Wave LAN
WaveLAN is a brand name that was used for a family of wireless networking solutions sold by NCR, AT&T, and Lucent, as well as being sold by other companies under OEM agreements. The WaveLAN name first debuted on the market in 1988 and was in use into the mid-1990s, when Lucent renamed their WaveLAN offerings to ORiNOCO.
WaveLAN has been used on two different families of wireless technology:
- Pre-IEEE 802.11 WaveLAN, also called Classic WaveLAN
- IEEE 802.11-compliant WaveLAN, also known as WaveLAN IEEE or ORiNOCO
Read more about Wave LAN: History, Specifications
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