Alvarion BreezeNET PRO.11 Series User Manual page 9

Table of Contents
9.5.1 Architecture Components ................................................................................ 9-25
9.5.2 IEEE 802.11 Layers Description ..................................................................... 9-27
9.5.3 The MAC Layer............................................................................................... 9-27
9.5.4 How Does a Station Join an Existing Cell....................................................... 9-33
9.5.5 Roaming........................................................................................................... 9-34
9.5.6 Keeping Synchronization................................................................................. 9-35
9.5.7 Security ............................................................................................................ 9-35
9.5.8 Frame Types .................................................................................................... 9-37
9.5.9 Frame Formats ................................................................................................. 9-38
9.5.10 Most Common Frame Formats ...................................................................... 9-43
9.5.11 Point Coordination Function (PCF)............................................................... 9-45
9.5.12 Ad-Hoc Networks .......................................................................................... 9-45
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