Intersil Corp. today laid claim to the first two-chip, dual-band wireless LAN chipset for 802.11a, b and g. Via [reed-electronics.com]
Monthly Archives: October 2002
Modeling Multpath In 802.11 Systems
In this paper we’ll detail one of these models, a multipath model, that will enable designers to compare the performance of 802.11, 802.11b, and 802.11a system designs. The model presented here is statistically verified using a Simulink/Matlab platform. The effect of delay spread for these transceiver waveforms using the multipath channel model will be presented…. Continue Reading
Vocera Puts Wi-Fi On Your Collar
The wireless telephone system uses badges on shirt collars rather than handsets, which Vocera says will be useful in warehouses or hospitals. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]
Wi-Fi “Wartrappers” Nab Drive-by Hackers
A “honeypot” trap consisting of a Wi-Fi-equipped laptop is the latest weapon against drive-by hackers. Set up at the London headquarters of consultants KPMG, the laptop looks to the outside world like a simple wireless access point, but contains monitoring software designed to determine the level of illicit activity. Via [zdnet.com.com]
WECA Becomes Wi-Fi Alliance
The Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA), the group behind the testing and certification for interoperability of 802.11-based networking products, has officially changed its name. As of this week, it will be known only as the Wi-Fi Alliance. Via [siliconvalley.internet.com]
Wi-Fi Is So Good: It Even Works
Wireless data services are moving along the traditional “hype” curve from the over-enthusiasm of early promoters, through the inevitable backlash from a disappointed marketplace and on into maturity. Having been among those who were not wholly positive about their first experiences with some of these technologies, I think it’s time to give credit where credit… Continue Reading
Secret Service Agents Probe Wireless Networks In Washington
Secret Service agents are putting a high-tech twist on the idea of a cop walking the beat. Using a laptop computer and an antenna fashioned from a Pringles potato chip can, they are looking for security holes in wireless networks in the nation’s capital. Via [securityfocus.com]
Microsoft, Cisco Prepare For PEAP Show
Microsoft and Cisco this week are expected to detail how they will support an emerging IETF wireless security standard for authentication that could quash a competing standards effort. Via [nwfusion.com]
Wi-Fi Sheds Its Blue Jean Image
Is Wi-Fi shedding its blue jeans for pin stripes as 802.11 looks to go commercial? Analysts and those in the trenches of fee-based hotspots see an inevitable trend as Wi-Fi availability goes nationwide. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]
Opinion: Plugging Neighborhood 802.11b Leaks
In his famous work Mending Wall, Robert Frost wondered about the need for walls, and how nature seeks to tear them down at her own slow pace. All his neighbor would say is that “good fences make good neighbors,” implying, “stay out of my space and we’ll get along just fine.” What got me thinking… Continue Reading