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Wireless access point

Known as: WAP, Wireless access-point, Wireless accesspoint 
In computer networking, a wireless access point (WAP) is a networking hardware device that allows a Wi-Fi compliant device to connect to a wired… 
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Two-Tier HetNets with Cognitive Femtocells: Downlink Performance Modeling and Analysis in a Multichannel Environment
In a two-tier heterogeneous network (HetNet) where femto access points (FAPs) with lower transmission power coexist with macro… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Fast handover algorithm for IEEE 802.16e broadband wireless access system
IEEE 802.16e wireless metropolitan area networks refers to the new standard for broadband wireless access (BWA), which targets to… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Context-aware handover using active network technology
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
A Fast Handoff Mechanism for IEEE 802.11 and IAPP Networks
Handoff is a critical issue in IEEE 802.11-based wireless networks. In this paper we propose a fast and seamless handoff solution… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Capacity bounds for three classes of wireless networks: asymmetric, cluster, and hybrid
We present capacity results for three classes of wireless ad hoc networks, using a general framework that allows their unified… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Handheld routers: intelligent bandwidth aggregation for mobile collaborative communities
Multi-homed, mobile wireless computing and communication devices can spontaneously form communities to logically combine and… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Integrating mobile IP with ad hoc networks
Extending traditional IEEE 802.11-based access points to incorporate the flexibility of mobile ad hoc networks would help make… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Quality of service scheduling in cable and broadband wireless access systems
Several last mile high-speed technologies have been explored to provide Internet access and multimedia services to end users… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Energy-efficient PCF operation of IEEE 802.11a wireless LAN
In this paper, we demonstrate the energy-efficient point coordination function (PCF) operation of IEEE 802.11a wireless LAN (WLAN… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Authentication of mobile users
The goal of the paper is to propose a general approach for the authentication of users in remote domains while maintaining strict… 
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