Wireless Data Transmission
n For in-building wireless coverage, wireless LAN
technologies are available: Proxim, WaveLan, ….
Smaller coverage area, more controlled environment
allow higher frequency/lower power transmissions,
resulting in higher bandwidth
n Other controlled environments: Bluetooth,
Hiperlan, …
communication over short distance (“personal area
networks”), again allow power/cost/bandwidth
tradeoffs
n These technologies typically do not provide wide-
area coverage, but “islands of high connectivity”