Article | REF: TE7375 V1

Standard for wireless networks: IEEE 802.11

Author: Daniel TREZENTOS

Publication date: May 10, 2002

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7. Conclusion

With the growing emergence of communicating electronic devices, the development potential for 802.11b solutions is considerable. This growth is already strong in North America, where many public places (such as airport concourses) are already equipped. The standard has also won the support of the major players in the micro-computer industry.

This undeniable success is also due to the absence of any real competitor in this market segment. Indeed, HIPERLAN/1 (HIPERLAN stands for HIgh PErformance Radio Local Area Network), the equivalent system proposed by the Europeans (European telecommunications Standards Institute ETSI) has never managed to establish itself as a standard. As soon as it was launched,...

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