Wireless local area networking, or wireless "LAN," incorporates computer networking and radio broadcasting technologies that allow computer systems to connect together through radio links rather than through the traditional method of hard cabling. Recent and continuing improvements to wireless hardware, as well as the introduction of industry standards, has opened up the domain of wireless LAN as a viable and desirable option for many computer systems in the business world.

This site has been designed to give management an overview of the technology behind wireless LAN systems, the advantages gained by adding wireless capability to existing networked systems, the costs involved, and the current status and predicted evolution of wireless LAN technology. The following links address these and other issues:

by: John McKeehan

For: EMGT 256