Chapter 5. IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks
- Bernhard H. Walke1,
- Stefan Mangold2,
- Lars Berlemann1
Published Online: 11 DEC 2006
DOI: 10.1002/9780470058800.ch5
Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Book Title
IEEE 802 Wireless Systems: Protocols, Multi-Hop Mesh/Relaying, Performance and Spectrum Coexistence
Additional Information
How to Cite
Mangold, S., Berlemann, L., Siebert, M. and Walke, B. H. (2006) IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks, in IEEE 802 Wireless Systems: Protocols, Multi-Hop Mesh/Relaying, Performance and Spectrum Coexistence (eds B. H. Walke, S. Mangold and L. Berlemann), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470058800.ch5
Editor Information
- 1
ComNets, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
- 2
Swisscom Innovations, Switzerland
Publication History
- Published Online: 11 DEC 2006
- Published Print: 17 NOV 2006
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470014394
Online ISBN: 9780470058800
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs);
- IEEE 802.11 reference model;
- MAC Layer Management Entity (MLME) and PHY Layer Management Entity (PLME);
- Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM);
- Medium Access Control Protocol;
- Timing Synchronization Function (TSF);
- HCF Controlled Channel Access (HCCA);
- optional block acknowledgment and protocol throughput efficiency;
- medium sensing time histograms
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Scope of 802.11
Reference Model, Architecture, Services, Frame Formats
Physical Layer
Medium Access Control Protocol
Medium Access Control with Support for Quality-of-Service
Radio Spectrum Management
History and Selected Sub-standards, i.e., Amendments