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We have divided the following links into the following categories:

UT sources: include papers and presentations by UT staff.
General: includes overviews of wireless and articles.
Education/Research: includes links to campus-wide wireless deployments, what other universities are doing, etc.
Technical: technical papers in areas such as standards, specific vendor products, security, and more.
Centers/Organizations/Companies/Associations: organizations and such related to wireless technologies, testing, and such.
Security

UT sources

Wi-Fi Evolution in Academia by Philippe Hanset & Predrag Radulovic, I2 - Joint Techs, Techs in Paradise 2004, Plenary Session, Jan 2004;
Wi-Fi Solutions in Academia by Philippe Hanset & Predrag Radulovic, I2 - Joint Techs, Techs in Paradise 2004, Tutorial, Jan 2004;
UT's Wireless Network in 2003 by Predrag Radulovic, Jun 2003;
Large-Scale Wireless Networks - UT's Case by Philippe Hanset, NANOG 27, Phoenix AZ, February 2003;
The Challenges of Building a High Density Wireless Infrastructure by Dewitt Latimer, January 2002;
Wireless Everywhere on Campus by Philippe Hanset, October 2001;
UT Wireless Project Update by Dewitt Latimer, Philippe Hanset and Predrag Radulovic; May 2001;
The Challenges of a 15 M Sq Ft Wireless LAN in 18 Months by Dewitt Latimer, Philippe Hanset and Predrag Radulovic; May 2001;
Data and Network Security in WLANs by Predrag Radulovic, April 2001;
Wireless Technology at University of Tennessee, Knoxville campus by Ana Preston and Predrag Radulovic, August 2000;

General

IBM first to offer wireless access across all product lines Primary Resource: IBM; Type: News. Date: May, 2001. http://www.ibm.com/news/2001/05/216.phtml

J2ME: A new tune for wireless by Phil Carson and Bryan Morgan Primary Resource: Wireless Internet magazine; Type: News. Date: May/June, 2001. http://www.wirelessinternetmagazine.com/news/0106/0106_features_j2me.htm

Wireless portals: black holes or churn-busters? by John Edwards Primary Resource: Wireless Internet Magazine; Type: Review. Date: May/June, 2001. http://www.wirelessinternetmagazine.com/news/0106/0106_features_portals.htm

A Brief History of Wireless by Jennifer Jones; Primary Resource: Zdnet / eWeek; Type: Review. Date: March 19, 2000. http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/stories/main/0,5594,2557092,00.html

Catching Up With The Speed Of Light by Brad Smith. Primary Resource: Wireless Week; Type: Review. Date: January 31, 2000. http://www.wirelessweek.com/supp00/in1.htm

Data By Another Name: How Wireless Internet Works by Mark Dziatkiewicz. Primary Resource: Wireless Week; Type: Review. Date: January 31, 2000. http://www.wirelessweek.com/supp00/in6.htm

Evaluation tips and tricks by PC Week Labs Staff; Primary Resource: Zdnet / eWeek; Type: Review. Date: April 17, 2000. http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2531416,00.html

From the trenches: Wireless makes sense at some sites by Kevin Baradet. Primary Resource: Zdnet / eWeek; Type: Review. Date: April 17, 2000. http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2531418,00.html

Introduction to Wireless LANs Primary Resource: Wlana.com; Type: Article. http://www.wlana.com/intro/index.htm

It's a long and winding wireless road by Herb Bethoney. Primary Resource: Zdnet/ e Week; Type: Review. Date: April 17,2000. http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/0,11011,2530203,00.html

Networking for the Rest of Us by Bill Howard; Primary Resource: PC Magazine; Type: Opinions. Date: May 31, 2000. http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/stories/opinions/0,7802,2566970,00.html

Wireless LAN ROI/ Cost-Benefit Study Primary Resource: Wlana.com; Type: Executive Summary. http://www.wlana.com/resource/study.html

Wireless Networks Primary Resource: CGA; Type: Notes. Date: May 27, 1995. http://www.cc.gatech.edu/fce/hardware/wireless/wireless.html

Wireless Networks; Primary Resource: Zdnet / eWeek;.Type: Review. Date: April 17, 2000. http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2537788,00.html

Walking the wireless Web by Stephanie Neil; Primary Resource: Zdnet / eWeek; Type: News http://zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2461853,00.html

Wireless within corporate reach ;Primary Resource: Zdnet / eWeek; Type: Review. Date: April 17, 2000. http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2530201,00.html

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Education and Research

UCSD site http://hpwren.ucsd.edu

Center for Wireless Information Network Studies by Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. Primary Resource: Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Type: Research. Date: February 2, 2000. http://www.cwins.wpi.edu/index.html

Major University Provides Platform for Wireless Research Primary Resource: Wlana.com; Type: Article. http://www.wlana.com/user/CarnegieMellon.html

The Wireless LAN's Page by Joel B. Wood. Primary Resource: Ohio-State University; Type: Information article. Date: January 31, 2000. ftp://ftp.netlab.ohio-state.edu/pub/jain/courses/cis788-95/wireless_lan/index.html

Wireless Andrew Primary Resource: Carnegie Mellon University Computing Services; Type: High-Speed wireless infrastructure. http://www.cmu.edu/computing/wireless/index.html

Wireless Data Options by John Schafer, Wireless for Desktops Project leader. Primary Resource: ITCom/University of Michigan; Type: High-Speed wireless infrastructure. Date: May 1, 2000. http://www.itcom.itd.umich.edu/wireless/options.html

Wireless Data Options by John Schafer, Wireless for desktops project leader. Primary Resource: ITCom/University of Michigan. Type: Wireless options. Date: May 1, 2000. http://www.itcom.itd.umich.edu/wireless/options.html

Wireless for Desktops by John Schafer, Wireless for Desktops Project leader. Primary Resource: ITCom/University of Michigan; Type: Wireless Project. Date: May 30, 2000. http://www.itcom.itd.umich.edu/wireless/

Wireless for Desktops by John Schafer, Wireless for desktops project leader. Primary Resource: ITCom/University of Michigan; Type: Information article. Date: July 11, 2000. http://www.itcom.itd.umich.edu/wireless/

Wireless Frequently Asked Questions. Primary Resource: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Type: Information article. Date: September 16, 1996. http://www.cwt.vt.edu/faq/

Wireless LAN Performance Test at the University of Michigan Law School by John Schafer, Wireless for desktops project leader. Primary Resource: The University of Michigan Law School; Type: Wireless Testing and Results. Date: September 1, 2000. http://www.itcom.itd.umich.edu/wireless/perftestlaw.html

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Technical

Category: Technical Title: Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11) Primer: The Standard by John Schafer, Wireless for desktops project leader. Primary Resource: ITCom/University of Michigan; Type: Review. Date: August 5, 1999. http://www.itcom.itd.umich.edu/wireless/primer.html

Deciphering Networks, Bands, and Modes by Jennifer Jones. Primary Resource: Zdnet / eWeek; Type: Review. Date: April 18, 2000. http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/stories/main/0,5594,2552094,00.html

Introduction to Wireless LANs Primary Resource: Wlana.com; Type: Review. http://www.wlana.com/intro/introduction/wirels.html

Lucent is a cut above 3Com, Cisco 802.11b wireless systems by Herb Bethoney, eWeek Labs. Primary Resource: Zdnet / eWeek; Type: Review. Date: April 17, 2000. http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2530202.html

ORINOCO(tm) YOUR MOBILE BROADBAND CONNECTION: The new WaveLAN Primary Resource: Lucent Technologies; Type: News article. Date: September 5, 2000. http://www.wavelan.com

The 2.4 GHz traffic jam by Scott Mace. Primary Resource: Stardust.com; Type: Article. Date: July 10, 2000. http://www.stardust.com/wireless/views/view_2000_07_10.htm

The IEEE 8002.11 Wireless LAN Standard Primary Resource: Wlana.com; Type: Review. http://www.wlana.com/intro/standard/intro.html

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Centers/Organizations/Companies/Associations

Cisco WT2700 Wireless Suite by Joel B. Wood. Primary Resource: Cisco Systems; Type: Data Sheets. http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/pd/witc/wt2700/index.shtml

The New World of Wireless: A Service Provider's Guide to Broadband Fixed Wireless Networks Primary Resource: Cisco Systems; Type: Information article. http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/cc/cisco/mkt/servprod/wt2700/nwwbb_sd.htm

The Wireless LAN Association Primary Resource: wlana.com; Type: Wireless Technology Association. http://www.wlana.com

Turbowave Primary Resource: turbowave.com; Type: Wireless Technology Company. http://www.turbowave.com

Wireless Andrew by Alex Hills, Carnegie Mellon University. Primary Resource: IEEE; Type: High-Speed wireless infrastructure. Date: June, 1999. http://teaser.ieee.org/pubs/spectrum/9906/wire.html

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Security

802.1x by Chriss Hessing, University of Utah marriott Library, I2 - Joint Techs, Techs in Paradise 2004, Tutorial, Jan 2004;

Wireless LAN Security White Paper Primary Resource: Wlana.com; Type: Review. http://www.wlana.com/resource/whitepaper.html

Wireless security is a crucial issue by Eric Lundquist. Primary Resource: Zdnet / eWeek; Type: Columnists. Date: February 27, 2000. http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2448945,22.html

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