TERMINOLOGY
Fragmentation Threshold – In the 802.11 Standard, the MAC Layer may fragment and reassemble directed MSDUs or MMPDUs. The fragmentation and defragmentation mechanisms allow for fragment
Infrastructure – An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure network.
Preamble Type – Some Access Points and Client card drivers have a radio setting for “Short” RF Preamble. If all the Clients and Access points in your wireless network have this feature, then enabling it can boost your throughput. However, if a radio does not support this feature, then it will not be able to communicate with any other radios that have this set to “Short.”
Roaming – A wireless LAN mobile user moves around an ESS and maintains a continuous connection to the Infrastructure network.
RTS Threshold – Transmitters contending for the medium may not be aware of each other. The RTS/CTS mechanism can solve this “Hidden Node Problem.” If the packet size is smaller than the preset RTS Threshold size, the RTS/CTS mechanism will NOT be enabled.
WEP – “Wired Equivalent Privacy” is based on the use of
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