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Here
is the definitive text on network
communication protocols with special
focus on the Cisco switch and router
environment. The content is technically
detailed but the narrative style
makes the topics clear to readers
of many levels of experience. The chapter
on 802.11 Wi-Fi wireless networking explains
the basics of the technology and the
protocol level interactions. Co-authored
by Priscilla Oppenheimer ("Top Down
Network Design", Cisco Press) and
Joe Bardwell, Chief Scientist, Connect802
Corporation. This is the book the authors
wrote in response to people telling them, "You
should write a book!" Click the
book icon on the left to read reviews
and purchase through Amazon.com. |
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Recognized
as one of the most significant Ethernet
network design and analysis texts, this
is a "must have" for the serious
network designer, administrator, or system
engineer. Priscilla Oppenheimer presents
practical application information on
network design for enterprise environments
and discusses how networking technologies
and protocols work together so that designers
can create the most efficient, effective
enterprise networks. Click the book icon
on the left to read reviews and purchase
through Amazon.com. |
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This textbook
on wireless communications technology
and system design covers the details
of RF engineering issues affecting all
wireless networks. The text includes
many tables and formulas and is great
for students and practicing wireless
engineers. The Predictor software that
Connect802 uses for RF modeling and simulation
grew out of Theodore Rappaport's PHD
research at Purdue University. He is
currently Chairman of the Board of Directors
at Wireless Valley, Inc. Click the book
icon on the left to read reviews and
purchase through Amazon.com |
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Scott Haugdahl
brings many years of practical, field
troubleshooting knowledge and methodology
into one place in this book. He is the
inventor of the NetSense artificial intelligence
expert system software forming the core
engine in WildPackets' EtherPeek NX and
AiroPeek NX network analysis tools. Although
the book focuses solely on Ethernet network
analysis, the principles and methods
are totally applicable to IP and other
client/server behaviors across a Wi-Fi
wireless network. |
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The title says "Cisco" but
this is, in our opinion, the absolute
best general networking concepts book
we've ever seen! For people who are new
to network technology, this book presents
Wi-Fi, cellular, Ethernet, switching,
routing, firewalls, DNS, IP addressing,
and a broad range of other topics in
completely clear, non-"geek" style.
Using colorful diagrams and pictures,
the text explains what each network component
does, and how it works. We've found this
to be the first book a new technical
sales representative or business decision
maker should read to get a solid perspective
on technology without having to become
an engineer to understand it.
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The
book provides a broad scope of in-depth
engineering detail with chapters written
by leading technology experts in the
wireless networking field. Each of the
IEEE 802.11 working group standards is
discussed (802.11a,b,g,e,i, etc). and
the relationship between 802.11 Wi-Fi
and 3G cellular is explained. You'll
also find the opening chapter, written
in conjunction with WildPackets, provides
an excellent discussion of the AiroPeek
network protocol analyzer and the packet-level
details (including field description)
that can be analyzed. |
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These study guides are the
definitive way to prepare for the
industry-standard Wi-Fi engineering
certification exams for Certified
Wireless Network Analyst (CWNA)
and Certified Wireless Security
Professional (CWSP). The CWNA curriculum
covers 802.11 operation in detail,
including RF propagation problems,
antenna selection, and general
design. The CWSP curriculum explains
Wi-Fi security with a focus on
configuration and vendor options
including RADIUS, WPA, and 802.11i. |
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