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Wireless Networking Vocab

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






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






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






4. A type of satellite Internet access service in which a subscriber sends and receives data to and from the Internet over the satellite link. This is a symmetrical technology - in which both upstream and downstream throughputs are advertised to reach 4






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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.






13. 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.






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






15. 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.






16. 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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. 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)






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. This type of propagation uses the least amount of energy and results in the reception of the clearest possible signal.






34. A special identifier shared by BSSs that belong to the same ESS.






35. 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.






36. 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.






37. 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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. 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






44. 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.






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






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






47. Omnidirectional






48. 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






49. An access point that provides routing functions.






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