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Wireless Networking Vocab

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1. 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.






2. A method of satellite Internet access in which a subscriber receives data via a satellite downlink transmission - but sends data to the satellite via an analog modem (dial-up) connections.






3. 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)






4. 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.






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






11. Used by newer types of WLANs. A range of frequencies that comprises four frequency bands: 5.1 - 5.3 - 5.4 - and 5.8GHz. It consists of 24 unlicensed bands - each 20 MHz wide. This band is used by WLANs that follow the 802.11a and 802.11n standards.






12. In the context of wireless - the phenomenon that occurs when an electromagnetic wave encounters an obstacle and bounces back toward its source. A wireless signal will bounce off objects whose dimensions are large compared to the signal's average wave






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






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






16. 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.






17. In the context of wireless networking - a frame issued by an access point to alert other nodes of its existence.






18. A network access method used on 802.11 wireless networks. In CSMA/CA - before a node begins to send data it checks the medium. If it detects no transmission activity - it waits a brief - random amount of time - and then sends its transmission. If the






19. 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






20. 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.






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






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






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






24. What frequency band is used by Bluetooth - 802.11b - and 802.11g?






25. 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.






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. The range of radio frequencies from 2.4 to 2.4835 GHz. This band allows for 11 unlicensed channels - and is used by WLANs that follow the popular 802.11b and 802.11g standards.






32. 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.






33. 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






34. A wireless networking standard that uses FHSS signaling in the 2.4GHz band to achieve a maximum throughput of either 723 Kbps or 2.1 Mbps - depending on the version. Bluetooth was designed for use primarily with small office or home networks in which






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






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






37. A connection from an orbiting satellite to an Earth -based receiver.






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. Omnidirectional






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






44. A method used by wireless stations to detect the presence of an access point. In _____ _____ - the station issues a probe to each channel in its frequency range and waits for the access point to respond.






45. A type of satellite that orbits the Earth with an altitude between 100 and 900 miles - closer to the Earth's poles than the orbits of either GEO or MEO satellites. LEO satellites cover a smaller geographical range than GEO satellites and require less






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






47. In ________________ - a signal jumps between several different frequencies within a band in a synchronization pattern known only to the channel's receiver and transmitter.






48. Regulated radio frequency band - 1/3rd range of 802.11b or g - Usually found in corporate environments.






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






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