Chapter 1 Product Overview
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1.4.2
Networking scenarios for WL54G
WL54G can be configured for 2 types of wireless architectures –
Infrastructure
and
Ad-Hoc
.
In
Ad-Hoc
architecture, the wireless clients communicate directly
with one another. No access points exists on such a wireless LAN
configuration. Each wireless client is allowed to transfer data
packets with each other.
In
Infrastructure
architecture, all the wireless clients communicate
through access points which are devices that act as base stations for
all wireless communication. The data packets from the wireless
clients are transferred to the access points before being transmitted
to other hosts on the network.
The following figure shows an example of how a Compex WL54G
can work in Ad-Hoc architecture.
In Ad-Hoc architecture, there is no limit to the number of wireless
clients you can connect.
In Infrastructure architecture, the number of wireless clients
supported depends on the access point.
Figure 1.4.2a Different Networking Infrastructures
