If indispensability is a measure of a technology's maturity then wireless LANs have moved into their teen years, aided by the arrival of WLAN switches from companies such as Airespace, Extreme Networks and Trapeze Networks. With many mobile users now depending on wireless connectivity for anytime, anywhere network access, and demand growing daily net executives increasingly are turning to these new switches to get past the shortcomings of first-generation WLANs ― weak security lack of roaming support, and high planning and support costs.
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