English letters as numbers from 0 to 127.
Authentication Type:
Indication of an authentication algorithm which can be
supported by the Access Point:
1. Open System: Open System authentication is the simplest of the available
authentication algorithms. Essentially it is a null authentication algorithm. Any station
that requests authentication with this algorithm may become authenticated if 802.11
Authentication Type at the recipient station is set to Open System authentication.
2. Shared Key: Shared Key authentication supports authentication of stations as either
a member of those who knows a shared secret key or a member of those who does
not.
Backbone:
The core infrastructure of a network, which transports information from
one central location to another where the information is unloaded into a local system.
Bandwidth:
The transmission capacity of a device, which is calculated by how
much data the device can transmit in a fixed amount of time expressed in bits per
second (bps).
Beacon:
A beacon is a packet broadcast by the Access Point to keep the network
synchronized. Included in a beacon are information such as wireless LAN service area,
the AP address, the Broadcast destination addresses, time stamp, Delivery Traffic
Indicator Maps, and the Traffic Indicator Message (TIM).
Bit:
A binary digit, which is either -0 or -1 for value, is the smallest unit for data.
Bridge:
An internetworking function that incorporates the lowest 2 layers of the OSI
network protocol model.
Browser:
An application program that enables one to read the content and
interact in the World Wide Web or Intranet.
BSS:
BSS stands for “Basic Service Set”. It is an Access Point and all the LAN PCs
that associated with it.
Channel:
The bandwidth which wireless Radio operates is divided into several
segments, which we call “Channels”. AP and the client stations that it is associated
work in one of the channels.
CSMA/CA:
In local area networking, this is the CSMA technique that combines
slotted time -division multiplexing with carrier sense multiple access/collision
detection (CSMA/CD) to avoid having collisions occur a second time. This works
best if the time allocated is short compared to packet length and if the number of
situations is small.
CSMA/CD:
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection, which is a LAN
access method used in Ethernet. When a device wants to gain access to the network, it
checks to see if the network is quiet (senses the carrier). If it is not, it waits a random
amount of time before retrying. If the network is quiet and two devices access the line
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