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ALSO CALLED: Wireless Personal Area Networks, WPAN, PAN, Personal Area Networks, IEEE 802.15
DEFINITION: A WPAN (wireless personal area network) is a personal area network - a network for interconnecting devices centered around an individual person's workspace - in which the connections are wireless. Typically, a wireless personal area network uses some technology that permits communication within about 10 meters - in other words, a very short range. One such technology is Bluetooth, which was used  … 
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Wireless PAN White Papers (View All Report Types)
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A Manager's Guide to Wireless Hotspots: How to Take Advantage of Them While Protecting the Security of Your Corporate Network
sponsored by Motorola, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses the security risks inherent in public Wi-Fi Internet access and the best ways to mitigate these risks. It also discusses the benefits of hosting a corporate hotspot of your own.
Posted: 19 Aug 2009 | Published: 19 Aug 2009


Best Practices for Building a Reliable Wireless Network on an Unlicensed Spectrum
sponsored by Motorola, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: For many wireless broadband network operators, the term "unlicensed reliability" is seen as an oxymoron. For many, the idea of building a high-speed network in the unlicensed band doesn't sound like a good one. Read this whitepaper to get the other side of the story.
Posted: 21 Aug 2009 | Published: 21 Aug 2009


Best Practices for Wireless Technology for Fixed Video Surveillance
sponsored by Motorola, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: As organizations address the implementation of fixed video surveillance solutions, they must carefully consider the most important factors, in particular the Big Three issues concerning the infrastructure required to support cameras at selected locations: cost, deployment time and performance. Read this white paper to learn more.
Posted: 21 Aug 2009 | Published: 21 Aug 2009


Choosing The Right Analyzer For Your WLAN
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: WLAN analyzer are software applications that capture 802.11 frames and use them for analysis. This white paper covers how WLAN analyzers work, how WLAN analyzers may be used to gauge performance, and which WLAN analyzer product is best for common tasks.
Posted: 27 Jul 2009 | Published: 27 Jul 2009


Eco-sustainable wireless service: Opening new markets through cost-effective, alternative energy wireless base stations
sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent
WHITE PAPER: About a billion people worldwide do not have access to telecommunications services, mostly from lack of a power grid that can support network infrastructure. Traditional wireless networks for remote locations rely on costly generators that are hard on the environment. Read this whitepaper to learn about cost effective and eco-friendly alternatives.
Posted: 29 Oct 2009 | Published: 29 Oct 2009


HP OpenCall Media Platform: A Cost-effective, Agile IP Media Server
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: Mobile communication technologies are evolving quickly and new customer demands arise almost every day. At the same time, the economic downturn has impacted budgets, so that cost efficiency now tops the corporate agenda. Service providers must now must not only test and develop new services to meet customer demand, but do it within tight budgets.
Posted: 16 Sep 2009 | Published: 16 Sep 2009


Intercepting Interference
sponsored by Motorola, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Motorola’s industry leading wireless broadband expertise helps to substantially reduce the effects of interference for point-to-multipoint wireless access and distribution networks in both licensed and unlicensed frequencies. This solution paper gives the details.
Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Published: 25 Sep 2009


The Scoop on the New CCNA and CCNP Specializations
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: There has been a lot of interest among students lately on the details surrounding the CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) specializations and their relationship with the corresponding CCNP specializations. The purpose of this white paper is to put all the information about these into one concise reference document.
Posted: 22 Sep 2009 | Published: 22 Sep 2009


Three Steps to a Mobility Strategy
sponsored by AT&T Corp
WHITE PAPER: Many organizations have implemented mobility in a tactical and piecemeal manner, not realizing the gains possible from adopting a more strategic approach. This paper explains how to conduct a mobility audit, review your business activities, and develop an effective mobility implementation plan.
Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 28 Oct 2009


Wireless in Business Continuity Planning
sponsored by AT&T Corp
WHITE PAPER: Increasingly WAN-centric enterprises make mobile equipment and services more important for business continuity. To determine the role wireless should play in an organization's business continuity plan, IT should consider a mix of factors including type of business, physical locations and applications. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 19 Oct 2009 | Published: 19 Oct 2009

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WIRELESS PAN DEFINITION (continued): …  as the basis for a new standard, IEEE 802.15.A WPAN could serve to interconnect all the ordinary computing and commmunicating devices that many people have on their desk or carry with them today - or it could serve a more specialized purpose such as allowing the surgeon and other team members to communicate during an operation. A key concept in WPAN technology is known as plugging in. In the ideal scenario, when any two WPAN-equipped devices come into close proximity (within several meters of each other) or within a few kilometers of a central server, they can communicate as if connected by … 
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