND RELATED NETWORKS - A WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK DESIGN EMPLOYING A CLUSTER TREE ARCHITECTURE[52] - Mains - Voltage Conversion Strategy - EXAMPLES OF SELF-INTERFERENCE - Things to Look for After the Schematics Are Done but Before the Layouts Are Started - Get to Know the IC Designer - The Double Exponential Pulse - Once an ESD Event Occurs, Limit Discernable Effects - cHTML
category: Cisco Wireless Networking - Client Utilities - Roaming - Cisco Aironet APs - Upgrading Antennas - Wi-Fi-Protected-Access-WPA - Network Discovery - Airespace - Encryption - Site Survey - Client Configuration - Cisco Wireless Bridges - Rules, Regulations-and Legalities of Antenna Usage and Placement - Cabling - Configuring Security - Cisco Wireless Router and Switch Services - Cisco SWAN - Encryption and Authentication - Wireless Network Design Considerations - Cisco Wireless 7920 IP Phone - Cisco Wireless Certifications - Topologies - Cisco Wireless Security Overview - Initial Settings - Integration Issues - Cisco Antenna Models - APs as Repeaters - Connecting Your Network - Diversity - Managing WLANs - Using Third-Party Tools - Slow WLAN Network Throughput - Wireless Security Filtering - Troubleshooting-Access-Points-AP - Bridged Networks - Wireless Security WPA - Power-Tuning - Configuration-Issues - Connecting to a RADIUS Server - Radio Tuning - Troubleshooting and Conflict Resolution Tools - Building a Honeypot - Data Configuration - Troubleshooting Checklist - CiscoWorks LMS Overview - Signal Strength - Connection Problems - Configuring CiscoWorks LMS - Using Perfmon - Authentication and Re-Authentication Problems - CiscoWorks-Dashboard - QoS - Hardware Issues - Who Uses Wireless Technology? - How does a Wireless LAN Work? - Structural Considerations - Wireless Domain Services for IEEE 802.1X Local Authentication Service and Fast Secure Roaming Support - Transmitting Radio Signals over EM Waves - WLAN Benefits - Security Considerations - Rogue AP Detection and Locatio - Rogue AP Detection and Locatio - WLAN Design Considerations - Network Management Considerations - Interference Detection to Isolate and Locate Network Interference - Anatomy of a Waveform - Accounting for the Fresnel Zone and Earth Bulge - WLAN Modes of Operation - Simplified WLAN Deployment Processes with Assisted Site Surveys - Propagating a Strong Radio Signal - Radio Frequency Interference - What is a Wireless-aware LAN? - Streamlined WLAN Management and Operations Support - Understanding Signal Power and S/N Ratio - Interference from Radio Transmitters - Wireless-aware LAN Benefits - Seamless Delivery of Enhanced Network Security Solutions - Attenuation - Harmonics - Bouncing - What is a WLAN? - Application Considerations - Radio Frequency (RF) Basics
category: Wi-Fi Hotspots - Wi-Fi Hot Zones - Set Up the Wireless Router - Using the Online Administration Tools - Monitor Your Hotspot - Higher-Gain Antenna - Sharing Printers - How Users Find Hotspots - Configure Additional Settings - Understanding the Solution - Understanding Everyone's Responsibilities - Adding Access Points - Comparing 802.11 Standards - How Wi-Fi Works - Choose the Mode and Service - Setting Up the Solution - Hotspot Administrator/Owner Responsibilities - Enabling and Disabling Your Network Adapter - Wi-Fi System Operation - RF Propagation - Benefits of Hosting a Wi-Fi - Gather the Necessary Items - Understanding the Solution - User Responsibilities - Toggling Between Windows XP and the Manufacturer Utility - RF Interference and Attenuation - Figuring the Costs - Set Up and Configure the Access Points and Routers - Signage - Unable to See/Connect to the Wi-Fi Hotspot - Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network Using the Windows XP Configuration Utility - Choose a Hotspot Solution - Perform a Physical Installation - Online Hotspot Directories - Frequent Disconnections - Checking the Connection Status - Set Up an Internet Connection - Perform ZoneCD Initial Setup - Apply Usage Limits - Poor Performance - Editing Your Preferred Network List - Bridging the Gap - Gather the Necessary Items - Check for Proper Operation - Spell Out Usage Terms - Internet Connection Unavailable - Sharing Files - The 802.11 Standard and Its Variations - Different Ways to Use Wi-Fi in a Network - Related Wireless Standards - The Equipment You'll Need - Transmission Speeds - What's It Going to Cost? - The Future of Wi-Fi - Getting to Know Your Future Wi-Fi Laptop - What Is Wi-Fi? - The Equipment You Need - Trade-Offs - Why Wi-Fi Is Important - Paying for Your Fun - To Mac or Not To Mac? - Understanding Wi-Fi Networks - Surfing While You Sip - Using Wi-Fi on the Road - Understanding Home and SOHO Networks
category: Business Wireless - How Wireless Networks Function - Preparation - Design Considerations - WLAN Controller Configuration - Management Strategies - Business Model - Healthcare Case Study - Measuring the Business Value of Deploying Wireless - Environmental Considerations - WLAN Controller Installation - FCAPS - Enhanced Services - Project Management and Process - Value of Mobility - Planning - In-House Deployment Versus Outsourced Deployment - Deployment Checklist - Comparing Centralized and Distributed Management - Technology Considerations - What the Future Holds - OSI Layers and WLANs - Voice - Architectural Milestones - Wireless Security in Your Enterprise - WLAN Management - Security - Manufacturing Case Study - A Brief History of WLANs - Video - Deployment Dependencies - WLAN Security Threats - Challenges Unique to WLAN Management - Deployment and Implementation - Aligning Technology Solutions with Business Considerations - Solutions Lifecycle - Management - Wireless Security Mitigation Techniques - Security Settings Management - Ongoing Project Management and Process - Economic Considerations - WLAN Location Services - Support - Building a Secure WLAN - WLAN Reporting and Alerting - Business Benefits of the Solution - The Role of Infrastructure - Architectural Considerations - Deploying the WLAN - Solutions Lifecycle - Management Tools - What the Future Holds
category: WiMax - NAT and DHCP - The SS-7 Protocol Stack - Protocols for GSM - The GSM Subsystems - Global System for Mobile - The Network Subsystem - The Mobile Switching Center (MSC) - Circuit-Switched Data Transmission - The Visitor Location Register (VLR) - Standards - The Home Location Register (HLR) - Transmission Speeds - The Authentication Center - The Signaling System Number 7 - Examining the Maturity of the Technology - Defining Wireless Broadband - Broadband Fixed Wireless: The Competitive - Introducing the 802.16 Standard - Circuit-Based Access Technologies - Introducing the Media Access Control Layer - Introducing the Two Physical Standards - Introducing WiMAX - Introducing Other Wireless Broadband Standards - Deploying Within Urban, Suburban, and - DSL - Hybrid Fiber Coax - Wireless Broadband - Determining When Broadband Wireless Is Cost Effective - Examining the Maturity of the Technology - Total Cost of Ownership - Broadband Fixed Wireless: The Competitive Context - Circuit-Based Access Technologies - Frame Relay - Local Topography and the Type and Distribution of Man-Made Structures - Millimeter Microwave: Bandwidth at a Price - Addressing the Bandwidth Problem in the Lower Microwave Regions - Speed of Deployment - Submillimeter Microwave: Tending Toward Light - Looking at the Range of Services - Independence from Incumbents - Free-Space-Optics-Wireless-Without-the-Radio - Entertainment Services - Making a Final Determination - RF Orphans: The Low ISM Band and Ultrawideband - Wi-Fi Hotspot Services - Strategic Planning of Spectrum and Services - Licensed vs. Unlicensed Spectrum:The Operator’s Dilemma - How Scalable? - Selecting the Appropriate Spectrum to Meet the Requirements of the Targeted Customers Propagation Characteristics Across the Radio Spectrum - The Unlicensed Frequencies: A Matter of Peaceful Coexistence - Service Delivery and Broadband Wireless - Overview of Commercial Radio Spectrum Suitable for Broadband Data Applications - Licensed Spectrum - Subscriber Density - Beachfront Property: The Lower Microwave Frequencies - Lower Microwave: Primarily a Residential and Small Business Play - Backhaul - Mesh - Establishing the Link Budget - Putting Strategic Planning in Perspective - Fiber-Optic Backhaul: The Gold Standard - Types of Meshes - Examining the Equipment Selection Process - PONS - Mesh Advantages - Generalities - THE NETHERCOMM SOLUTION - Mesh Networks: The Counterarguments - Service-Related Specifics - Looking at the Nuts and Bolts: The Issue of Carrier-Grade Infrastructure Equipment - Determining Basic Network Architecture - Performing Site Surveys and Determining Link Budgets - Integrating Wireless with Wireline Infrastructure - Obtaining Roof Rights, Right of Way, and Access to Appropriate Buildings at Acceptable Cost - Point-to-Multipoint - Determining Line of Sight and Computing Fresnel Zones - Assembling the Management and Technical Teams - Obtaining Central Office Facilities - Point-to-Point - RF Analysis - Estimating Operating and Capital Budgets - Additional Base Stations - Point-to-Consecutive Point - Analyzing the Data Stream - Examining Return on Investment for Wireless Broadband Networks - Frequency-Agile Radios and Network Mapping - Ethernet in the Metro and the Advisability of Placing Ethernet Switches in the Central Office - Web Hosting and the Central Office - Connecting to Other Service Providers - Moving Beyond Basic Access: VPNs and LAN Extension - Principles of Frequency Reuse and the Technologies for Achieving It - The Installation Process - VPNs and the Central Office - Storage Networking Devices - The Universe of Networks - Types of VPN and the Role of Network Operator in Administering Them - Use of Repeaters - Telephone Switches - Specialized Content Distribution Platforms - The PSTN: The First Hierarchy - Subscriber-Managed VPNs - Deploying Minority Architectures - Sectorization - Signal Distribution Within the Subscriber Premises - Softswitches - Location-Based Services and the Central Office - The-Public-Internet-The-Second-Hierarchy - Deeper into Point-to-Multipoint - Polarization Diversity - Cell Splitting - Infrastructure for a Purpose - Mobile Voice Equipment - Hotspot Services: Central Office Requirements - The Central Office As War Room - Pure-Circuit-Switched-VPNs - Overall Strategies for Cell Mapping - Line of Sight and Non–Line of Sight - The Role of the Central Office - ATM and Frame Relay–Switching Equipment - OSS and Network Management - Introducing the Pure Packet Services Model - Switched Fast Packet VPNs - Network Mapping Software Tools - What NLOS Means in Terms of Wave Propagation - Application-Specific Equipment for the Central Office - Security Devices and Appliances - The Packet Model and Converged Services - Network Mapping Is Always Provisional - Adaptive Modulation and Cell Planning - Routers - Storage Networking Devices - Beyond the Central Office - Introducing Basic Access and Best-Effort Delivery - Macrocells and Their Limitations - OSS: A Definition - OSS for Customer Relations and Transactions - OSS Application Interfaces - OSS in Perspective - Provisioning - Summation-The-Well-Managed-Network - Central Office Traffic Management and Distribution - The Anatomy of OSS - Billing, Mediation, and Service-Level Agreements - OSS for the Network Infrastructure - Assurance - Network Element Management - CRM - Network Management - Data Mining Software - Network Inventory Management - OSS Software Integration - Routers - Network Planning - Protocols for Software Integration - Network Security: Business Overhead or Another Profit Center - Cyberwarfare - Attacks and Counterattacks - Cybersecurity Technology - Safeguarding Network Elements from Hijacking and Malicious Code: Best Practices - Secure Electrical Systems - Denial-of-Service Attacks: A Special Case - CALEA and Other Regulatory Burdens
category: Discovering Bluetooth - How Bluetooth Technology Works - No-Charge Licensing - Radios Waves and Piconets - An Ideal Mix - Introducing Bluetooth - What Bluetooth Will Do for You - Developing the Specifications - Visions of a Wireless World - Cableless Computing - What to Expect in the Future - Automatic Synchronization - The Mobile Phone Market Explodes - An All-in-One Phone - A Greater Potential - And Much, Much More… - The Necessity of a Global Standard - The Need for Speed - An Astonishing Achievement - Building Interest - Dealing with Reality - Fueling the Hype - Regulatory - Dealing with Reality - Why Bluetooth? - The Bluetooth Industry - Promoter Members - Associate Members - The Structure - A Viking King - Management Services - Bluetooth: A Cable Replacement - Bluetooth vs. Infrared - Bluetooth key management
category: 802.11 Network - WLAN Components - Antenna Connectors and Remote Antennas - Understanding RF Power Values - Health and Safety - The Evolution of Wireless Standards - Antennas - Plenum Locations - Connectors - Defining the WLAN Requirements - Early Spread-Spectrum Regulations - Building-to-Building Connectivity - RF Regulatory Domains - User Input - Additional Wireless Standards - WLAN Frequencies of Operation - Wi-Fi Alliance - Amplifiers - Theoretical Site Survey Tools - Understanding Installation Issues - Understanding Bridge Topologies - Dipole Antennas - User Input - Roaming - Steps in the Site Survey Process - Proper AP Mounting - Using Common Applications over Bridges - Ceiling-Mount Antennas - Sectorized Panel Antenna - Balancing Wants, Needs, and Capabilities - Deploying VLANs over Wireless - Surveying with the AirMagnet Tool - Proper Antenna Mounting - Feasibility Study - Mast-Mount Antennas - Ceiling-Tile Antennas - WLAN Equipment - QoS for WLANs - Assisted Site Surveys - Ethernet Considerations - Interference Study - Pillar- or Wall-Mount Omni Antennas - Site Survey Kits - QoS for WLANs - Site Surveying for Repeater Usage - Final Site Survey Report - Installing Bridges - High-Gain Omni Antennas - Recommended Facility Documentation - Cabling Requirements - Documenting the Work - Enterprise Class - Panel or Patch Wall-Mount Directional Antennas - Limitations Affecting Equipment Installations - Types of Site Surveys - Manual Site Survey Tools - Site Surveys for Voice - Site Survey Report-Generation Programs - SOHO and Personal Use - Longer-Range Directional Antennas - Key Features of a WLAN - Using Cookie Cutter Designs - Automatic and Assisted Site Survey Tools - Final Verification - Understanding Bridge System Characteristics - WLAN Accessory Vendors - 5-GHz Antennas - Pre-Site Survey Form Information - Switches, Routers, and Hubs - Multicarrier CDMA Techniques - Bluetooth Technologies
category: Next Generation Wireless - History of Cognitive Radio - Challenges to Implement Cognitive Radio - E-UTRAN Radio Interface Protocols - Fundamentals of IEEE 802.11 Standards - IEEE 802.11a Supplement to 802.11 Standards - Some Notes on 1G/2G/3G/4G Terminology - Spectrum Allocation and Wireless Transmission Issues - Multiple Access Technologies for B3G Wireless - What is Cognitive Radio? - Cognitive Radio Products and Applications - Architecture and Functionality of a MAC Sublayer - IEEE 802.11 Security - Mobile IP - Integration of WMAN/WLAN/WPAN and Mobile Cellular - What does B3G Wireless Need? - From SDR to Cognitive Radio - 3GPP’s Evolutional Path to 4G - IEEE 802.11 Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum - IEEE 802.15 WPAN Standards - IPv6 versus IPv4 - High-Speed Data - A Feature Topic on B3G Wireless - Cognitive Radio for WPANs - 3GPP TSG for E-UTRAN - Introduction - IEEE 802.11 Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum - IEEE 802.16 WMAN Standards - Mobile IPv6 - Multimode and Reconfigurable Platforms - Next-Generation CDMA Technologies - Cognitive Radio for WLANs - Origin of E-UTRAN - 3G Mobile Cellular Technologies - The Reason DSSS Won - ETSI HIPERLAN and ETSI HIPERLAN/2 Standards - Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) - Ad Hoc Mobile Networking - Cognitive Radio for WMANs - General Features of E-UTRAN - 3G Mobile Cellular Technologies 2 - IEEE 802.11 Infrared Specifications - MMAC by Japan - IP on Mobile Ad Hoc Networks - Networking Plan Issues - OFDM Techniques - Cognitive Radio Technology - Cognitive Radio for WWANs - E-UTRAN Study Items - 3G Mobile Cellular Technologies 3 - IEEE 802.11b Supplement to 802.11 Standards - All-IP Routing Protocols - Satellite Systems in B3G Wireless - Why Cognitive Radio? - Cognitive Radio for WRANs: IEEE 802.22 - E-UTRAN TSG Work Plan - IEEE 802.11 Standards for Wireless Networks - IEEE 802.11g Standard - All-IP Wireless Networking - Architecture of B3G Wireless Systems - Other Challenging Issues |
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