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Title	High-Speed Wireless Atm and Lans (Artech House Mobile Communications Library)
Author(s)	Benny Bing
ISBN	1580530923
Language	English
Published	February 2000
Publisher	Artech House

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Reviewer Rob Slade wrote:
The preface promises a concise discussion of wireless data technologies. The book delivers. Chapter one limits the scope of the book a bit further, by restricting the material to local (small extent and non-cellular) arrangements, but gives a good introduction to wireless LANs, and a very good overview of propagation problems. Classification of wireless LANs is covered in chapter two, and although most of the time is spent with spread spectrum technologies, even infrared gets a mention. Implementation lists components, deployment considerations, and performance tuning in chapter three. It also discusses, oddly late in the book, applications and benefits of wireless LANs. Chapter four deals with WLAN standards, including 802.11, HIPERLAN, HomeRF SWAP (Shared Wireless Access Protocol), Bluetooth, and others. Performance evaluation, in chapter five, provides detailed test specifications for some products. Chapter six opens the discussion of wireless ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) technologies, looking at a variety of implementations, and briefly introducing satellite systems. Wireless ATM standardization is covered in chapter seven. In a brief space, Bing has provided a clear and readable introduction to the topic. The illustrations are unusually useful and informative, in comparison to so many authors who seem to throw in figures only to fill up room on the page. When Bing uses a graphic, it is clear and generally self-explanatory, but is also clearly lablelled and captioned. The text is succinct and simple enough for the needs of the busy manager, but still provides the technical specialist with valuable information in regard to selection and deployment. copyright Robert M. Slade, 2000
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Understand the technological issues associated with wireless local area networks (WLANs) as a means of providing cable-free data access, easy upgrading and flexible reconfiguration compared to the extensive multimedia and intensive application support provided by terrestrial and satellite asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) networks using this new resource. You see the benefits and the issues related to developing wireless ATM and get a comprehensive overview of both WLAN and WATM technologies, as well as their global standards, performance evaluations of the two network options, and the pros and cons of each, written by an acknowledged expert in the fields of wireless communications and high-speed networking. Designed to provide a survey of requirements for third-generation wireless networks, High-Speed Wireless ATM and LANs discusses how WLANs offer great flexibility, and simple methods for reconfiguring or expanding networks without much expense or redesign, making upgrades inexpensive and easy. It also depicts how ATM is capable of supporting precise and demanding applications, including today’s most intense multimedia functions, and it explores the technical issues related to extending ATM from wireline to wireless environments. Current ATM standards have been developed dependent upon high data rates and reliable transmission links, which today’s wireless channels’ narrow bandwidth and high error rates cannot provide. Containing a review of new IEEE 802.11 and HIPERLAN standards for WLANs, and an examination of progress being made on standards development for wireless ATM, this timely book is an essential addition to the library of data and telecommunications network engineers, cellular planners and designers, researchers, and post-graduate students of wireless networking technology. It also includes real-world performance reviews of existing WLANs.