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Appendix F- Glossary
This section will provides various references related to your product.
802.11a - An IEEE wireless networking standard that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 54Mbps and an
operating frequency of 5GHz.
802.11b - An IEEE wireless networking standard that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 11Mbps and an
operating frequency of 2.4GHz.
802.11g - An IEEE wireless networking standard that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 54Mbps, an
operating frequency of 2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with 802.11b devices.
Adapter - A device that adds network functionality to your PC.
Ad-hoc - A group of wireless devices communicating directly with each other (peer-to-peer) without the use of an
access point.
Backbone - The part of a network that connects most of the systems and networks together, and handles most of the
data.
Bandwidth - The transmission capacity of a given device or network.
Beacon Interval - Data transmitted on your wireless network that keeps the network synchronized.
Bit - A binary digit.
Browser - An application program that provides a way to look at and interact with all the information on the World
Wide Web.
CSMA/CA ( C arrier S ense M ultiple A ccess/ C ollision A voidance) - A method of data transfer that is used to prevent
data collisions.
CTS ( C lear T o S end) - A signal sent by a wireless device, signifying that it is ready to send data.
Database - A collection of data that is organized so that its contents can easily be accessed, managed, and updated.
DHCP ( D ynamic H ost C onfiguration P rotocol) - A networking protocol that allows rootistrators to assign
temporary IP addresses to network computers by "leasing" an IP address to a user for a limited amount of time,
instead of assigning a permanent static IP addresses.
Download - To receive a file transmitted over a network.
DSSS ( D irect- S equence S pread- S pectrum) - Frequency transmission with a redundant bit pattern resulting in a
lower probability of information being lost in transit.
DTIM ( D elivery T raffic I ndication M essage) - A message included in data packets that can increase wireless
efficiency.
Encryption - Encoding data transmitted in a network.
Ethernet - IEEE standard network protocol that specifies how data is placed on and retrieved from a common
transmission medium.
Firmware - The programming code that runs a networking device.
Fragmentation -Breaking a packet into smaller units when transmitting over a network medium that cannot support
the original size of the packet.
Gateway - A device that interconnects networks with different, incompatible communications protocols.
Hardware - The physical aspect of computers, telecommunications, and other information technology devices.