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Wireless Networking Vocab

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






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. 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






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. Omnidirectional






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. An access point that provides routing functions.






31. 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






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






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






34. 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






35. 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.






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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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






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






43. 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.






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






45. 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.






46. 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.






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






48. 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






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






50. 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