This unit aims to give the reader a guide though the jungle of standards for wireless networks. We have all heard about IEEE 802.11 but what is really the technical difference between its “sub groups”? What in technical terms does it mean that standard X is 10 times faster than standard Y?
The unit discusses not only the commonly used IEEE 802.11 standards but also the new broadband standard IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX) . To provide a better understanding for the main differences between the standards, a technical comparison in terms of Range and Coverage, Scalability and Throughput and Quality of Service is presented.