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5.7 Glossary
AdHoc
AdHoc mode is a wireless network system in whic h devices communicate directly
with each other,without the use of a wireless router.
CSMA/CA
Short for Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance.CSMA/CA is a
network collision detectionand resolution technique on a wireless network.
DS-SS
Short for Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum. DS-SS is one ofthe modulation on
the wireless communication.
Encryption (WEP)
Short forWired Equivalent Privacy. WEP is a security protoco l forwi reless network
defined in the IEEE 802.11b standar d. WEP aims to provide security by encr ypting
data overradio waves so that it is protected as it is transmitted from oneend point
to another.
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11b refers to the specificationsdeveloped by the IEEE for wireless
network technology. It provides 11 Mbpstransmission in the 2.4 GHz band using
only DS-SS. It allows the wireless communicationwithout complicated cabling.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure mode is one of the wirelessnetwork system in which devices
communicate with each other by first going through the wireless ro uter.In
infrastructure mode,wireless devices can communicate with each other or can
communicate with a wired network.
SSID (ESSID)
Short for Service Set Identifier. SSID acts as a password when awir eless devices
tries to connect on the wireless network.All wireless devices must use the same
SSID. SSID is also called as ESSID.