IEEE 802.11 based Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) are becoming popular in home, enterprise and public access areas primarily due to their low cost, simplicity of installation and high data rates. While WLANs continue to be predominantly data centric, there is growing interest in using WLANs for voice, especially in enterprise markets. This paper presents new analytical and simulation results for the conversational speech capacity of WLANs and compares the different WLAN technologies in that regard.
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