Definitions and Terminology
802.3
802.11 a
802.11 b
802.11 g
802.11 e
802.1x
ACK
Acknowledgement
frame
AGC
Automatic
Gain
Control
AID
Association
Identifier
BCC
Binary
Convolutional
Code
BPSK
Binary Phase Shift Keying
CF-End
Contention-Free End
CFP
Contention-Free
Period
CF-Poll
Contention-Free Poll
CTS
Clear to Send
DA
Destination
Address
dB
Decibels
DBPSK
Differential Binary Phase Shift Keying
DCF
Distributed
Coordination
Function
DIFS
Distributed Interframe Space
DPSK
Differential Phase Shift Keying
DQPSK
Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
DS
Distribution
System
DSSS
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
EIFS
Extended Interframe Space
ESS
Extended Service Set
ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards Institute
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
FCS
Frame
Check
Sequence
FFT
Fast
Fourier
Transform
GFSK
Gaussian Frequency Shift Key
GPS
Global Positioning System
HR/DSSS
High Rate Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
I/Q
Interphase/Quadrature
IAPP
Inter-Access Point Protocol
ICI
Interchip Interference
ICV
Integrity
Check
Value
IEEE
Institute
of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IPSEC VPN
IR
Infrared
ISI
Intersymbol
interference
ISM
Industrial,
Scientific, and Medical
LBT
Listen
Before
Talk
L2TP VPN
Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol VPN
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