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Wireless Networking Vocab

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1. Omnidirectional






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






13. 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






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






16. 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.






17. An access point that provides routing functions.






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






19. 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






20. 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.






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






22. 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






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






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






25. 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.






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






27. 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.






28. 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.






29. 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.






30. 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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. 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.






45. 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)






46. 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






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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.