Back to Educational Grid |
INTEGRATING WIRED AND WIRELESS LANS - WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
With the announcement of the new 802.11i standard in July 2004, there has been a renewed interest in the design and implementation of Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). This new standard along with the limitations of early WLAN deployments like security, difficulty of management, and lack of integration with wired networks has driven a wireless evolution toward unified networks. The session will provide an overview of the latest in wireless technologies. A discussion of how the right deployment of technologies can lead to secure, integrated, and supportable wireless networks that can be the foundation of building mobile solutions in your organization will occur. IntelliMark, Trapeze, and Funk Software, experts in wireless hardware, software, and services, will lead the session. Sam Coyl, serves as a Mobile Solutions Architect for IntelliMark. Sam started his wireless career in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1995. He was assigned to direct the testing effort on a research and development group focused on mobility with the small unit leaders. His work with industry vendors such as BreezeCom (now Alvarion) and Proxim lead him to a civilian career. Sam was part of the team organized by WECA to create the testing facility for the Wi-Fi certification on 802.11b. He was also part of the team assembled to do the first testing of the 802.11a products with the Interoperability Labs at the University of New Hampshire. Before joining IntelliMark, Sam was the co-founder of a wireless solutions company focused on designing and implementing wireless mobile solutions for corporate and government agencies. Sam has worked with industry leaders such as Redline Communications, Wi-LAN, Wave Rider, Alvarion, Proxim, Tranzeo and others. |
