Intermec MobileLAN 21 Series System Manual page 260

MobileLAN access 21XX System Manual
spanning tree
A form of network organization in which each device on the network has only one path
to the root. The access points automatically configure into a self-organized network that
provides efficient, loop-free forwarding of frames through the network.
subnet
A single member of the collection of hardware networks that compose an IP network.
Host addresses on a given subnet share an IP network number with hosts on all other
subnets of that IP network.
triangular routing
The routing logic used for a mobile IP end device that has roamed to a foreign network.
Frames destined for a mobile end device are always sent to the home subnet of the end
device. If the end device has roamed to another subnet, the frame must be forwarded to
the remote subnet where the end device currently resides.
unicast address
A unique Ethernet address assigned to a single device on the network.
WAP (Wireless Access Point)
A wireless network device that serves as a repeater. It transmits data between a access
point that is connected to the Ethernet network and end devices.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption
A feature that can be enabled in the IEEE 802.11b or 802.11a radio that allows data
encryption for wireless communications.
wireless bridging
A wireless link that connects two wired Ethernet segments. Two access points can be
used to provide a point-to-point or wireless bridge between two buildings, so that wired
and wireless devices in each building can communicate with devices in the other
building.
wireless hop
A wireless link that occurs when data from a wireless end device moves from one
access point to another access point through the radio ports.
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