Wireless Data Demystified

by John R. Vacca

Book Overview

Wireless data is the high-speed transfer of e-mail, stock info, messages and even video and audio across wireless networks. This book explains the networks, technologies and protocols that make it... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 007139852X
• ISBN13: 9780071398527
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
• Length: 596 Pages
• Weight: 2.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Wireless Data - It's everywhere - It's everywhere !!!!

If you work in or need wireless capabilites - this is the book for you!! All you need in one book !!!This book is truly "chock full" of detailed information, charts. graphs and examples of how to use and install wireless data technology in todays ever changing enviroments. With these everchanging uses of wireless data transmisions we need an authority to look up to and John Vacca is just that person. He knows his subject and presents a concise yet detailed reference with this book. Vacca is truly a master of wireless education and information. 5 stars !

A must buy for wireless technology

John's book shows mobile Internet professionals, like me as an intermediate, how to install wireless network technology. It gives me an illustrated extensive hands-on set of examples that I can use to install, configure and troubleshoot wireless data network technology. After I read the book I know the operational concepts behind the mobile Internet using the latest wireless data network technology. I can also expand my existing systems. This book will give you extensive hands-on examples for your particular application. To come up to speed on wireless, you should by this book.

"Keeping Up" was never easier

Network engineers and IT Hardware specialists had no idea just how much Wireless data would be streaming through the air today when they got their degrees three or four years ago. Staying on top of this technology without going back to school is cumbersome at best. John Vacca does an excellent job of condensing a virtual truckload of information about Wireless data into a concise and well written volume that includes the essentials.If you have responsibility for, or want to make a career out of Wireless devices and the data they transmit, or if you just want to stay ahead of those who will "get around to it someday," this book is definately for you.

the future of communication

An excellent opportunity to learn about what surely is the future of communication and network connectivity. This book deals with the wireless world from fundamentals to implementation. Residential wireless networks are not overlooked either.

a new era of communications and connectivity

The future always brings more data and the necessity to move that data farther, faster, and less expensively. However, the biggest obstacle to developing data intensive wireless applications is the need for speed. The expansion of wireless high-speed data networks and services will open an entirely new era of communications and connectivity. This book provides network designers, application developers, and product designers with a solid foundation in wireless high-speed technology and applications. The biggest challenge of managing or starting a career in information technology and telecommunications is to keep pace with emerging technologies and applications. This book examines every aspect of wireless high-speed data networks. The comprehensive discussion of data network platforms, next generation high-speed wireless technology, and data satellite provides the reader with an unprecedented opportunity to improve their knowledge and advance their skills. I highly recommend this book to students, professionals, enterprise knowledge centers, and university libraries.