InstantWave High Speed USB Adapter
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Group ID
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BSSID
A Group ID (the 802.11 standard uses the term BSSID) is the ID of a wireless cell.
A wireless cell is usually made up of stations in an area that the radio signal can
comfortably cover. In other words, any wireless station in the cell can
communicate with any other within reach of the radio signal (Figure 3).
Figure 3. A Wireless Cell (Group)
Domain Name
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ESSID
A domain is usually defined by the network administrator as a segment/subnet of a
large network and may be made up of overlapping wireless cells. Wireless nodes
can roam freely within the same domain without disconnecting from the network.
Figure 4 depicts a common wireless network setup.
Figure 4. Roaming in the Same Domain
Roaming
The convenience of a mobile PC is the ability to move freely. The concept is
similar to that of a cellular phone moving from one base station to another.
InstantWave High Speed offers built-in high performance seamless roaming
capabilities.
Carrier Set
InstantWave products use the unlicensed ISM (Industrial, Scientific, Medical) band
to communicate through radio waves. Different countries offer different radio
frequencies to be used as the ISM band. There are four frequency bands defined
by 802.11: Japan (2.471GHz – 2.497 GHz), USA, Extended Japan, Canada, and
Europe (2.4 GHz – 2.4835 GHz), Spain (2.445 GHz – 2.475 GHz), France (2.4465
GHz – 2.4835 GHz). If a user wants to use InstantWave High Speed in a country
not listed above, he/she needs to check with their government’s regulating body to
Access Point
Server
Access Point
Wireless
Stations
