Wireless PAN ( Wireless Personal Area Networks, WPAN, PAN, Personal Area Networks, and IEEE 802.15) Definition

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Wireless PAN

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ALSO CALLED: Wireless Personal Area Networks, WPAN, PAN, Personal Area Networks, and 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 …
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Hudson Advisors Protects Corporate and Customer Data from Wireless Threats sponsored by AirTight Networks, Inc. CASE STUDY: Posted: 16 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: Hudson Advisors IT team choosed AirTight's SpectraGuard Enterprise as the best WIPS and wireless performance management solution for their needs. TOPICS: Information Security \| Security Threats \| VoIP \| Wireless Networks \| WLAN

Airtight Is the Right Prescription for Synergyhealth to Safeguard Electronic Medical Reports sponsored by AirTight Networks, Inc. CASE STUDY: Posted: 16 May 2008 \| Published: 01 May 2008 SUMMARY: SynergyHealth opted to deploy the SpectraGuard® Wireless Intrusion Prevention System from AirTight Networks and it proved to be the perfect way to keep the WLAN secure, segregate public WiFi access and help to assure regulatory compliance. TOPICS: Infrastructure \| Security \| Vulnerabilities \| WiFi \| Wireless Networks \| WLAN

Introduction to the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS): IMS Basic Concepts and Terminology sponsored by F5 Networks WHITE PAPER: Posted: 28 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Aug 2007 SUMMARY: IMS is a whole new way to deliver multimedia regardless of the device (mobile phone, landline phone, cable, Internet, etc.) or the access medium (cellular, WiFi, Broadband, fixed-line, etc.). This paper is written to... TOPICS: Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Device Management Software \| Mobile IP \| Mobile Workers \| Wireless Application Development \| Wireless Applications Software \| Wireless Computing \| Wireless Networks \| Wireless Security \| Wireless Systems

Wireless Vulnerability Management: What It Means for Your Enterprise sponsored by AirTight Networks, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Posted: 15 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: This whitepaper revisits the wireless security space, debunks common myths, and presents wireless vulnerability management (WVM) as a proactive strategy to wireless security. TOPICS: Regulatory Compliance \| Vulnerability Management \| Wi-Fi \| Wireless Networks \| Wireless Security \| WLAN \| WLAN Access Points

Wireless Security Online, On-demand: Cost-effective, Customizable, Effortless, and Proactive Management of Your Wireless Threat Exposure sponsored by AirTight Networks, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Posted: 15 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: This whitepaper introduces a novel way for enabling on-demand wireless security that is affordable, effortless, and customizable. TOPICS: Regulatory Compliance \| Software as a Service \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Wi-Fi \| Wireless Networks \| Wireless Security \| WLAN

Sprint Data Link(SM) for Wireless WAN sponsored by Sprint DATA SHEET: Posted: 09 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: Flexible, reliable wireless alternative to lower WAN costs and provide extra layer of redundancy for business critical applications. TOPICS: Mobile Workers \| MPLS \| VPN \| WAN \| Wireless Computing \| Wireless Networks \| Wireless Security

Converged Solutions Data Sheet sponsored by Sprint DATA SHEET: Posted: 09 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: IP and wireless convergence solution offers enterprises great benefits over legacy wireless services. TOPICS: Converged Networks \| Fixed-mobile Convergence \| IP Networks \| Mobile Workers \| Wireless Computing \| Wireless Networks

Exploring the Benefits of 3G Wireless Integrated into Business-Class Routers sponsored by Sprint WHITE PAPER: Posted: 09 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Aug 2007 SUMMARY: Learn how to leverage business-class routers with integrated high-speed 3G wireless that combine traditional enterprise router functionality, such as remote management and security, with mobility capabilities of 3G WAN access. TOPICS: Remote Network Management \| Routers \| WAN \| Wireless Computing \| Wireless Networks \| Wireless Security

A Strategic Approach to Enabling Mobile Business Applications sponsored by BlackBerry WHITE PAPER: Posted: 20 Mar 2008 \| Published: 01 Mar 2008 SUMMARY: Today's successful enterprises are discovering that granting mobile access to critical business applications can increase productivity and revenue. TOPICS: Handheld Device Security \| Handheld Devices \| Mobile CRM \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Device Management Software \| Mobile Workers \| Wireless Application Development \| Wireless Computing \| Wireless Networks

Managing Your Wireless Network Onsite sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. PODCAST: Posted: 10 Mar 2008 \| Premiered: 07 Mar 2008 SUMMARY: Cisco mobility and wireless experts, customers, and partners discuss how the Cisco Unified Wireless Network addresses critical issues in this podcast. TOPICS: Customers \| Wireless Networks

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WIRELESS PAN DEFINITION (continued): … Bluetooth, which was used 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 …
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