
CSE5501: MOBILE & DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEMS
Lecture 3: Wireless LANs
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The entire WLAN industry loses if we let the 5 GHz band
devolve into the same situation as the 2.4 GHz band.
2.4GHz / 5GHz Industry Issues
2.4GHz / 5GHz Industry Issues
2.4GHz / 5GHz Industry Issues
• 2.4 GHz is being perceived as a band that is overcrowded
with incompatible protocols and interfering devices and
will result in dissatisfied WLAN users
• At 5 GHz
♦ Neither Hiperlan2 or 802.11a adequately addresses the issue of
low cost, low power, low speed devices
♦ Hiperlan2 and 802.11a have incompatible MAC/data link control
(DLC) layers
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