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Reliability, availability and security of wireless networks in the community

  • Carsten Maple
    ,
  • Geraint Williams
    ,
  • Yong Yue
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Abstract

Wireless networking increases the flexibility in the home, work place and community to connect to the Internet without being tied to a single location. Wireless networking has rapidly increased in popularity over recent years. There has also been a change in the use of the internet by users. Home users have embraced wireless technology and businesses see it as having a great impact on their operational efficiency. Both home users and industry are sending increasingly sensitive information through these wireless networks as online delivery of banking, commercial and governmental services becomes more widespread. However undeniable the benefits of wireless networking are, there are additional risks that do not exist in wired networks. It is imperative that adequate assessment and management of risk is undertaken by businesses and home users. This paper reviews wireless network protocols, investigates issues of reliability, availability and security when using wireless networks. The paper, by use of a case study, illustrates the issues and importance of implementing secured wireless networks, and shows the significance of the issue. The paper presents a discussion of the case study and a set of recommendations to mitigate the threat.

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Output type

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 201-208

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Informatica (Netherlands) (Volume 31, Issue 2)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 01/01/2007

Publication status

Published - 01/01/2007

ISSN

0868-4952

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/270595
  • Scopus: 34547501658

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