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Wireless Networking Vocab

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1. In the context of 802.11n wireless networking - the ability for access points to issue multiple signals to stations - thereby multiplying the signal's strength and increasing their range and data-carrying capacity. Because the signals follow multipat






2. Which techniques help to reduce overhead in 802.11n wireless transmission?






3. In _____ - a transmitter concentrates the signal energy at a single frequency or in a very small range of frequencies.






4. Why are the 802.11b and 802.11g wireless transmission technologies more commonly used on business LANs than Bluetooth?






5. The locations of the transmitter and receiver do not move. The transmitting antenna focuses its energy directly toward the receiving antenna. This results in a point to point link. (Advantage: receiver's location is predictable - energy need not be w






6. Networks that transmit signals through the atmosphere via radio frequency (RF) waves.






7. A small (usually home) network composed of personal communications devices.






8. The signals made of electromagnetic energy that travel through the atmosphere.






9. In the context of wireless networking - the process of a station establishing a connection (or associating) with a different access point.






10. A device used on wireless LANs that transmits and receives wireless signals to and from multiple nodes and retransmits them to the rest of the network segment. Access points can connect a group of nodes with a network or two networks with each other.






11. The use of multiple frequencies to transmit a signal. (because the signal is spread out over the wireless spectrum)






12. The geographical area in which signals issued from an antenna or wireless system can be consistently and accurately received.






13. A continuum of the electromagnetic waves used for data and voice communication. The _______ _______ (as defined by the FCC - which controls its use) spans frequencies between 9KHz and 300 GHz. each type of wireless service can be associated with one






14. In wireless networking - the process that describes a station moving between BSSs without losing connectivity.






15. When a wireless signal splits into secondary waves as it encounters an obstruction. The secondary waves continue to propagate in the direction in which they were split. (bending around an obstacle)






16. In 802.11 wireless networking - a type of frame issued by a station during active scanning to find nearby access points.






17. A destination node must issue an acknowledgment for every packet that is received intact.






18. This is the diffusion - or the reflection in multiple different directions - of a signal. This occurs when a wireless signal encounters an object that has small dimensions compared to the signal's wavelength.






19. The process a wireless station undergoes to find an access point.






20. Another type of Spread-Spectrum signaling. In __________ - a signal's bits are distributed over an entire frequency band at once. Each bit is coded so that the receiver can reassemble the original signal upon receiving the bits.






21. A consortium of companies - including Sony Ericsson - Intel - Nokia - Toshiba - and IBM - that formally banded together in 1998 to refine and standardize Bluetooth technology.






22. An area covered by a wireless access point that provides visitors with wireless services - including Internet access.






23. In the context of 802.11n wireless technology - the combination of two 20-MHz frequency band to create one 40-MHz frequency band that can carry more than twice the amount of data that a single 20-MHz band could. It's recommended for use only in the 5






24. A command-line utility for viewing and setting wireless interface parameters on Linux and UNIX workstations.






25. A unique character string used to identify an access point on an 802.11 network.






26. A. CSMA/CA






27. In the context of wireless networking - an assessment of client requirements - facility characteristics - and coverage areas to determine an access point arrangement that will ensure reliable wireless connectivity within a given area.






28. If your wireless stations are configured to perform passive scanning - what do they need from an access point to initiate association?






29. A ______ ______ issues wireless signals along a single direction. This type of antenna is used when the source needs to communicate with one destination - as in a point to point link.






30. An exchange in which a wireless station requests the exclusive right to communicate with an access point and the access point confirms that it has granted that request.






31. In the context of wireless networking - the process in which a station listens to several channels within a frequency range for a beacon issued by an access point.






32. The relative strength over a three dimensional area of all the electromagnetic energy an antenna sends or receives.






33. In ________ wireless - the receiver can be located anywhere within the transmitter's range. This allows the receiver to roam from one place to another while continuing to pick up its signal.






34. A change in a wireless signal's strength as a result of some of the electromagnetic energy being scattered - reflected - or diffracted after being issued by the transmitter.






35. An antenna's _______ _______ describes the relative strength over a three-dimensional area of all the electromagnetic energy the antenna sends or receives.






36. ISM Range - Radio frequency band that may experience home appliance interference - Unregulated radio frequency band.






37. The term used to describe the recently released standards for high thoughput - long-distance digital data exchange over wireless connections. WiMAX (IEEE 802.16) is one example of a wireless broadband technology.






38. The term used to refer to a satellite that maintains a constant distance from a point on the equator at every point in its orbit. Geosynchronous orbit satellites are the type used to provide satellite Internet access.






39. In IEEE terminology - the identifier for a BSS (basic service set)






40. An end node on a network; used most often in the context of wireless networks.






41. A type of satellite that orbits the Earth roughly 6000 to 12 -000 miles above its service - positioned between the equator and the poles. MEO satellites can cover a larger area of the Earth's surface than LEO satellites while using less power and cau






42. In the context of wireless networking - the communication that occurs between a station and an access point to enable the station to connect to the network via that access point.






43. An ______ ______ issues and receives wireless signals with equal strength and clarity in all directions. This type of antenna is used when many different receivers must be able to pick up the signal - or when the receiver's location is highly mobile.






44. A type of WLAN in which stations communicate with an access point and not directly with each other.






45. The equipment on a satellite that receives an uplinked signal from Earth - amplifies the signal - modifies its frequency - then retransmits it (in a downlink) to an antenna on Earth.






46. Because of reflection - diffraction - and scattering - wireless signals follow a number of different paths to their destination.






47. A type of wireless LAN in which stations communicate directly with each other (rather than using an access point)






48. Which type of satellites is used to provide satellite Internet access?






49. A group of access points and associated stations (or basic service sets) connected to the same LAN.






50. An access point that provides routing functions and is used as a gateway.