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LOSSARY
Glossary-2
Bandwidth
The difference between the highest and lowest frequencies available for
network signals. Also synonymous with wire speed, the actual speed of the
data transmission along the cable.
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.
Basic Service Set (BSS)
A set of 802.11-compliant stations that operate as a fully-connected
wireless network.
Domain Naming System (DNS)
System used in the Internet for translating names of network nodes into
addresses.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
Issues IP addresses automatically within a specified range to devices such
as PCs when they are first powered on. The device retains the use of the IP
address for a specific license period that the system administrator can
define. DHCP is available as part of the many operating systems including
Microsoft Windows NT Server and UNIX.
Ethernet
A network communication system developed and standardized by DEC,
Intel, and Xerox, using baseband transmission, CSMA/CD access, logical
bus topology, and coaxial cable. The successor IEEE 802.3 standard
provides for integration into the OSI model and extends the physical layer
and media with repeaters and implementations that operate on fiber, thin
coax and twisted-pair cable.