Wireless Personal Area Networks

Paper Summary:

In this article, the writer notes that recent innovations in Internet and computer-based applications have provided consumers and businesses alike with some powerful new tools in communication. The writer explains that one of these innovations has been wireless personal area networks that allow for the networking of a number of personal computers without the need for cumbersome cabling or the constraints and expense typically associated with fiber optics. This paper reviews the evolution, concerns, and, likely future advances in wireless personal area networks (WPANs). The writer points out that there are competing implementations for WPANs, and this paper focuses on the specification with the greater market acceptance. A summary of the research and important findings are presented in the conclusion.

Outline:
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Background
Current Technology
Concerns
Security Considerations
Future Trends
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"In the succeeding years, Internet usage grew rapidly; the user population, though, found it inconvenient to access the Internet using "hard wire" connections. As a result, a growing market for convenient Internet connectivity was forming. Thereafter, PCs evolved from large desktops to compact laptops. Not surprisingly, mobile PC users wanted to be free from wired Internet connections. Another factor for replacement technology was the expense of retrofitting a room with hard wire access points. As with almost any other innovation, market need led to product evolution. If a wire connection was a nuisance, a wireless alternative would be found. "

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