Cisco AIR-AP1230B-A-K9 - Syst. 1230 Aironet WLAN AP Hardware Installation Manual page 134

Glossary
L
An access point operating in the Cisco Centralized Wireless LAN Architecture
Lightweight access
with a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller.
point
Lightweight Access Point Protocol. An Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
LWAPP
draft protocol used in the Cisco Centralized Wireless LAN Architecture.
M
Media Access Control address. A unique 48-bit number used in Ethernet data
MAC
packets to identify an Ethernet device, such as an access point or your client
adapter.
Any of several techniques for combining user information with a transmitter's
modulation
carrier signal.
The echoes created as a radio signal bounces off of physical objects.
multipath
A single data message (packet) sent to multiple addresses.
multicast packet
O
This typically refers to a primarily circular antenna radiation pattern.
omni-directional
A modulation technique used by IEEE 802.11a-compliant wireless LANs for
Orthogonal
Frequency Division transmission at 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps.
Multiplex (OFDM)
P
A basic message unit for communication across a network. A packet usually includes routing
packet
information, data, and sometimes error detection information.
Q
Quadruple Phase
Shift Keying A modulation technique used by IEEE 802.11b-compliant wireless LANs for
transmission at 2 Mbps.
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