Network Card User Manual

WLAN-IEEE802.11 Tutorial (Maximilian Riegel), 021018-wlan-tutorial.ppt Page 77 © Siemens, 2002
tight coupling
AP
WLAN as an extension of a mobile
network
n WLAN just as another radio
access technology
n MNOs are the WLAN operators
– OA&M
– agreement with siteowner
– very dense PLMN
n Full competition with open ISP
market.
n Mobile network is carrier of the
WLAN traffic.
n Dynamics of growth may differ.
n very complex
– SIM / USIM cards required
– new standards necessary