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6. Recognizing Instant Wireless Network
What is IEEE802.11 standard?
The IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN standards subcommittee, which is formulating a standard for the
industry. The objective is to enable wireless LAN hardware from different manufacturers to
communicate.
What is Ad-Hoc?
An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with a WLAN adapter, connected as an
independent wireless LAN. Ad hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or
SOHO operation.
What is Infrastructure?
An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. Infrastructure is
applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database, or wireless application for
mobile workers.
