DocumentCode
2562173
Title
Enhancing WLAN security with sectored antennas
Author
Kannan, P. Muthu ; Swaminathan, R. ; Palanisamy, V.
Author_Institution
VIT Univ., Vellore, India
fYear
2009
fDate
12-14 Oct. 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
5
Abstract
Wireless networks are becoming an essential concept of modern computing and services. It provides lot of advantages such as mobility and comfort. At the same time the security of wireless networks are not so good. The efforts are being made to have wireless networks as safety as their wired counterparts. As an effort in this direction, the concept of providing security with the sectored antennas is discussed in this paper.
Keywords
antennas; wireless LAN; WLAN security enhancement; sectored antennas; wireless networks; Computer crime; Computer networks; Data security; Directional antennas; Directive antennas; Optical fiber networks; Phased arrays; Shape; Wireless LAN; Wireless networks; Access Point; Eavesdropper; Micro strip Yagi Array; Sectored Antennas; WLAN;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Ultra Modern Telecommunications & Workshops, 2009. ICUMT '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location
St. Petersburg
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3942-3
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-3941-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICUMT.2009.5345605
Filename
5345605
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