Chapter 29. Adding Wireless Networking

• Pros and Cons of Wireless Networking
  • Pros
  • Cons
• A Brief Introduction to Wireless Technology
  • Band Frequency Characteristics
  • How Frequencies Transmit Data
  • Conserving Bandwidth
  • Keeping Communications Secure
• RF Links
  • Applications
  • Equipment Used in RF Wireless Networking
  • Wide-Area RF Protocols
  • High-Speed WAN Connections
  • Limitations of RF Wireless Networks
• Infrared Wireless Networks
  • What Are Infrared Signals?
  • IR Applications
  • Disadvantages of IR
• A Comparison of RF and IR Signaling
  • RF Signaling
  • IR Signaling
  • The Future of Wireless
• Summary

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