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Chapter One
Measuring Wireless LANs
TRISTAN HENDERSON and DAVID KOTZ
Department of Computer Science, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
1.1 INTRODUCTION
Wireless local area networks (WLANs) have appeared in many venues, including
academic and corporate campuses, residences, and wireless "hotspots." It becomes
increasingly important to understand how these networks are used, as they continue
to appear in more numerous and varied environments. Measuring and collecting
data from production WLANs in a usage study is one way of fulfilling this need
for understanding.
Wireless usage studies and usage data are valuable for many aspects of wireless
network research. Understanding how and where clients use the network, what
applications clients are using, and how applications are using the network can
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