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Wireless Networking Vocab

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






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






3. 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






4. 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.






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. 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)






15. Omnidirectional






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






19. 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






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






21. A. CSMA/CA






22. 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.






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






24. 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.






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






26. 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






27. 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.






28. An access point that provides routing functions.






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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






48. 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.






49. 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






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