Wireless networking

1. Basic approaches

1.1. Point-to-point

1.2. Networked

2. IEEE 802 wireless standard family

2.1. 802.11

2.2. 802.15

2.3. 802.16

2.4. 802.20

2.5. 802.21

2.6. 802.22

3. Types

3.1. Mesh network

3.2. Wireless PAN

3.2.1. Bluetooth

3.2.2. Infrared light

3.3. Wi-Fi

3.3.1. Wireless LAN

3.3.2. Wireless MAN

3.4. Wireless WAN

3.4.1. First Generation(1G)

3.4.2. Second Generation(2G)

3.4.3. Third Generation(3G)

3.4.4. Fourth Generation (4G)

4. Wireless security types

4.1. WEP

4.2. WPA

4.3. WPA2