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Wireless Networking Vocab

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






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






3. 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






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






5. 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.






6. 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






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






8. 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.






9. An access point that provides routing functions.






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. 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.






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






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






18. Omnidirectional






19. 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.






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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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 - 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






37. 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.






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






39. 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)






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






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






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






43. 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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. 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.






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