Chapter 6 Wireless and Mobile Networks - Network and Systems Lab
Chapter 6 Wireless and Mobile Networks - Network and Systems Lab
Chapter 6 Wireless and Mobile Networks - Network and Systems Lab
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<strong>Chapter</strong> 6: <strong>Wireless</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mobile</strong> <strong><strong>Network</strong>s</strong><br />
Background:<br />
# wireless (mobile) phone subscribers now<br />
exceeds # wired phone subscribers!<br />
computer nets: laptops, palmtops, PDAs,<br />
Internet-enabled phone promise anytime<br />
untethered Internet access<br />
two important (but different) challenges<br />
wireless: communication over wireless link<br />
mobility: h<strong>and</strong>ling the mobile user who changes point<br />
of attachment to network<br />
6: <strong>Wireless</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mobile</strong> <strong><strong>Network</strong>s</strong> 6-2