Wireless Networks (IEEE 802.11b)

Wireless networks use high-frequency radio waves to transmit from node to node. The 11 Mbps IEEE 802.11b standard has been designed so that nodes can connect using a peer-to-peer connection (known as an ad-hoc connection) or connect to a wireless hub (known as an infrastructure connection). The bit rate is equivalent to a base-rate Ethernet connection, and is thus able to easily integrate with existing Ethernet networks.