Cisco Systems 1300 Series manual Numeric, G L O S S A R Y, GL-1

G L O S S A R Y

Numeric

802.11	The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical layer
	specifications for 1- and 2-megabit-per-second (Mbps) wireless LANs operating in the 2.4-GHz
	band.
802.11a	The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical layer
	specifications for wireless LANs operating in the 5-GHz frequency band.
802.11b	The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical layer
	specifications for 5.5- and 11-Mbps wireless LANs operating in the 2.4-GHz frequency band.
802.11g	The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical layer
	specifications for 6-, 9-, 12-, 18-, 24-, 36-, 48-, and 54-Mbps wireless LANs operating in the

2.4-GHz frequency band. This standard is also backward compatible with the IEEE 802.11 and IEEE 802.11b standards.

A

access point

ad hoc network

antenna gain

associated

A wireless LAN data transceiver that uses radio waves to connect a wired network with wireless stations.

A wireless network composed of stations without Access Points.

The gain of an antenna is a measure of the antenna’s ability to direct or focus radio energy over a region of space. High gain antennas have a more focused radiation pattern in a specific direction.

A station is configured properly to allow it to wirelessly communicate with an Access Point.

B

beacon	A wireless LAN packet that signals the availability and presence of the wireless device. Beacon
	packets are sent by access points and base stations; however, client radio cards send beacons when
	operating in computer to computer (Ad Hoc) mode.
BOOTP	Boot Protocol. A protocol used for the static assignment of IP addresses to devices on the network.
BPSK	A modulation technique used by IEEE 802.11b-compliant wireless LANs for transmission at 1
	Mbps.

Cisco Aironet 1300 Series Outdoor Access Point/Bridge Hardware Installation Guide

OL-5048-02 GL-1