August 30, 2008
New 802.11r Wi-Fi standard allows quick roaming (MacNN)
Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:
The IEEE standards group has approved 802.11r, a new variant on Wi-Fi designed to support roaming between access points. Also called Fast Basic Service Set Transition, the technology is designed to keep a secure Wi-Fi connection active by anticipating the needed security settings at the next access point. The format can determine the security settings and quality of service info for the next …
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