WLAN-IEEE802.11 Tutorial (Maximilian Riegel), 021018-wlan-tutorial.ppt
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Physical Layer Convergence Protocol
(PLCP)
n
SYNC
(gain setting, energy detection, antenna selection,
frequency offset compensation)
n
SFD
(Start Frame Delimiter; bit synchronization)
n
SIGNAL
(rate indication; 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbit/s)
n
SERVICE
(reserved for future use)
n
LENGTH
(number of octets in PSDU)
n
CRC
(CCITT CRC-16, protects signal, service, length field)
PLCP Protocol Data Unit