Free-space infrared local area network (FIRLAN)

David P. Johnson; Donald J. Cowan

doi:10.1117/12.145070

1 September 1993 Free-space infrared local area network (FIRLAN)

David P. Johnson, Donald J. Cowan

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 32, Issue 9, (September 1993). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.145070

Abstract

Wireless in-building local area network (LANs) systems based on IR technology are being introduced to overbuild or replace traditional wired networks. We describe a free-space infrared local area network (FIRLAN)-its design and implementation. The FIRLAN system provides point-to-point or point-to-multipoint transmission of Ethernet signals. It provides full 10-Mb/s bit-rate seamless Ethernet integration with performance equal to wired systems.

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David P. Johnson and Donald J. Cowan "Free-space infrared local area network (FIRLAN)," Optical Engineering 32(9), (1 September 1993). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.145070

Published: 1 September 1993

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