PISCATAWAY, N.J., USA, 5 April 2005 With the
expansion of the IEEE 802.11(TM) wireless network
from enterprise verticals, such as healthcar and retail,
to general use in corporations, schools, hotels, airports,
coffee shops and more, the IEEE, under its Standards
Information Network, has published a second edition
of the "IEEE 802.11 Handbook: A Designer's Companion."
Authored by Bob O'Hara and Al Petrick, the new edition
provides the most up-to-date information available
on the IEEE 802.11 standard and its numerous amendments,
including: 802.11d(TM), P802.11e(TM), 802.11F(TM),
802.11g(TM), 802.11h(TM), 802.11i(TM), 802.11j(TM)
and 802.11n(TM). It provides a preface authored by
Stuart J. Kerry, Chair of the 802.11 Committee, along
with a detailed list of abbreviations and acronyms.
The increasing need for mobility has spawned the
greatest growth in the use of wireless technology.
As IEEE 802.11 equipment moves into its second stage,
the new handbook will help system network architects,
hardware engineers, and software engineers stay informed
on the underlying technology that makes wireless mobility
a reality.
IEEE 802.11 standards are sponsored by IEEE 802®
LAN/MAN Standards Committee of the IEEE Computer Society.
For further information, visit: http://www.ieee802.org/.
About the IEEE Standards Association
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standards-setting body, develops consensus standards
through an open process that brings diverse parts
of an industry together. These standards set specifications
and procedures based on current scientific consensus.
The IEEE-SA has a portfolio of more than 870 completed
standards and more than 400 standards in development.
For information on IEEE-SA see: http://standards.ieee.org/.
About the IEEE
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175 countries. Through its members, the organization
is a leading authority on areas ranging from aerospace,
computers and telecommunications to biomedicine, electric
power and consumer electronics. The IEEE produces
nearly 30 percent of the world's literature in the
electrical and electronics engineering, computing
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also sponsors or cosponsors more than 300 technical
conferences each year. Additional information about
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IEEE 802.11, 802.11d, P802.11e,
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