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Planning a Wireless Network

Overview Here's a must-read resource if you're looking to mobile-enable your network. It lists the issues to consider when deciding what type of wireless architecture is best suited to your unique environment, and explains how a comprehensive site survey can help you determine your users' needs and identify where obstacles to signal strength may exist. The paper goes on to describe each of the various flavors of the 802.11 Wi-Fi standard -- including the forthcoming 802.11n -- and offers important architectural considerations for each.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Hewlett-Packard (HP)	File Format	PDF
Date Published	March 2009	Downloads	78
Format	White Papers
Topics	Wi-Fi (802.11), Network Design, Wireless LAN, Mobile - Wireless Communications, High Availability, Wireless Internet, Bandwidth Issues

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