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Wireless Networking Vocab

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






2. 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.






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. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. A. CSMA/CA






13. An access point that provides routing functions.






14. 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.






15. 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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






38. 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.






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






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






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






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. 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.






45. 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






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






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






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






49. 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






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.