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Wireless Networking Vocab

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1. 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.






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






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






4. 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.






5. 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






6. 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.






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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






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






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






15. Omnidirectional






16. 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)






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. An access point that provides routing functions.






22. 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.






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. 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.






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






29. 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.






30. 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






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






32. 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






33. 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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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.






41. 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






42. A. CSMA/CA






43. 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.






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






45. 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






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






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






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






49. 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






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