WAP, short for wireless application protocol, the standard for connecting cellphones and the Internet, is all the rage in Europe.

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Bluetooth, a popular protocol for short-range networking, zips along at up to a megabit per second, but it bogs down when more than eight devices are linked up.

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But FHSS lives on in today's mobile phones: it is the basis of Bluetooth, a short-range wireless protocol that is used to connect handsets to other nearby devices.

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ZigBee is a protocol that works on the 802.15.4 spectrum (WiFi is also known as 802.11 for its slice of spectrum.) As a short-range, low-power protocol, ZigBee is suited for two-way communications among small devices, and can be used to build self-organizing networks of devices.

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In a statement agreed at a meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, they called on Iran to conclude and implement urgently and unconditionally an additional protocol to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty allowing for short-notice inspections of suspected nuclear sites.

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Juniper Networks, which provides Internet Protocol networking products and services, mainly emphasizing telecom routing solutions, is another favorite short of DelVecchio.

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