A comparison of security in wireless network standards with a focus on bluetooth, WiFi and WiMAX

International Journal of Network Security

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 420-436

  Lackner, Günther ^a,b  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bluetooth; WiFi; WiMAX; Wireless network security

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL APPLICATIONS; DESIGN FAULTS; IEEE 802.11S; LOCAL AREAS; NETWORK STANDARDS; SECURITY MECHANISM; WIFI AND WIMAX; WORK STANDARDS;

BLUETOOTH; NETWORK SECURITY; STANDARDS; WI-FI; WIMAX;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 84886549636     PISSN: 1816353X     EISSN: 18163548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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