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What is Wireless Local Area Network

Chapter 31
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
Uses wireless connection to link two or more devices at the same time.
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Context-Aware Computing for Persons with Disabilities
Najd A. Al-Mouh (King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia) and Hend S. Al-Khalifa (Information Technology Department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 8
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch031
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Chapter 12
Performance Analysis and Evaluation of IEEE 802.11E MAC in WLANs with Hidden Stations and Multimedia Applications
A type of local area network (LAN) that uses radio waves rather than wires to communicate between stations.
Published in Chapter: Performance Analysis and Evaluation of IEEE 802.11E MAC in WLANs with Hidden Stations and Multimedia Applications; From: Handbook of Research on Mobile Multimedia, Second Edition
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Chapter 34
Ubiquitous Risk Analysis of Physiological Data
(WLAN): It is a network which uses a modulation technology based on radio waves to enable communication among devices in a limited area, without using wires. Among benefits of WLAN there are: convenience, cost efficiency, mobility, expandability, and ease of integration with other networks and network components.
Published in Chapter: Ubiquitous Risk Analysis of Physiological Data; From: Handbook of Research on Distributed Medical Informatics and E-Health
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