Glossary - Alvarion WBSIac User Manual

AP
ACK
ARP
CHAP
CPE
dB
dBm
DDNS
Access Point
A device that provides network access to associated stations (connected wireless devices).
A wireless router can function as an AP.
Acknowledgment
This is a response to a transmission to indicate that the data packet was received
correctly.
Address Resolution Protocol
This is a broadcast protocol for mapping IP addresses to MAC addresses.
Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol
This is a protocol for authenticating users to an ISP.
Customer-Premises Equipment
This is also known as a station.
Decibels
This is a measure of intensity.
Decibel-milliwatts
This is a measure of power relative to 1 mW. It is commonly used to measure wireless
signal power. A higher power leads to better signal quality.
Dynamic DNS
This is a system for updating domain names in real time. It allows a domain name to be
assigned to a device with a dynamic IP address.

Glossary