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Wireless Networking Vocab

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1. Omnidirectional






2. 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






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






4. A. CSMA/CA






5. 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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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






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






13. 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.






14. 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.






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






16. 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






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






18. 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.






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






20. 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)






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






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






23. 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






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






25. 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.






26. 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.






27. 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






28. An access point that provides routing functions.






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






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






31. 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






32. 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.






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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. 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.






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






43. 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.






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






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. 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.






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






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