Mohammad Ilyas - Handbook of wireless local area networks: applications, technology, security, and standards

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HANDBOOK OF WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS

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Applications, Technology, Security, and Standards

Edited by

Mohammad Ilyas and Syed Ahson

Boca Raton London New York Singapore

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Handbook of wireless local area networks: applications, technology, security, and
standards/edited by Mohammad Ilyas, Syed Ahson.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8493-2323-1 (alk. paper)
1. Wireless LANsHandbooks, manuals, etc. I.Ilyas, Mohammad, 1953-II. Ahson,
Syed.
TK5105.78.H38 2004
004.68--dc2 2 20040623

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