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The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical
802.11
layer specifications for 1- and 2-megabit-per-second (Mbps) wireless LANs
operating in the 2.4-GHz band.
The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical
802.11a
layer specifications for wireless LANs operating in the 5-GHz frequency band.
The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical
802.11b
layer specifications for 5.5- and 11-Mbps wireless LANs operating in the
2.4-GHz frequency band.
A
A wireless LAN data transceiver that uses radio waves to connect a wired
access point
network with wireless stations.
A wireless network composed of stations without Access Points.
ad hoc network
The gain of an antenna is a measure of the antenna's ability to direct or focus
antenna gain
radio energy over a region of space. High gain antennas have a more focused
radiation pattern in a specific direction.
A station is configured properly to allow it to wirelessly communicate with an
associated
Access Point.
B
A wireless LAN packet that signals the availability and presence of the wireless
beacon
device. Beacon packets are sent by access points and base stations; however,
client radio cards send beacons when operating in computer to computer (Ad
Hoc) mode.
Boot Protocol. A protocol used for the static assignment of IP addresses to
BOOTP
devices on the network.
A modulation technique used by IEEE 802.11b-compliant wireless LANs for
BPSK
transmission at 1 Mbps.
A single data message (packet) sent to all addresses on the same subnet.
broadcast packet
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Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide

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