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Wireless Networking Vocab

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






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






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






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






5. 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






6. 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.






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






8. A. CSMA/CA






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






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






11. 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






12. 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.






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






14. 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






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. 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






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






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






23. 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






24. 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.






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






26. 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.






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. 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.






29. 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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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)






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






50. 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