stu@tandem.com (Stuart G. Phillips) (05/24/91)
There is currently much discussion and publicity about Wireless LANs, their possible applications, choice of frequency, protocols, etc. The I.E.E.E 802 committee has established a sub-committee (802.11) to propose a standard for Wireless LANs. Wireless LANs pose a unique challenge to the engineer since they represent a combination of technologies: - RF design - Propagation and wave physics - Data communications - Computer engineering ... Few engineers or designers have all these skills in their portfolio; progress towards Wireless LANs therefore requires teamwork and an open mind to allow experts in different technologies to contribute and work towards a common goal. We propose to establish a moderated mailing list to provide a technical forum for the development of Wireless LANs specifically aimed at data communications rather than voice. Our goal in moderating the mailing list is to avoid the degeneration of the list into a forum for answering users questions such as "Which Wireless LAN should I choose ?" or "I have this problem, please help !". Our hope is that the mailing list will provide a forum for the engineering and design issues associated with all aspects of wireless LANs. Assuming that the traffic on the mailing list got to a reasonable level we also propose to gateway the mailing list into a moderated USENET News group. If you are interested in contributing towards the technical development of Wireless LANs and support this proposal for a forum, please e-mail to listserv@tandem.com To subscribe to the mailing list, send a mail message to the above address with the following command in the body of the message at the beginning of the line. add jblow@sum.domain.org wireless Help may be obtained from the list server by including the word HELP at the beginning of the line in an e-mail message. Stuart Phillips Kevin Rowett