Appendix B - Glossary
ACU
- Atheros Client Utility (ACU) is the utility that allows for configuration of the
PROXIM WLAN 802.11b/g device
Access Point
- An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks
together.
Ad Hoc
- A peer- to-peer wireless network without Access Point. A group of wireless clients
consistent an independent wireless LAN.
Backbone
- The core infrastructure of a network, the portion of the network that transports
information from one central location to another central location. The information is then
off-loaded onto a local system.
BSS
- Basic Service Set. An Access Point associated with several wireless stations.
ESS
- Extended Service Set. More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set. An
ESS is basically a roaming domain.
ESSID –
Extended Service Set Identifier. The length of the ESSID information is between 0 and 32
octets. A 0 length identifier indicates the broadcast SSID.
Ethernet
- A popular local area data communications network, originally developed by Xerox
Corp., which accepts transmission from computers and terminals. Ethernet operates on 10/100
Mbps transmission rate over shie lded coaxial cable or over shielded twisted pair telephone wire.
Infrastructure
- An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an infrastructure configuration.
Roaming
- A function that allows one to travel with a mobile end system (wireless LAN mobile
station, for example) through the territory of a domain (an ESS, for example) while continuously
connecting to the infrastructure.
SSID
– Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the network name used by the Wireless LAN . The length of
the SSID information is between 0 and 32 octets.
WEP
–Wired Equivalent Privacy. The optional cryptographic confidentiality algorithm specified
by IEEE 802.11 used to provide data confidentiality that is subjectively equivalent to the
confidentiality of a wired local area network (LAN) medium that does not employ cryptographic
techniques to enhance privacy.
Trade Name: Proxim
Model Name: G11FNF
