Gneral introduction to tutorial

doc.: IEEE P802.11-96/49A Rev. 1March 1996Tutorial on 802.11 to 802Prepared by Vic Hayes, Chair IEEE P802.11One of the founders and chair from the beginning(September 1990)Lucent Technologies1Copyright ©1996 IEEE, All rights reserved. This contains parts from an unapproved draft, subject to changeOutline (1)• Requirements• MAC– Wireless Architecture and MAC architecture overview– Basic Access mechanism and Frame formats– MAC Management and mobility provisions• PHY– Spectrum selection– Frequency Hopping PHY– Direct Sequence PHY– Infrared PHY2Copyright ©1996 IEEE, All rights reserved. This contains parts from an unapproved draft, subject to changeSubmission 1 Vic Hayes, Lucent Technologies1doc.: IEEE P802.11-96/49A Rev. 1March 1996Requirements• PAR• Study the environment and applications• Functional Requirements3Copyright ©1996 IEEE, All rights reserved. This contains parts from an unapproved draft, subject to changeRequirements (PAR)• Project Authorization Request (PAR)– Title: Standard for Wireless Medium Access Method (MAC) andPhysical Layer (PHY) Specifications– To develop a Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer(PHY) specification for wireless connectivity for fixed, portableand moving stations within a local area.– To provide wireless connectivity to automatic machinery,equipment or, stations that require rapid deployment, which maybe portable, or hand-held or which may be mounted on movingvehicles within a local area.– ...