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Wireless Networking Vocab

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1. 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.






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






3. An access point that provides routing functions.






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






7. On your Linux workstation - you open a terminal window and type at the command prompt iwconfig eth0 key 5c00951b22. What have you done?






8. 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)






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






23. 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






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






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






26. A. CSMA/CA






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 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






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






30. 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






31. 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






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






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. 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






35. 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






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






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






38. 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






39. 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.






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






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






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