Default Parameter:
Parameter set by the
manufacturer.
Destination Address:
The address portion
of a packet that identifies the intended
recipient station.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol):
Based on BOOTP, it uses a pool
of IP addresses, which it assigns to each
device connected to it, and retrieves the
address when the device becomes dormant
for a period of time.
DNS (Domain Name System):
System used
to map readable machine names into IP
addresses
Driver:
Software that interfaces a computer
with a specific hardware device.
DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum):
Method of spreading a wireless signal into
wide frequency bandwidth.
DTE (Data Terminal Equipment):
Device
that controls data flowing to and from a
computer.
Dynamic IP Address:
An IP address that is
automatically assigned to a client station
in a TCP/IP network, typically by a DHCP
server.
ESS (Extended Service Set):
A set of two or
more BSSs that form a single sub-network.
ESS-ID is user identification used in the
ESS LAN configuration.
Ethernet:
The most widely used architecture
for Local Area Networks (LANs). It is
a shared-media network architecture.
The IEEE 802.3 standard details its
functionality.
Ethernet cable:
A wire similar to telephone
cable that carries signals between Ethernet
devices.
Glossary
