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Wireless Networking Vocab

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1. 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






2. 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.






3. 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






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






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






6. A. CSMA/CA






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. 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.






15. 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.






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






17. An access point that provides routing functions.






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. 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.






27. 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)






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






29. 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.






30. 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






31. 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.






32. 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.






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






34. 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.






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






36. 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.






37. 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






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






39. 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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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.