Foreword
Preface
1. Introduction to wireless networking
2. Overview of 802.11 networks
3. 802.11 MAC fundamentals
4. 802.11 framing in detail
5. Wired equivalent privacy (WEP)
6. User authentication with 802.1X
7. 802.11i: robust security networks, TKIP, CCMP
8.Management operations
9. Contention-free service with the PCF
10. Physical layer overview
11. The frequency-hopping (FH) PHY
12. The direct sequence PHYs: DSSS HR/DSSS (802.11b)
13. 802.11a 802.11j: 5-GHz OFDM PHY
14. 802.11g: the extended-rate PHY (ERP)
15. A peek ahead at 802.11n: MIMO-OFDM
16. 802.11 hardware
17. Using 802.11 on Windows
18. 802.11 on the Macintosh
19. Using 802.11 on Linux
20. Using 802.11 access points
21. Logical wireless network architecture
22. Security architecture
23. Site planning project management
24. 802.11 network analysis
25. 802.11 performance tuning
26. Conclusions predictions
Glossary
Index