ABSTRACT

Jim Paviol, Carl Andren, and John Fakatselis .......................................................................................................................

-1 WLAN RF ISM Bands • WLAN Standardization at 2.4-GHz: IEEE 802.11 b • Frequency Hopped (FH) vs. Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) • Direct Sequence Spread-Spectrum Energy Spreading • Modulation Techniques and Data Rates • Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) • Packet Data Frames in DSSS • IEEE 802.11 Network Modes • 5-GHz WLAN • RF Link Considerations • WLAN System Example: PRISM® II

Thomas M. Siep and Ian C. Gifford .........................................