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The following is a list of terminology that is used in this document.
Access Point
– An internetworking device that seamlessly
connects wired and wireless networks.
Ad hoc
– An ad hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers each
with LAN adapters, connected as 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 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 mobile radiotelephone 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 Access Point and
all the LAN PCs that are associated with it.
CSMA/CA
– Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision
Avoidance.
ESS
– ESS (ESS-ID, SSID) stands for “Extended Service Set.” More
than one BSS is configured to become an Extended Service Set.
LAN mobile users can roam between different BSSs in an ESS
(ESS-ID, SSID).
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