Belkin F5D6130 Glossary of Wireless Networking Terms, Ad-Hoc, Backbone, Base Station, Ethernet

	Glossary of Wireless Networking Terms
Ad-Hoc	An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers each with
	LAN adapters, connected as an independent wireless LAN.

Notebook with Wireless Notebook Network Card

Notebook Wireless

Notebook Network Card

	Ad-Hoc Mode
		PC with Wireless Desktop
		PCI Network Adapter
Backbone	The core infrastructure of a network. The portion of the
	network that transports information from one central
	location to another central location where it is unloaded
	onto a local system.
Base Station	In mobile telecommunications, a base station is the central
	radio transmitter/receiver that maintains communications
	with the mobile radiotelephone sets within its range. In
	cellular and personal communications applications, each cell
	or micro-cell has its own base station; each base station in
	turn is interconnected with other cells or bases.
BSS	BSS stands for Basic Service Set. A Basic Service Set is
	comprised of a WAP and all the LAN PCs that are associated
	with it.
ESS	ESS (ESS-ID, SSID) stands for Extended Service Set. More than
	one BSS is configured to become an Extended Service Set.
	LAN mobile users can roam between different BSSes in an
	ESS (ESS-ID, SSID).
Ethernet	A popular local area data communications network, which
	accepts transmission from computers and terminals. Ethernet
	operates on a 10 or 100Mbps base band transmission rate,
	using an unshielded, twisted-pair cable.

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