Talk:Wireless network
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802.11 refers to a family of specifications developed by the IEEE for wireless LAN technology. 802.11 specifies an over-the-air interface between a wireless client and a base station or between two wireless clients. The IEEE accepted the specification in 1997. There are several specifications in the 802.11 family:
802.11 -- applies to wireless LANs and provides 1 or 2 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz band using either frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) or direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS). 802.11a -- an extension to 802.11 that applies to wireless LANs and provides up to 54 Mbps in the 5GHz band. 802.11a uses an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing encoding scheme rather than FHSS or DSSS. 802.11b (also referred to as 802.11 High Rate or Wi-Fi) -- an extension to 802.11 that applies to wireless LANS and provides 11 Mbps transmission (with a fallback to 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps) in the 2.4 GHz band. 802.11b uses only DSSS. 802.11b was a 1999 ratification to the original 802.11 standard, allowing wireless functionality comparable to Ethernet. 802.11g -- applies to wireless LANs and provides 20+ Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.119.84.49 (talk • contribs) 01:17, 27 June 2006
[edit] Disambiguation - split the article
This article is constantly going back and forth between computer network and phone network, I'm thinking it would be better off as disambiguation between Wireless phone network and Wireless Computer Network. Either that or this article should become more generalized. --Fittysix 18:26, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
- Disagree. There are wireless networks that are inbetween these two, for example Bluetooth, GPRS, broadcasting networks, etc. Did I solve the controversy by having the following definition: a telecommunication or computer network that... ? Mange01 22:53, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
- I would agree that there needs to be some disambiguation somewhere and that the distinction should be made and the correct terminology used wherever the context is not clear. If there is a conflict or misunderstanding possible there should be two separate articles. For example the term "wireless" may be used to refer to many forms of wireless communications and remote control, not just radio. For this reason I made the article at Wireless a separate article from Wireless communication, since wireless remote control and other subjects fall under the general category of "wireless". I beleive that the ambiguation comes from the shortening of the correct terminology to accommodate ease of speech in fields of study where the meaning is clear from the context and that this should not take place in an encyclopedia. When it does the corresponding articles become too long and confusing. --mlewis000 19:23, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
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- If there are not to be two articles then, as Fittysix stated, the article should become more generalized and the opening paragraph should make it clear in layman's terms that this is a generalized article and should explain any possible confusion or ambiguous usages of the term (See the opening paragraph in Wireless). --mlewis000 19:43, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Wireless Ethernet
I changed Wireless Ethernet to be redirected to IEEE 802.11 since it refers to the specific protocol and not wireless networks in general.--Antsh 16:46, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
