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Wireless LANs & Cisco's CCX: the Battle for Network Security

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Datacomm Research
Published: May 2003
Product Code: R222-023
Description
Wireless LANs have become a testing ground for encryption and authentication enhancements. As networks increasingly combine wire and wireless, better and more comprehensive security standards become essential. Written by a long time industry insider, this report discusses the wireless LAN security implications of Cisco's CCX program, hardware-based switches, voice over IP, and residential/small office gateways.

Wireless LANs & Cisco's CCX: the Battle for Network Security is the latest in Datacomm Research's CompetitiveEdge™ series. The report examines developments in two crucial areas: guaranteeing user privacy and protecting operators from access fraud. Cisco's recently announced Cisco Compatible Extensions (CCX) program is analyzed. The security implications for wireless LANs of switch-based architectures, voice over IP, and residential/small office gateways are also discussed.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Industry Challenges
Business Opportunities
Key Conclusions and Recommendations



1. Introduction: What’s at Stake
2. Encryption: Ensuring Privacy
3. Authentication: Preventing Access Fraud
4. Cisco’s Wireless Security Strategy
a. Wireless Switch Architecture: Security Implications
b. Wireless Voice over IP: Opportunities and Challenges
c. Public Wireless LANs: Urgent Security Requirements
d. Wireless Residential Gateways: Long Term Security Needs
5. Responses to Cisco’s CCX
a. Standards
b. Security Protocols
c. Network Management
d. Wireless Switch Architecture
e. Wireless Voice over IP
f. Integration with Mobile Phone Networks
6. Role of Other Internet/LAN Security Mechanisms
7. Vendors
a. Business Suppliers (Enterprise and Public Networking)
b. Retail Suppliers (Home and Small Office Networking)
c. Software Vendors and Others
d. Start-ups



Tables & Figures
Table 1 Wireless LAN Standards
Table 2 Encryption Mechanisms
Table 3 Authentication Protocols
Table 4 Vendor Offerings & Strategies
Ordering and More Information
Price and Delivery Options


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