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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.
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 enable 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.
Bridge identifier used in spanning-tree calculations. The BID contains the bridge
BID
MAC address and its spanning-tree priority value. If all bridges in the spanning
tree are assigned the same priority, the bridge with the lowest MAC address
becomes the spanning-tree root.
Boot Protocol. A protocol used for the static assignment of IP addresses to
BOOTP
devices on the network.
Bridge protocol data unit. When STP is enabled, bridges send and receive
BPDU
spanning-tree frames, called BPDUs, at regular intervals and use the frames to
maintain a loop-free network.
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Cisco Aironet 1400 Series Wireless Bridges Software Configuration Guide

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