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Security Solutions in Wireless LAN Products

Overview This white paper describes in general how Ericsson deploys IETF standards such as IKE (Internet Key Exchange) and IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) to provide strong authentication and encryption in an IEEE 802.11b environment.

It describes how the enterprise can mass deploy a IEEE 802.11b network with security kept virtually equal to a fixed network. That is, simple, fast, secure and scalable solutions for the mobile enterprise user.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Ericsson Inc. Datacom Networks	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	August 2003	Downloads	5
Format	White Papers
Topics	Wireless LAN, Telecom Security, IP Technologies

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