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The spread of the internet accelerated rapidly in mid 90’s due to the invention of the web. Home Internet connections were slow due modems, and so faster methods were provided for urban areas e.g. cable TV, xDSL, leased telephone lines, wireless, etc. In the city of Lappeenranta all of the previously mentioned technologies are available, but not everywhere, and they do not support mobility. However, net access is not common for home users and the success of local services requires a high user take-up. Many net users have learned to use the net at work or at school and require access from home also. In this paper a case where continuous Internet access is being planned for the citizens of Lappeenranta is presented. Access is being designed to use a dense WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) network. A backbone network is planned to overlay multiple different organization networks to save costs. The network is being designed to be an independent non-profit making organization to provide users with low cost net access. Connection to the Internet can be made via a wide selection of ISPs (Internet Service Providers), which have been given access to the Lappeenranta network. Co-operation of ISPs is needed to optimise the frequency of use and to maximize performance.
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Anand R. Prasad, Henri Moelard and Jan Kruys: Securify Architecture for Wireless LANs: Corporate & Public Environment, VTC2000, 2000, pp. 283–287.
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Ikonen, J., Oksanen, J. (2002). Wireless LANs and Regional Networking. In: Martikainen, O., Porras, J., Hyvärinen, J. (eds) Emerging Personal Wireless Communications. IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, vol 67. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47001-2_13
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