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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I bought this book after seeing some of the flashy reviews on Amazon, but must say was extremely disappointed. This book is good if you are just looking for superficial information about where WLAN's are being used and how. It misses the mark entirely if you want details on the physical and the MAC layer. Also there is only a passing mention of the next standard that is expected to take off in the 5.6GHz frequency range (802.11a). It is a ok book if you are unfamiliar with the DS and FH modulation schemes employed in the 2.4GHz range (802.11b).
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Summary: good for lan planing not so good for implementation
Review: I found this book to be quite helpful. Each chapter is a new step in getting prepared and setting up a wireless LAN. There is a lot of good information provided in this book, from history of wireless to implementing your wireless. It gives both sides of the network too, the pro's and the con's- most books only do one or the other. In my opinion, this book is designed for both the amateur and the experienced network administrator- basic and technical at the same time. I would recommend this book to anyone.
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Summary: Dated but Case studies describe applications
Review: Since this text was released 2 years after the IEEE 802.11 (1 to 2 Mbps)standard was ratified and in the same year that the IEEE 802.11b (11 Mbps) standard was ratified, the reader can imagine that the book focuses primarily on the 802.11 standard. The author was an active member of the IEEE 802.11 Working group and so he provides valuable information about the standard including the details of how the standard governs the Medium Access Control (MAC) Layer and the Physical (PHY) Layer of the OSI model. The author also gives detailed information regarding how to implement an 802.11 network.Still, the most important part of the book is that it is replete with case studies. The author gives more than 30 examples of actual implementations in commercial environments (plus 1 federal government and 1 local government example). These case studies are nicely indexed in the front cover of the book. If you are interested in this book, you should definitely investigate his more recent book -- Wireless LANs, 2nd Edition. As usual, he explains wireless networking concepts clearly.
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Summary: good for lan planing not so good for implementation
Review: The value of any reference or text depends on your objective in using the book. Some of the prior reviews led me to buy this book. It is well written but did not address 802.11 issues at the level I needed. So, like a text, the value of a review also depends on whether you and the reviewer have similar objectives in mind. I used this book when called upon to implement 802.11. The IEEE spec leaves a lot of issues open to product implementation, as it should. As we were not working from a product spec but only the IEEE standard, I hoped this book could clear up some of the implementation issues for us. It was to high a level for that purpose. If you are looking for a text as an overview of wireless LANs, this is a very good book. It is well written and balanced. For this I give it four stars. For a text to guide you in implementation of the standard in a product, it is not worth the time or money - two stars.
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Summary: Easy Reading
Review: This book is an excellent book for anyone who wants to understand or implement IEEE 802.11 related products. It is so easy to read and was well organized.
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