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Wireless Networking Vocab

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






2. 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






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. 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






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






9. 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.






10. 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.






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






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. 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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. Omnidirectional






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






31. An access point that provides routing functions.






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






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






34. 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.






35. A. CSMA/CA






36. 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.






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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. 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.






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. 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.






48. 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.






49. 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.






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