| Wireless network design is the process of | | | | as historical structures, open space floors, or |
| generating a layout of hubs and links within an | | | | buildings with sealed rooms. |
| environment to ensure desired network availability | | | | WLAN systems from can usually be installed in |
| and flow capacity. Designing one of these | | | | one day, and integrate seamlessly into the |
| networks is quite different from a wired network | | | | existing networks. These networks can form |
| design by taking advantage of some of the most | | | | virtual offices anywhere in the world and can also |
| advanced RF design kits and process technologies | | | | create remote classrooms, remote training |
| in the industry. Designs for wireless networks are | | | | facilities, and remote hospitals. This technology will |
| based principally on projected subscriber density, | | | | also enables developing countries to build up their |
| desired coverage area, and traffic demand. | | | | communications networks quickly and cheaply, |
| Wireless design is one of the most challenging | | | | bypassing the high cost and delays associated |
| areas of electrical engineering, and the shortage | | | | with building wired infrastructures. |
| of individuals who can address the issues is | | | | Designing a wireless communications system |
| expected to get worse over the next two | | | | depends on using a complex set of engineering |
| decades. | | | | analysis that requires significant expertise and |
| Wireless communication networks are essential | | | | experience in radio frequency communications and |
| for providing communications for mobile users, | | | | networking, in addition to an in depth knowledge |
| and while radio communications are useful in | | | | of the application requirements. Designing a |
| providing good coverage over large areas, the | | | | wireless network is important to ensure |
| data transfer rates achievable with it is limited | | | | configurations are setup correctly for wireless |
| compared to the data transfer rates achievable | | | | traffic to efficiently travel over the wired |
| with fixed networks. Wireless is inherently a | | | | network. Design and integration is very important |
| shared medium, and bridging of ethernet | | | | to maintaining the overall reliability of the network. |
| connections between locations is particularly | | | | Traditional network design are based on the |
| attractive, due to the cost savings. These | | | | utilization of a single Home Location Register (HLR) |
| networks can be used to connect adjacent | | | | for each wireless network, but growth |
| buildings together or create to a link between | | | | considerations are prompting consideration for |
| locations up to 10 miles apart. Wireless LANs | | | | multiple HLR topologies. One of the major |
| (WLAN) can also extend the reach of the wired | | | | challenges is for the efficient mobility |
| network, providing previously unavailable | | | | management, which can be addressed both |
| connectivity to that network. WLANs are | | | | globally and locally. The best way to properly |
| especially ideal to implement in office buildings, | | | | implement wireless network design is to fully |
| manufacturing floors, health care centers, or | | | | understand its balancing, coverage, and capacity. |
| campuses, and they can be adapted to both | | | | As time goes on, more and more wireless designs |
| indoor and outdoor environments. In instances | | | | are beginning to come into the market due to |
| where wiring is not an option, WLAN | | | | growing consumer demand for a wire-free life. |
| implementations can also be used in buildings such | | | | |