The Business Case for Enterprise-Class Wireless LANs

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cabling, Griffith University case study

CAGRs (compounded annual growth rates)

calculating

     aggregate annualized monetary benefit of WLANs

     average monthly benefit per user

     daily organizational productivity

     IRR

     monetized productivity benefit per WLAN

     NPV 2nd

     office employee productivity benefits

     payback period

     ROI

     total productivity benefit of WLANs

     traveling employee productivity benefits

calculating location, methods of

canned reports

case studies

     business model

     client management

     deployment issues

     education, Griffith University

         AP configuration

         AP settings

         benefits, measuring

         best practices

         business model

         cabling

         challenges faced

         client management

         global naming standards

         network management

         phases of deployment

         project management

         radio cell architecture

         security

         signal strength

         site surveys

         "Smart Zones,"

         three-tiered service and support system

         topology

         wireless equipment

         WLAN standards

     enhanced services

         wireless guest networking

         wireless voice services

    healthcare

         architectural principles

         business model

         enterprise WLAN deployment

         network management

         patient tracking and telemetry

         RFID technology

         security

         site surveys, performing

         WLAN design

    manufacturing industry

         business model

         coverage

         guest access

         rogue AP detection

         security concerns

         throughput

         VoIP

         WLAN deployment

     security

    technology considerations

         architectural requirements

         client management

         network management

         service anad support

CBC-MAC (Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code)

CCX (Cisco Client Extensions) 2nd

CCX (Cisco Compatible Extension) program

CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)

cellular telephone networks, LBS

centralized management model versus distributed management model

centralized self-service model

centrally funded deployment strategies

Christensen, Clayton

Cisco Aironet 350 Series Access Point

Cisco four-tier support model

Cisco NexGen WLAN project

Cisco Wireless IP Phone 7920

client management 2nd 3rd

     Griffith University case study

     manual client configuration

client security

client software

client to access point ratio

client-based reporting

client-funded deployment strategies

client-to-AP ratio 2nd

clients checklist

coexistence of IEEE standards

collaborative processes

communication plan, implementing

comparing

     centralized and distributed management models

     in-house deployment versus outsourced deployment

     wired and wireless LANs 2nd

complementary services (WLANs)

compute assets

configuration management

     manual client configuration

configuring APs

consumer retail industry, identifying key application areas in Value Chain framework

convenience as benefit of WLANs

core layer (hierarchical networks)

CoS (class of service)

cost of support

cost savings of WLANs

cost-benefit analysis

     of hybrid wired and wireless LANs

     of wired-only LANs

     of wireless-only LANs

CPOM (Computer Physician Order Management) application

CSMA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access)

CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Muliple Access/Collision Avoidance)