Trends in local wireless networks

Author

Pahlavan, Kaveh ; Probert, T.H. ; Chase, Mitchell E.

Author_Institution

Center for Wireless Inf. Network Studies, Worcester Polytech. Inst., MA, USA

Volume

33

Issue

3

fYear

1995

fDate

3/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

88

Lastpage

95

Abstract

Pahlavan (1985) published an article entitled "Wireless office information networks". That article examined spread spectrum, standard radio and infrared (IR) technologies for intra-office wireless networking. In May of that year the FCC released the ISM (industrial, scientific, and medical) bands for spread spectrum local communications. Although ISM bands are not restricted to any specific application, wireless local area networks (LANs) were one of the most prominent applications that were envisioned by the rule makers in the FCC. Since 1985, many small start-up companies, as well as small groups in larger companies, have started to develop wireless LANs. The present paper provides a sequel to Pahlavan by providing an overview of the past and present of the wireless LAN industry, as well as a perspective of the future directions that encompass a vision for a ubiquitous local wireless computing environment that leads to a fusion of communications and computation

Keywords

business communication; indoor radio; optical links; spread spectrum communication; technological forecasting; telecommunication standards; wireless LAN; ISM bands; industrial scientific and medical bands; intra-office wireless networking; local area networks; local communications; local wireless networks; overview; spread spectrum; wireless LAN; wireless office information networks; Computer vision; FCC; Intelligent networks; Laboratories; Local area networks; Pervasive computing; Spread spectrum communication; Wireless LAN; Wireless communication; Wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.364929

Filename

364929