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Wireless Network Research project
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Abstract…………...…………………………………………………………………….. 3Introduction………………...…………………………………………………...............3How it started?………………...…………………………………………………..…....3The wireless networks components...………………………………………….…......5Wireless Network Technology: Overview and Applications ………………..…..….5Types of Wireless Networks………………………………...………………………....9Comparing Wireless LAN with Wireless WAN…………….………………………..15Wireless Standards………………………………………….………………………...17IEEE standard 802.11………………………………………………………………...17Architecture of IEEE 802.11 standard…………………………………………....…18The independent BSS as an ad hoc network…………………………………...….18The IEEE 802.11 subsets…………………………………………………...………..19IEEE standard 802.15………………………………………………………………...20IEEE standard 802.16………………………………………………………………...21Wireless Home……………………………………………………………….………..21Wireless Mesh Network……………………………………………………….………23Wireless Networks Software………………………………………………………….26Wireless Networks Security…………………………………………………………..29Societal Implications of Wireless Connectivity………………………………..……32The Politics of Wireless Networking…………………………………………………33Conclusion .………………………………………………………………..…………. 35References………………………...……………………………………….…………..36Abbreviations List…………………………………………………………..……….…39Glossary ………………………………………………………………..………………40
 
 
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Abstraction
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ndoubtedly, Wireless networks are changing the way people connect to each other and that very fast. This kind of networks has become popular since the first days of introduction and use. I believe that this was our primary reason, why we as a team have chosen this topic as our Research Project. Through him (RP), we think to cover some important details and necessary things which have to know everyone who thinks to use this kind of network.
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he Project includes an introduction part and overview; skip through general types of wirelessnetworks and their applications to wireless standards, to later on continue with wireless softwareand also with the wireless security. Our idea was to cover also the impact of this new technology in the modern world and changes made. With the paper, comes everything which fulfils normal Research Project standards. We suppose that time spent on reading it, wont be a wasted time.
Introduction
Any sufficiently advanced technology isindistinguishable from magic. 
 Arthur C. Clark 
 If you want to make a call from your mobile, if you want to check your email from your PDA, if you want to receive a message in your pager, if you want to make data portable and if you don’twant to have cable problems than all you need is WIRELESS NETWORK.
How it started?
Wireless Network started as a research project of the University of Hawaii. It has beensurprisingly around for a little over 30 years.In Hawaii Islands, people there needed a wireless network to connect universities in 4 Islands.The result of the researchers was Alohanet which was predecessor of nowadays WLAN. Eventhat Alohanet it was a mess of networks it still reached the goal and achieved data transmission1-2Mbps which was very impressive for that time.Over the last couple of years Wireless Network has begun to see various incrementalenhancements and adaptations to the protocol as it grows to meet industry’s needs
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.Wireless technologies are increasingly becoming popular in our everyday lives. Governmentagencies, public places, businesses are using it more and more in their environment.Devices commonly used for wireless networking include portable computers, desktopcomputers, hand-held computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), cellular phones, pen-basedcomputers, and pagers.You may also ask why
wireless
instead of 
wired 
networks? Because in the simplest sensewired networks are for communication between fixed locations and wireless is for communicationbetween devices, so this means that we are not anymore dependable on the location.Also the air is free so why don’t we use it…So, as we said the basic idea behind the wireless network is network connections withoutwires.Less wiring means greater flexibility, portability, increased efficiency, and reduced wiring costs.Wireless technologies cover a broad range of differing capabilities oriented toward different usesand needs. They range from global voice and data networks, which allow users to establishwireless connections across long distances, to infrared light and radio frequency technologiesthat are optimized for short-range wireless connections.
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Introduction to 802.11 Wireless Networks standard 
; CyberScience laboratory; May 2003
 
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Components of Wireless Networks (as we can see from the configuration in the figure 1
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) areall directly replacing the common wired network components one per one where wireless networkcard replaces the wired network card; radio waves replaces Ethernet cabling, plugs and jacks anda wireless network access point unit replaces the Ethernet hub.
Fig 1. Wired network components replaced by wireless network component
This figure contains the simplest network configuration and it doesn’t show the networkaddressing and configuration details-IP addresses, gateways, DNS etc.
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Aspinwall,Jim
Installing, troubleshooting and repairing wireless networks
USA 2003:McGraw-Hill
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