Nortel BayStack 660 Use Manual page 155

ad hoc network
BayStack 660 Access
Point
BayStack 660 Access
Point groups
BayStack PC card
BayStack 600 Wireless
LAN workstation
BayStack 600 Wireless
LAN
BOOTP
Card services
DHCP
driver software
DSSS
Ethernet address
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A standalone network consisting of two or more BayStack workstations but without a
BayStack 660 Access Point and, therefore, no connection to a wired network. An ad hoc
network generally requires peer-to-peer network software such as Windows 95 or
Windows 98. See also peer-to-peer network, server-based network, and infrastructure
network.
A device providing access to a wired network from workstations with a BayStack 660 PC
Card installed.
A group of access points that can be configured simultaneously.
The BayStack wireless Ethernet adapter that uses PC card technology and is designed
for cable-free networking among standalone workstations or wireless access to a wired
network through a BayStack access point.
A laptop computer with a BayStack 660 PC Card and software installed.
A wireless local area network technology for mobile computing users who want
cable-free access to a corporate network or the ability to set up a temporary wireless
network at any time or place.
BOOTP (Boot Protocol) described in RFC 951 is a standard protocol used to provide
startup information to a client device from a server.
PCMCIA-compliant software that interfaces with Socket Services and automatically
provides system resource management (such as interrupts and memory windows) for
PC cards initialized in a PCMCIA-complaint computer.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Ethernet protocol widely used in heterogeneous
networks (such as those that support Windows NT and other multiple protocols) that
provides a centralized administration point for managing multiple operating systems.
See Network driver.
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum. The radio modulation technique used by the
BayStack 660 Wireless LAN products. The original data stream is multiplied by a
spreading factor or "chipping" code, breaking down each data bit into multiple sub-bits or
chips and then transmitting and reassembling those chips over a frequency range much
broader than the normal range of the data stream.
See IEEE address.
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