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December, 2005 Vodavi Telenium IP Product Guide
mobility ▪ presence ▪ collaboration ▪ convergence
WAP(2) WAP (Wireless Application Protocol): a specification for a set of communication protocols to
standardize the way that wireless devices, such as cellular telephones and radio transceivers, can
be used for Internet access, including e-mail, the World Wide Web, newsgroups, and instant
messaging.
War Driving Driving around an area with a computer and an 802.11 wireless LAN adapter in promiscuous
mode in order to find unsecured wireless LANs. The goal is to find vulnerable sites either to
obtain free Internet service or to potentially gain illegal access to an unsecured network.
WASP Wireless Application Service Provider: Provides Web-based access to applications and services
that would otherwise have to be stored locally and makes it possible for customers to access the
service from a variety of wireless devices, such as a smartphone or personal digital assistant
(PDA).
WEP Short for Wired Equivalent Privacy, a security protocol for wireless local area networks (WLANs)
defined in the 802.11b standard. WEP aims to provide security by encrypting data. WEP is used
at Layers 1 and 2.
Wi-Fi Short for wireless fidelity and is meant to be used generically when referring of any type of
802.11 network. The term is trademarked and promulgated by the Wi-Fi Alliance.
Wi-Fi Alliance An organization made up of leading wireless equipment and software providers with the missions
of certifying all 802.11-based products for interoperability and promoting the term Wi-Fi as the
global brand name across all markets for any 802.11-based wireless LAN products.
Wi-Max WiMAX: a wireless industry coalition whose members organized to advance IEEE 802.16
standards for broadband wireless access networks. WiMAX is expected to provide a faster
connection and longer range than current 802.11a,b, and g standards.
Wireless Describes telecommunications in which electromagnetic waves (rather than some form of wire)
carry the signal over part or all of the communication path.
WISP Wireless ISP: An Internet service provider (ISP) that allows subscribers to connect to a server at
designated hot spots (access points) using a wireless connection such as Wi-Fi. This type of ISP
offers broadband service and allows subscriber computers, called stations, to access the Internet
and the Web from anywhere within the zone of coverage provided by the server antenna, usually
a region with a radius of several kilometers.
WLAN Wireless Local Area Network: A local area network (LAN) that users access through a wireless
connection. 802.11 standards specify WLAN technologies. WLANs are frequently some portion of
a wired LAN.
WPA/WPA2 Wi-Fi Protected Access and Wi-Fi Protected Access 2, provides data protection and network
access control. It provides enterprise and consumer Wi-Fi users with a high level of assurance
that only authorized users can access their wireless networks. Based on the IEEE 802.11i
standard, WPA2 provides government grade security by implementing the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) FIPS 140-2 compliant AES encryption algorithm and
802.1x-based authentication.
WSP Wireless Service Provider: A company that offers transmission services to users of wireless
devices through radio frequency (RF) signals rather than through end-to-end wire
communication.
WTLS Wireless Transport Layer Security (WTLS): The security level for Wireless Application Protocol
(WAP) applications.