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Fig A.2 An Example of Infrastructure Wireless LAN
The 11Mbps Wireless LAN devices provides access to a wired LAN for wireless workstations.
An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. A group of
wireless LAN PC users and an Access Point construct a Basic Service Set (BSS). Each
wireless-equipped PC in this BSS can talk to any computer in the wired LAN infrastructure
via the Access Point.
Infrastructure configuration will extend the accessibility of a wireless station to the wired
LAN. Multiple Access Points will allow roaming and it will increase the transmission range.
The Access Point is also able to forward data within its BSS. The effective transmission
range in an infrastructure LAN is
doubled
.
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