Wireless Application Protocol Overview & Layers WAP stands for Wireless Application Protocol. WAP represents a group of protocols rather than a single protocol. WAP aims at integrating a simple lightweight browser also known as a micro-browser into handheld devices, thus requiring minimal amounts of resources such as memory and CPU. The primary objectives of the … Read more
Multiple Access Protocol – ALOHA, CSMA, CSMA/CA and CSMA/CD Multiple access protocols are a set of protocols that work in the Medium Access Control sublayer (MAC sublayer) of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model. These protocols allow a number of users to access a shared network channel. Several data streams originating from several nodes are … Read more
Mobile Device – Mobile Computing Devices Mobile Device – Mobile Computing Devices –Mobile computing devices are designed and developed to work in the mobile environment. Features of Mobile Computing Devices Mobile computing devices have the following features- Mobile computing devices are portable devices They are capable of operating, executing in the mobile environment. They … Read more
Routing protocols – Mobile Ad hoc Networking Routing protocols – In Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET), nodes do not know the topology of their network, instead, they have to discover it every time whenever they need communication. The rules are that a new node whenever enters into an ad-hoc network must announce its arrival and … Read more
Mobile Ad hoc Network – Definition, Features, Applications What is Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET)? Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET) also called a wireless Adhoc network or Adhoc wireless network that is characterized by dynamic topology and no fixed infrastructure. Mobile Ad hoc Network consists of a set of mobile nodes connected wirelessly in a … Read more
IEEE 802.11 Standard Wireless LAN What Is Wireless Lan? A wireless LAN is a wireless computer network that links two or more devices using wireless communication to form a local area network within a limited area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, campus, or office building. According to another definition wireless, LANs are those … Read more