A review for mobile commerce research and applications
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ICACT'09 Proceedings of the 11th international conference on Advanced Communication Technology - Volume 3
A simulation-based performance evaluation of wireless networked control systems
ETFA'09 Proceedings of the 14th IEEE international conference on Emerging technologies & factory automation
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ICN'05 Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Networking - Volume Part II
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International Journal of Mobile Communications
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The main attraction of WLANs is their flexibility. They can extend access to local area networks, such as corporate intranets, as well as support broadband access to the Internet - particularly at "hot spots," public venues where people tend to gather. WLANs can provide quick, easy wireless connectivity to computers, machinery, or systems in a local environment where a fixed communications infrastructure does not exist or where such access is not permitted. These hosts can be stationary, handheld, or even mounted on a moving vehicle. Bandwidth considerations have thus far been secondary in WLAN design and implementation: the original 802.11 standard allowed a maximum channel bit rate of only 2 megabits per second, while the current 802.11 b standard supports an 11 Mbps maximum rate. However, the widespread deployment of 802.11a and 802.11g standards, which allow a bit rate of up to 54 Mbps, will pave the way for new types of mobile applications, including m-commerce transactions and location-based services.