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 * [http://www.bertolinux.com/wireless/english/Wireless-HOWTO.html Wireless-HOWTO: Understand what a Wireless network is and how it works, what you can do and where is used.]

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inline:Portal/IDB/logo_portal.png Welcome to ["Debian"] Wireless


inline:Portal/IDB/icon-wifi-32x32.png This portal talk about various "wireless" technologies. This page can contains some technical word but must be explained.


Wifi

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Wi-FiTM is a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) technology standardized as ieee802.11 b/g/a/n. It's primary usage is to connect computers within the same house/entreprise. Note that it's often used to connect to the Internet through a DSL or cable router. (read more about wifi at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiFi Wikipedia] )

  • ["Wi-Fi"] - Debian wiki page

Bluetooth

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BluetoothR is Personal Area Netwotk (PAN) technology standardized as ieee801.15.1. It was designed to handle short-range "low bandwith" personal communications. Typically between your mobile phone, head-set, computer, printer... (read more about Bluetooth at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth Wikipedia])

  • ["Bluetooth"] - Debian wiki page

Mobile Phone Networks

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Mobile phone networks can be used to connect the Internet. There are plenty of standards.. GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/W-CDMA/HSPA "2G", "3G","3.5G" etc. (read more about Mobile Phones at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone Wikipedia])

  • ["Modem/3G"] - Using a dedicated 3G modem card OR Using a mobile phone as a modem (connected through Bluetooth, ["USB"]..)

Infrared

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IR is a very short range (<1m) optical data exchange protocol. Typical use include exchanging files between 2 laptops, sending file from/to mobile phone from/to computer, etc. Maximum speed is 115kbps or 4mbps (read more about IrDA at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IrDA Wikipedia])

  • TODO: write an IrDA wiki page
  • Note IrDA is a communication protocol. It is very different from remote control (see [http://www.lirc.org/ lirc] )

WiMax / WirelessMAN

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?WiMax is a Wireless MAN standardized as IEEE 802.16. It is meant to provide wireless broadband access in metropolitan area. (read more about WiMAX at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiMAX Wikipedia])

  • TODO: write a wiki page

Satellite

Free Space Optics

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Free Space Optics (FSO) is a telecommunication technology that uses light propagating in free space to transmit data between two points. The optical links usually use infrared laser light, although low-data-rate communication over short distances is possible using LEDs. (read more about FSO at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Space_Optics Wikipedia])

Proprietary

Keyboard/Mouse

  • Whereas some of the newer wireless keyboards and mice (sometime inappropriately name cordless) tends to use bluetooth to connect to the computer, older one used to use proprietary RF (radio-frequency) protocols. Those proprietary devices always had a base or dongle which behaved like a regular PS2/USB keyboard/mouse (from the operating system point of view).

References


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