Deploying License-free Wireless Wide-area Networks

A real-world guide to designing and implementing license-free wireless WANs Master "real-world" wireless design and installation principles, avoiding design and installation pitfalls Save money by avoiding the high recurring monthly costs of leasing traditional broadband links Learn to evaluate and select wireless networking equipment Understand how to provide reliable and profitable broadband wireless Internet access service "Deploying License-Free Wireless Wide-Area Networks" is a real-world planning and implementation guide for readers who do not currently possess wireless knowledge or experience. This book guides corporate IT professionals and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) through the challenges of understanding, designing, deploying, and utilizing their own license-free, cost-efficient, broadband wireless wide-area networks. The book starts with the planning stages of wireless deployment, identifying the challenges and advantages of WWANs while introducing readers to the fundamentals of wireless technology. Next, network architecture options are presented in a comparative analysis. "Deploying License-Free Wireless Wide-Area Networks" then delves into the details of license-free wireless, from antennae systems to site surveys to selecting equipment, and then deals with installation, testing, and noise mitigation. An appendix provides a how-to and real-world WISP case study. Jack Unger, is the Founder and President of Wireless Infonet, Inc., and is a recognized wireless expert with eight years' experience of license-free broadband wireless design, deployment, and support. Providing continuous wireless broadband services since 1995, Wireless Infonet, Inc was the firstto deploy license-free public broadband wireless Internet access in Silicon Valley. Mr. Unger is also a contract technical writer for Cisco Systems, writing all mainline, T-train, and special Cisco IOS Release Notes for the Cisco 2600, 3600, 3810, 4000, and IAD2420 series product lines.