Wireless networks allow devices to connect to a network without being physically connected by cables. They work by transmitting radio signals that carry data between wireless devices and access points or base stations. There are different types of wireless networks including WLANs for local areas like campuses, WPANs for personal networks using technologies like Bluetooth, and WMANs for connecting multiple networks over a metropolitan area. Wireless networks offer mobility and flexibility compared to wired networks but have lower bandwidth and speeds. Common applications of wireless networks include mobile access to the internet, extending wired networks wirelessly, and connecting remote areas without wired infrastructure.

2. Index
1. introduction
2. Need of Wireless Network
3. How Wireless Networks Work
4 .Type of Network
5 .Illustration of Network Type
6. Comparision of Wired & Wireless network
7. Advantages
8. Disadvantage
9. Applications
10. Conclusion

3. What is a wireless network?
 A technology that enables two or more entities to
communicate without network cabling.
 wireless networking today is about where broadcast radio
was in the late 1920s. The use of wireless technology is
quickly becoming the most popular way to connect to a
network. Wi-Fi is one of the many available technologies
that offer us the convenience of mobile computing.

4. Needs Of Wireless
Networks
 Mobile communication is needed.
 Communication must take place in a terrain that makes wired
communication difficult or impossible.
 A communication system must be deployed quickly.
 Communication facilities must be installed at low initial cost.
 The same information must be broadcast to many locations.

5. How Wireless Networks Work
 Moving data through a wireless network involves three
separate elements: the radio signals, the data format, and the
network structure. Each of these elements is independent of
the other two, so you must define all three Introduction to
Wireless Networks 13 when you invent a new network. In
terms of the OSI reference model, the radio signal operates at
the physical layer, and the data format controls several of the
higher layers. The network structure includes the wireless
network interface adapters and base stations that send and
receive the radio signals.

6.  WLANS: Wireless Local Area Networks
WLANS allow users in a local area, such as a university campus or
library, to form a network or gain access to the internet.
 WPANS: Wireless Personal Area Networks
The two current technologies for wireless personal area networks are
Infra Red (IR) and Bluetooth (IEEE 802.15). IR requires a direct line
of site and the range is less.
 WMANS: Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks
This technology allows the connection of multiple networks in a
metropolitan area such as different buildings in a city.

7. Illustration Of Network Typ

8. Comparision of Wired
& Wireless NetworkWired Networks Wireless Networks
 Installation of wired network
is so Difficult.
 Installation is Easy to
Installation
 Time of Instalation is more.  Time of installation is less.
 Reliability is high  is Reasonably high
 Speed & bandwidth are high
& 100mbps
 Speed & bandwidth are low
& 54mbps

9. Speed.
Cost.
Centralized Software Management.
Resource Sharing.
Electronic Mail.
Flexible Access.
Workgroup Computing.

10.  Server faults stop applications being available
 Network faults can cause loss of data.
 Network fault could lead to loss of resources
 User work dependent upon network

11.  Cable replacement for peripherals
 Mobile extension of wired networks
 Fixed wireless between homes and businesses and the Internet
 Mobile access to the Internet from outdoor areas

12.  In high-density urban area there may be multiple networks
like MPLS, Metro Ethernet, fibre networks, ADSL. There may
WiMAX is a technology for providing high speed access to
rural areas. It can provide Copyright to IJIRCCE DSL like
speeds.
 Various terrain types such as hills with a rather high density of
trees, moderate tree density, flat area with a low tree density
can dictate the use of WiMAX technology Radio Waves are
unpredictable and may go beyond the coverage area of the
premises. Some parts of the coverage area may not get the
radio waves.