Coexistence of WLAN, Bluetooth, ZigBee, and Thread in the 2.4GHz Band

Coexistence of WLAN, Bluetooth, ZigBee, and Thread in the 2.4GHz Band

This article introduces coexistence solutions for wireless technologies operating in the 2.4 GHz ISM band. Many popular wireless technologies such as Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), Bluetooth, ZigBee, and Thread operate in the common 2.4 GHz band. Therefore, they may interfere with each other, reducing the overall throughput of all related links. Known solutions to … Read more

Why Is Wi-Fi Sometimes Called Wi-Fi and Other Times WLAN?

Why Is Wi-Fi Sometimes Called Wi-Fi and Other Times WLAN?

WLAN is the abbreviation for Wireless Local Area Network, which refers to all wireless local area networks, while Wi-Fi is a standard within the wireless local area network, specifically the 802.11 standard (the purpose of establishing this standard is to allow devices from different manufacturers to interconnect and be compatible with each other). Therefore, it … Read more

Why Is Wi-Fi Called Wi-Fi on iPhone and WLAN on Android?

Why Is Wi-Fi Called Wi-Fi on iPhone and WLAN on Android?

First, we need to understand what these two English abbreviations represent. Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) = WLAN Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) = Wi-Fi This can explain a lot. The true wireless local area network is collectively referred to as WLAN, while Wi-Fi is just one of its certification functions, a commercial certification. Products that have … Read more

What Is WLAN? Differences Between WLAN and Wi-Fi

What Is WLAN? Differences Between WLAN and Wi-Fi

Introduction Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) is a type of wireless computer network that connects two or more devices to form a Local Area Network (LAN) using wireless channels instead of wired transmission media. Typical deployment scenarios include homes, schools, campuses, or corporate office buildings. WLAN is a network system, while the commonly known Wi-Fi … Read more

The Origin, Birth, and Development of Wi-Fi

The Origin, Birth, and Development of Wi-Fi

Introduction This section was originally intended to start discussing the content of 802.11e, because the birth and formation of wireless local area networks, especially during the evolution process, an important starting point is 802.11e. Many of the contents introduced in 802.11n, 802.11ac, and 802.11ah can actually be found in 802.11e, and more generally, the earlier … Read more

WLAN and Wi-Fi: Understanding the Differences

WLAN and Wi-Fi: Understanding the Differences

Interesting | Informative | Quality Chatting on WeChat, browsing Weibo, watching videos… surfing the internet on a mobile phone has become an important part of our lives.On March 5, Premier Li Keqiang proposed in the government work report to abolish the “roaming” fees for data, and to reduce mobile network data charges by at least … Read more

Is Wi-Fi Equal to WLAN? The Truth Is Like This…

Is Wi-Fi Equal to WLAN? The Truth Is Like This...

Click the top Computer Enthusiast to follow us Today a friend asked me why my newly bought phone shows “Wireless Local Area Network” while my friend’s phone shows Wi-Fi. Why are there so many names for the same thing? Many people believe that Wireless Local Area Network = Wi-Fi, but actually, they are not the … Read more

Understanding the Difference Between WLAN and Wi-Fi

Understanding the Difference Between WLAN and Wi-Fi

Have you noticed what the name of your wireless network is in your phone settings? Some phones display it as Wi-Fi, while others show it as WLAN. Why is that? Let’s explore this together! ↓↓↓ OR Is there any difference between being called Wi-Fi or WLAN? Why do the wireless network names differ between Android … Read more

Understanding Wi-Fi and WLAN: Differences Explained

Understanding Wi-Fi and WLAN: Differences Explained

Have you ever noticed what your phone calls the wireless network in its settings? Some say that iPhones call it Wi-Fi, while Android phones refer to it as WLAN. In fact, regardless of whether you’re using an iPhone or an Android phone, or even the same model, there are instances where some call it Wi-Fi … Read more