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Terminology
Ad Hoc - An ad hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with LAN
adapters, connected as an independent wireless LAN.
Altitude 300-2
™
- Extreme Networks’ secure enterprise grade, scalable, and
manageable wireless port. The Altitude 300-2
™
supports two radio channels:
one 802.11a channel and one 802.11b/g channel and it comes in two models: the
Altitude 300-2i
™
with integrated antennas and the Altitude 300-2d
™
with
connectors for detachable antennas.
Backbone - The core infrastructure of a network. The portion of the network
that transports information from one central location to another central location
where it is unloaded onto a local system.
Base Station - In mobile telecommunications, a base station is the central radio
transmitter/receiver that maintains communications with the sets within its
range. In cellular and personal communications applications, each cell or
micro-cell has its own base station; each base station in turn is interconnected
with other cells’ bases.
BSS
- BSS stands for “Basic Service Set.” It is an wireless port and all the LAN
PCs that are associated with it.
CSMA/CA - Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance.
EPICenter
™
- EPICenter
™
management suite is a full-featured network
management tool that simplifies configuration, troubleshooting, and status
monitoring of IP-based networks. Offering a comprehensive set of network
management applications including the ability to configure, monitor,
troubleshoot, and manage the network and its elements, EPICentertm, delivers