SCALANCE W786-xPRO
Operating Instructions, Release 08/2007, C79000-G8976-C221-02
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Glossary
Access Point
A (Wireless) Access Point (WAP) is an electronic device that functions as the interface
between a mobile wireless network and a wired computer network. End devices (clients)
establish a wireless connection to the wireless access point over a wireless adapter. The
access point is connected to a permanently installed communication network over a cable.
ACL
Access Control List. List with MAC addresses with the right to access the mobile wireless
network.
Ad hoc network
Mobile wireless network between individual devices (point-to-point).
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard, Encryption according to the Rijndael algorithm.
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol
The ARP protocol is used for address resolution. Its task is to find the corresponding network
hardware address (MAC address) for a given protocol address.
An ARP protocol implementation is often found on hosts on which the Internet protocol family
is used. IP forms a virtual network on the basis of IP addresses. These must be mapped to
the given hardware addresses when the data is transported. To achieve this mapping, the
ARP protocol is often used.
Bandwidth
Maximum throughput of a connecting cable (normally specified in bps).
Broadcast
A broadcast is like "calling all all stations": Broadcast packets are received by all nodes
configured to receive broadcasts.