Title :
High performance wireless Ethernet
Author :
Heegard, Chris ; Coffey, John T. ; Gummadi, Srikanth ; Murphy, Peter A. ; Provencio, Ron ; Rossin, Eric J. ; Schrum, Sid ; Shoemake, Matthew B.
Author_Institution :
Texas Instrum. Inc., TX, USA
fDate :
11/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This article considers the IEEE 802.11b standard for high-performance wireless Ethernet and a proposed extension that provides for 22 Mb/s transmission. The IEEE 802.11 sets standards for wireless Ethernet or wireless local area networks. The article describes the history of the IEEE 802.11 standards and the market opportunities in the wireless Ethernet field. The article gives a brief description of the media access control layer and then presents details about the physical layer methods, including coding descriptions and performance evaluations. The article also discusses the role and limitations of spread spectrum communications in wireless Ethernet
Keywords :
IEEE standards; access protocols; encoding; spread spectrum communication; telecommunication standards; wireless LAN; 22 Mbit/s; IEEE 802.11b standard; LAN; WLAN; coding; high performance wireless Ethernet; market opportunities; media access control layer; performance evaluations; physical layer methods; spread spectrum communications; wireless local area networks; Code standards; Ethernet networks; History; Instruments; Media Access Protocol; Physical layer; Quality of service; Spread spectrum communication; Standards activities; Standards organizations;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
