Browser
―
An application program that enables one
interact in the World Wide Web or Intranet.
to read the content and
that associated with it.
ch wireless Radio operates is divided into several
ines
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to packet length and if the number of
situations is small.
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off and wait a random amount of time before
DHC
administrators manage and allocate Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in a network.
n manually the IP address. DHCP enables the network administrators to
assign the IP from a central location and each computer receives an IP address upon
t Sequence Spread Spectrum. DSSS generates a redundant bit
pattern for each bit to be transmitted. This bit pattern is called a chip (or chipping
appears as low
a DHCP server.
BSS
―
BSS stands for “Basic Service Set”. It is an Access Point and all the LAN PCs
Channel
―
The bandwidth whi
segments, which we call them “Channels”. AP and the client stations that it
associated work in one of the channels.
CSMA/CA
―
In local area networking, this is the CSMA technique that comb
slotted time-division multiplexing with carrier sense multiple access/collision
detection (CSMA/CD) to avoid having collisions occur a second time. This work
best if the time allocated is short compared
CSMA/CD
―
Carrier Sense Mult
access method used in Ethernet. When a device wants to gain access to th
ork, it checks to see if the network is quiet (senses the carrier). If it is not, it
a random amount of time before retrying. If the network is quiet a
es access the line at exactly the same time, their signals collide. When the
ion is detected, they both back
retrying.
P
―
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, which is a protocol that lets network
Every computer has to have an IP address in order to communicate with each other
in a TCP/IP based infrastructure network. Without DHCP, each computer must be
entered i
plugged with the Ethernet cable everywhere on the network.
DSSS
―
Direc
code). The longer the chip, the greater the probability that the original data can be
recovered. Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission,
statistical techniques embedded in the radio can recover the original data without
the need for retransmission. To an unintended receiver, DSSS
power wideband noise and is rejected (ignored) by most narrowband receivers.
Dynamic IP Address
―
An IP address that is assigned automatically to a client
station in a TCP/IP network by
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