Next Generation Wireless LANs
Next Generation Wireless LANs
Robert Stacey, Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, Oregon
If you've been searching for a way to get up to speed quickly on IEEE 802.11n without having to wade through the entire standard, then look no further. This comprehensive overview describes the underlying principles, implementation details, and key enhancing features of 802.11n. A detailed discussion of the key throughput, robustness, and reliability enhancing features (such as MIMO, 40 MHz channels, and packet aggregation) is given, in addition to a clear summary of the issues surrounding legacy interoperability and coexistence. Advanced topics such as beamforming and fast link adaption are also covered. With numerous MAC and physical layer examples and simulation results included to highlight the benefits of the new features, this is an ideal reference for designers of WLAN equipment, and network managers whose systems adopt the new standard. It is also a useful distillation of 802.11n technology for graduate students and researchers in the field of wireless communication.
- Brings you quickly up to speed on 802.11n without having to wade through the entire standard
- Provides explanations as to how/why certain features were adopted
- Includes numerous MAC and physical layers examples, and simulation results
Reviews & endorsements
'Books like this one are invaluable because they provide the details and the background that allow readers to answer the questions, 'What is likely to be in the final standard and how does it work?' Eldad and Robert should be congratulated on taking up the challenge.' Andrew Myles, Chairman of Wi-Fi Alliance
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- Foreword
- 1. Introduction
- Part I. Physical layer:
- 2. Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
- 3. MIMO/SDM basics
- 4. PHY interoperability with 11a/g legacy OFDM devices
- 5. High throughput
- 6. Robust performance
- Part II. Media access control layer:
- 7. Media access control
- 8. MAC throughput enhancements
- 9. Advanced channel access techniques
- 10. Interoperability and coexistence
- 11. MAC frame formats
- Part III. Transmit beamforming:
- 12. Transmit beamforming
- Acronyms
- Index.
