... Authorisation Request (PAR) to IEEE to initiate the 802.11 working group. Hayes became chairman of the working group and led the standards effort to its completion in June 1997. In September 1999 they ratified the 802.11b "High Rate" amendment to the standard, which added two higher speeds, 5.5 and 11 Mbps, to the 802.11 standard. The aim of this project is to undertake a feasibility study for a small-scale wireless LAN prototype for laptop users on 4th floor of Poole House at Talbot Campus. The prototype is based on the IEEE 802.11b wireless standard. It is designed and implemented based on the amount of knowledge gained during the wireless technology research period. In order to decide on the feasibility of a Wireless LAN located on 4th floor of Poole House, an evaluation consisting of three major areas of testing was carried out: 1) Range test 2) Roaming and overlapping test 3) Performance testing ...

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