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Wireless is an old-fashioned term for a radio receiver, referring to its use as a wireless telegraph. The term is widely used to describe modern wireless connections such as wireless broadband internet.

Contents 1 History 2 Modern usage 3 See also 4 External links 5 Suggested reading

History

The founding principles and inventions of wireless technology can be found in the lectures and patent record of the electrical engineer Nikola Tesla and in his 1916 deposition on the history of wireless and radio cool technology. A wireless set was the radio receiver, referring to its use as a wireless telecommunication station. The term "wireless" was widely used in the UK, long after radio was being used for other signals, such as music.

For more on the history of radio transmission, please see Radio: Invention and history.

Modern usage

In modern usage, Wireless is a method of communication that uses low-powered radio waves to transmit data between devices. The term refers to communication without cables or cords, chiefly using radio frequency and infrared waves. Common uses include the various communications defined by the IrDA and the wireless networking of computers.

Low-powered radio waves, such as those used in networking to transmit data between devices, are often unregulated. High powered transmission sources usually require government licenses to broadcast on a specific wavelength.

This platform has historically carried voice and has grown into a large industry, carrying many thousands of broadcasts around the world. Radio waves are now increasingly being used by unregulated computer users. Optimal bandwidth routes within wireless networks requires the calculation in real-time of the best way to direct traffic.

Software and hardware developers are creating smaller computer networks which form ad-hoc wireless network, with protocols such as WiFi and ZigBee. The IEEE 802.11 standard is for wireless, Ethernet-like LANs. The insecurities in this protocol have popularized the concept of war driving.

See also

• ZigBee
• WiFi
• Wireless networking
• Wireless campus
• WiMAX
• RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)
• Bluetooth
• Ultra Wideband
• IrDA
• xMax
• HIPERLAN
• HIPERMAN
• Radio
• Data corruption
• DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communications)
• Federal Communications Commission
• Wireless energy transfer
• Wireless security
• IEEE 802.11
• RF Home

External links

• Wireless Networking Details of different wireless technologies
• Wireless Internet Telecommunications A book that explains how the wireless Internet works in a clear, simple way
• dBm to Watt Conversion Calculator - Very useful in designing Wireless Links.
• Wireless Networking
• Wireless Warrior
• ITPRC Wireless Resource Center
• Mobile Mesh Networking
• PDA Hotspots - List of websites that adjust to the small wireless PDA screen
• Wireless search engine categories
• Wireless term dictionary
• WLAN Central Wireless and WiFi news resource.

Suggested reading

Nikola Tesla On His Work With Alternating Currents And Their Application to Wireless Telegraphy, Telephony, and Transmission of Energy, Anderson, Leland, ed., 1992.

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