Wireless Communication Standards A Study of IEEE 802.11, 802.15, 802.16 [Paperback]

Wireless Communications Standards: A Study of IEEE 802.11, 802.15, and 802.16 is one of the latest books in the IEEE Standards Wireless Networks Series, and it is the only book of its kind that covers all of the current 802 wireless standards! Presented in a clear style, by Dr. Todor Cooklev of San Francisco State University, the book is accessible to a wide audience. It is aimed at engineers, computer scientists, managers, and marketing specialists. It can also be used as the primary textbook for a one-semester advanced undergraduate/graduate level course on wireless communication standards, or as a complementary textbook for a course in wireless communications.

Preface xi

Acronyms and Abbreviations xiii

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

Overview 1

Government regulations 5

Recent regulatory changes 10

Future FCC directions 12

International Regulations 13

Standardization bodies 17

Wireless channels 24

Introduction to cryptographic algorithms 32

Design of a wireless communication standard 35

MAC requirements 36

PHY requirements 40

Sublayers of PHY and MAC 41

Chapter 2 The IEEE Standard for WLAN: IEEE 802.11 45

Overview and architecture 45

IEEE 802.11 security 49

Authentication 50

Privacy 58

Interaccess Point Protocol (IAPP) 66

Medium-access mechanism and real-time traffic over

IEEE 802.11 70

Enhancements in IEEE 802.1 le 81

Power-saving mechanism 94

IEEE 802.11 physical layers 96

DSSS PHY 97

IEEE 802.11b 98&llÃ;