March 2005 — The Final Word

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Tips for Implementing a Wireless Network

By Darrell Walery, Director of Technology, Consolidated High School District 230, and CoSN Member

Update on New Standards

New wireless standards that add functionality to the original 802.11 standard include 802.11e and 802.11i. The 802.11e standard will address something called “quality of service,” and will become more important as schools try to carry different kinds of data over the same wireless network. This standard also puts a needed priority on traffic since voice and video traffic are more susceptible to poor quality than typical computer communications. This standard is still under review. Finally, the new 802.11i standard addresses the security issues related to wireless networks, because the original 802.11b security protocols have already been compromised. Products that currently incorporate this standard can be found at the Wi-Fi Alliance Web site (www.wi-fi.org/OpenSection).

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Darrell Walery, Director of Technology, Consolidated High School District 230, and CoSN Member, "Tips for Implementing a Wireless Network," T.H.E. Journal, 3/1/2005, http://www.thejournal.com/articles/17201

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