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Appendix One: Acronyms and Terms
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network
802.11 A family of specifications developed by
the IEEE for WLAN technology.
802.11a An extension to 802.11 WLAN standard
that provides up to 54 Mbps transmis-
sion in the 5 GHz UNI radio band.
802.11b An extension to 802.11 WLAN standard
that provides up to 11 Mbps
transmission in the 2.4 GHz ISM radio
band. 802.11b uses DSSS modulation.
802.11g
An extension to 802.11 WLAN standard
that provides up to 54 Mbps
transmission in the 2.4 GHz ISM radio
band. 802.11b uses OFDM modulation
and is backwards compatible with
802.11b.
Ad-Hoc
A group of computers each with wireless
adapters, connected as an independent
WLAN.
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
