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Wireless Networking Vocab

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






2. 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






3. 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.






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. An access point that provides routing functions.






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






10. A. CSMA/CA






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. 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.






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






22. Omnidirectional






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






24. 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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. 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.






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. 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






36. 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.






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. 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






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






44. 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






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. 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






50. 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.