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ALSO CALLED: Dual-mode Wireless LAN, Wireless Local Area Networks, Wireless LAN
DEFINITION: A wireless LAN (or WLAN, for wireless local area network, sometimes referred to as LAWN, for local area wireless network) is one in which a mobile user can connect to a local area network (LAN) through a wireless (radio) connection. The IEEE 802.11 group of standards specify the technologies for wireless LANs. 802.11 standards use the Ethernet protocol and CSMA/CA (carrier sense multiple access with  … 
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Customer Success Story: Charlotte County Public Schools Optimize WAN Performance with Blue Coat
sponsored by Blue Coat
WEBCAST: Watch this webcast to learn about the challenges and successes of Chris Bress, Director of Learning Through Technology for a public school system in Florida, which serves 17,000 students.
Posted: 09 Jul 2009 | Premiered: 09 Jul 2009


Increasing Efficiencies in the Data Center - Making Your Wide Area Network Work for You
sponsored by Datalink Corporation
VIDEOCAST: Please join Kent Christensen, Virtualization Practice Manager, Datalink, as he analyzes and explains WAN efficiencies between data centers. In addition to the topic of transferring data over the WAN more efficiently between the primary and secondary data centers, much of the presentation will apply to small remote offices as well.
Posted: 27 Aug 2009 | Premiered: 27 Aug 2009


TCP/IP Troubleshooting
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WEBCAST: Attend this webcast with Ted Rohling and you will know that learning to troubleshoot is an ongoing process.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Premiered: 10 Dec 2008

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WLAN DEFINITION (continued): …  collision avoidance) for path sharing and include an encryption method, the Wired Equivalent Privacy algorithm.High-bandwidth allocation for wireless will make possible a relatively low-cost wiring of classrooms in the United States. A similar frequency allocation has been made in Europe. Hospitals and businesses are also expected to install wireless LAN systems where existing LANs are not already in place. Using technology from the Symbionics Networks, Ltd., a wireless LAN adapter can be made to fit on a Personal Computer Memory Card Industry Association (PCMCIA) card for a laptop or notebook … 
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