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The World of Wireless LAN Switching: An Overview of Wireless LAN Switching, What It Is and How It Works

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Overview The idea of mobile network computing is profoundly compelling. Giving employees the freedom and mobility that 802.11 wireless technologies (Wi-Fi) afford is not only desirable but inevitable as wireless Ethernet becomes a standard feature on all portable PCs. So then why has corporate adoption of the technology languished? This paper gives an overview of wireless LAN switching, what it is and how it works?

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Publisher	Aruba Wireless Networks	File Format	PDF
Date Published	April 2003	Downloads	26
Format	White Papers
Topics	802.11, Switching, Network Security, Wireless LAN

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