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Chap 14
Chap 14
Wireless LANs
1. IEEE 802.11
2. Bluetooth
• Network allocation vector (NAV) shows how much time must pass before
these stations are allowed to check the channel for idleness
• Collision During handshaking
• Industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) band which defines three unlicensed
bands in three ranges 902-928 MHz, 2.400-4.835 GHz, and 5.725-5.850 GHz
• IEEE 802.11g
– Forward error correction and OFDM using 2.4 GHz ISM, 22- or 54-Mbps data rate
• Bluetooth device has a built-in short range radio transmitter with 2.4
GHz bandwidth. A possibility of interference with IEEE 802.11b