Chapter 10. Wireless Devices

IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT THE FOLLOWING:

• Wireless LAN client devices

  • Radio card formats

  • Radio card chipsets

  • Client utilities

• Progression of WLAN architecture

  • Autonomous access point—Intelligent edge architecture

  • Wireless network management system (WNMS)

  • Centralized WLAN architecture

  • Lightweight access point

  • WLAN controller

  • Split MAC

  • Remote office WLAN controller

  • Distributed WLAN architecture

  • Distributed WLAN hybrid

  • Unified WLAN architecture

• Specialty WLAN infrastructure

  • Wireless workgroup bridge

  • Wireless LAN bridges

  • Enterprise wireless gateway

  • Residential wireless gateway

  • VPN wireless router

  • Wireless LAN mesh access points

  • Enterprise encryption gateway

  • WLAN array

  • Cooperative control

  • Virtual AP system

  • Real-time location systems

  • VoWiFi