Front Cover -- Secure Roaming In 802.11 Networks -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Basic Networking Terminology and Conventions -- 1.3 Setting the Scene -- 1.4 Different Notions of Roaming -- 1.5 Big Cells, Little Cells -- 1.6 Authentication, Authorization, Accounting, and Roaming -- 1.7 How Fast Do We Roam on the Range? -- 1.8 Taxonomy for Roaming -- 1.9 Organization of the Book -- Chapter 2. Cellular Telephony: Wireless Roaming Pioneers -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Future of Computing -- 2.3 Basic Concepts -- 2.4 Early History of Radio Telephony -- 2.5 The Digital Revolution -- 2.6 Soft Versus Hard Handoffs in Various Cellular Technologies -- 2.7 The Quest for Convergence -- 2.8 Summary -- Chapter 3. Roaming in 802.11 WLANs:General Principles -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Primer on the 802.11 Standard -- 3.3 Introduction to 802.11 Roaming -- 3.4 Local Roaming -- 3.5 Global Roaming -- 3.6 Mobile IP and Its Role in 802.11 Roaming -- 3.7 Those Pesky Laws of Physics -- Chapter 4. Dynamics of 802.11 Task Groups -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Evolution of an IEEE Standard -- 4.3 Battle for Speed, Cost, and Market Dominance -- 4.4 The 802.11 Standard's Physical Layer -- 4.5 Fast Secure Roaming Task Groups -- 4.6 802.11i Security -- 4.7 802.11e Quality of Service -- 4.8 802.11k Radio Resource Measurement Enhancements -- 4.9 802.11r Roaming -- 4.10 Other 802.11 Subgroups -- 4.11 Wi-Fi Alliance Versus IEEE 802.11 -- Chapter 5. Practical Aspects of Basic 802.11 Roaming -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 The Driver and Client in an 802.11 Station -- 5.3 Detailed Analyses of Real-Life Roams -- 5.4 Dissection of a Global Roam -- 5.5 Dissection of a Local Roam -- 5.6 Access-Point Placement Methodologies -- Chapter 6. Fundamentals of User Authentication in 802.11.

6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 802.1X Port-Level Authentication -- 6.3 The AAA Server -- 6.4 The Extensible Authentication Protocol -- 6.5 Flexible and Strong Authentication in 802.11 -- 6.6 Other 802.11 Authentication Methodologies -- 6.7 Network Access Control -- 6.8 Summary -- Chapter 7. Roaming Securely in 802.11 -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 The 802.11 Security Staircase -- 7.3 Preauthentication in 802.11i -- 7.4 Detailed Analysis of Real-Life Secured Roams -- 7.5 Dissection of a WPA-PSK Protected Roam -- 7.6 Dissection of a WPA2 Enterprise Roam -- 7.7 Dissection of an 802.11i Preauthentication -- 7.8 Summary -- Chapter 8. Optimizing Beyond the 802.11 Standard -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Voice over Wireless IP Roaming -- 8.3 Opportunistic Key Caching -- 8.4 Centralized Wireless Switch Architectures -- Chapter 9. The 802.11 Workgroups' Solutions for Fast Secure Roaming -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Overview of the 802.11r Standard -- 9.3 Detailed Concepts and Terminology of 802.11r -- 9.4 Protocol Exchanges in 802.11r -- 9.5 The 802.11k Standard Applied to Roaming -- 9.6 Concluding Remarks -- Chapter 10. Roaming between 802.11 and Other Wireless Technologies -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Ideal Roaming Experience -- 10.3 IEEE 802.16: WiMAX -- 10.4 IEEE 802.15.1: Bluetooth -- 10.5 Relevant Standards Bodies and Industry Organizations -- 10.6 Third Generation Partnership Program -- 10.7 UMA: A Transitional Step for 3GPP -- 10.8 Third Generation Partnership Program 2 -- 10.9 The 802.21 Standard -- 10.10 Summary -- Chapter 11. Future Directions -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Survey of Ongoing Work Related to 802.11 -- 11.3 A Mobility Model for Studying Wireless Communication -- 11.4 Conclusions -- Appendix A. Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Appendix B. List of Figures -- Appendix C. List of Tables -- Index.