电信基础论文 关于WLAN的简介英文版 Talking About WLAN technology.doc

Talking About WLAN technology：802.11xUniversity of Post and Telecommunication Email: jp092759@ Abstract In just the past few years, wireless LANs have come to occupy a significant niche in the local area network market. Increasingly, organizations are finding that wireless LANs are an indispensable adjunct to traditional wired LANs, to satisfy requirements for mobility, relocation, ad hoc networking, and coverage of locations difficult to wire. Key Words: WLAN; IEEE 802.11; Telecommunication 1. Introduction As the name suggests, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) is one that makes use of a wireless transmission medium. It is quite convenient data transmission system, which has been using Radio Frequency (RF) to replace the traditional Coaxial that form the Local Area Network (LAN), makes the WLAN use simple access architecture allows users to pass through it.  2. Wireless LAN Technology Wireless LANs are generally categorized according to the transmission technique that is used. All current wireless LAN products fall into one of the following categories (Table 1). 2.1 Infrared (IR) LANs: An individual cell of an IR LAN is limited to a single room, because infrared light does not penetrate opaque walls. 2.1.1 Strengths and Weakness The spectrum for infrared is virtually unlimited, which presents the possibility of achieving extremely high data rates. In addition, infrared shares some properties of visible light that make it attractive for certain types of LAN configurations. Another strength of infrared is that the equipment is relatively inexpensive and simple. However, the infrared medium also exhibits some drawbacks. Many indoor environments experience rather intense infrared background radiation, from sunlight and indoor lighting. 2.1.2 Transmission Techniques There are three alternative transmission techniques commonly used for IR data transmission: the transmitted signal can be focused and aimed (as in a remote TV control); it can be radiated omnidirectiona