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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.
The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical
802.11g
layer specifications for 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 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.
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