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    Wireless Fidelity

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    Wi-Fi allows devices to connect to the Internet and each other wirelessly using IEEE 802.11 standards. Devices connect to an access point or hotspot that has a range of about 20 meters indoors. Multiple access points can cover large areas with overlapping signals. Over 700 million people use Wi-Fi worldwide through over 4 million hotspots globally. Wi-Fi provides cheaper deployment of local area networks compared to wired networks and allows connectivity in places cables cannot reach. However, Wi-Fi signals can have limited range depending on frequency band and local regulations limit transmission power.

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    Wi-Fi allows devices to connect to the Internet and each other wirelessly using IEEE 802.11 standards. Devices connect to an access point or hotspot that has a range of about 20 meters indoors. Multiple access points can cover large areas with overlapping signals. Over 700 million people use Wi-Fi worldwide through over 4 million hotspots globally. Wi-Fi provides cheaper deployment of local area networks compared to wired networks and allows connectivity in places cables cannot reach. However, Wi-Fi signals can have limited range depending on frequency band and local regulations limit transmission power.

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    Wi-Fi allows devices to connect to the Internet and each other wirelessly using IEEE 802.11 standards. Devices connect to an access point or hotspot that has a range of about 20 meters indoors. Multiple access points can cover large areas with overlapping signals. Over 700 million people use Wi-Fi worldwide through over 4 million hotspots globally. Wi-Fi provides cheaper deployment of local area networks compared to wired networks and allows connectivity in places cables cannot reach. However, Wi-Fi signals can have limited range depending on frequency band and local regulations limit transmission power.

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    Wi-Fi allows devices to connect to the Internet and each other wirelessly using IEEE 802.11 standards. Devices connect to an access point or hotspot that has a range of about 20 meters indoors. Multiple access points can cover large areas with overlapping signals. Over 700 million people use Wi-Fi worldwide through over 4 million hotspots globally. Wi-Fi provides cheaper deployment of local area networks compared to wired networks and allows connectivity in places cables cannot reach. However, Wi-Fi signals can have limited range depending on frequency band and local regulations limit transmission power.

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    WIRELESS FIDELITY

    OR

    IEEE 802.11 STD


    Wi-Fi is a branded standard for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A Wi-Fi
    device, such as a personal computer, video game console, Smartphone, or digital audio player can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point (or hotspot) has a range of about 20 meters (65 feet) indoors and a greater range outdoors. Multiple overlapping access points can cover large areas. "Wi-Fi" is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance and the brand name for products using the IEEE 802.11 family of standards. Wi-Fi is used by over 700 million people, there are over 4 million hotspots (places with Wi-Fi Internet connectivity) around the world, and about 800 million new Wi-Fi devices every year. Wi-Fi products that complete the Wi-Fi Alliance interoperability certification testing successfully can use the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED designation and trademark. To connect to a Wi-Fi LAN, a computer has to be equipped with a wireless network interface controller. The combination of computer and interface controller is called a station. All stations share a single radio frequency communication channel. Transmissions on this channel are received by all stations within range. The hardware provides no indication to the sender about whether the transmission was delivered and is therefore called a best-effort delivery mechanism. A carrier wave is used to transmit the data in packets, referred to as Ethernet frames. Each station is constantly tuned in on the channel, so each transmission is noticed. In order to determine whether the channel is free, the carrier wave can be sensed by the hardware; if not present the channel is free for transmission.

    Advantages
    y

    Wi-Fi allows cheaper deployment of local area networks (LANs). Also spaces where cables cannot be run, such as outdoor areas and historical buildings, can host wireless LANs. Manufacturers are building wireless network adapters into most laptops. The price of chipsets for Wi-Fi continues to drop, making it an economical networking option included in even more devices. Different competitive brands of access points and client network-interfaces can interoperate at a basic level of service. Products designated as "Wi-Fi Certified" by the Wi-Fi Alliance are backwards compatible. Unlike mobile phones, any standard Wi-Fi device will work anywhere in the world.

    Limitations
    y Spectrum assignments and operational limitations are not consistent worldwide: most of Europe allows for an additional two channels beyond those permitted in the U.S. for the 2.4 GHz band (113 vs. 111), while Japan has one more on top of that (114). Europe, as of 2007, was essentially homogeneous in this respect. y The current 'fastest' norm, 802.11n, uses double the radio spectrum compared to 802.11a or 802.11g. This means there can only be one 802.11n network on 2.4 GHz band without interference to other WLAN traffic. y The Internet protocol was designed for a wired network in which packet loss due to noise is very rare and packets are lost almost exclusively due to congestion. On a wireless network, noise is common. This difference causes TCP to greatly slow or breaks transmission when noise is significant, even when most packets are still arriving correctly.

    Wi-Fi networks have limited range. A typical wireless router using 802.11b or 802.11g with a stock antenna might have a range of 32 m (120 ft) indoors and 95 m (300 ft) outdoors. IEEE 802.11n, however, can exceed that range by more than two times. Range also varies with frequency band. Wi-Fi in the 2.4 GHz frequency block has slightly better range than Wi-Fi in the 5 GHz frequency block. Outdoor ranges, through use of directional antennas, can be improved with antenn as located several kilometres or more from their base. In general, the maximum amount of power that a Wi Fi device can transmit is limited by local regulations

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