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Wireless Networking Vocab

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






2. 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.






3. 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






4. 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.






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. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. 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.






16. 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)






17. 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.






18. 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






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






20. 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.






21. 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.






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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. 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






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






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






32. 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






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






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. 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. CSMA/CA






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






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






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






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






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






43. Omnidirectional






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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