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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.
The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical
802.11b
layer specifications for 5.5- and 11-Mbps wireless LANs.
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
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.
A modulation technique used by IEEE 802.11-compliant wireless LANs for
BPSK
transmission at 1 Mbps.
A single data message (packet) sent to all addresses on the same subnet.
Broadcast Packet
C
CCK Complementary code keying. A modulation technique used by IEEE
802.11-compliant wireless LANs for transmission at 5.5 and 11 Mbps.
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