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network segment share total bandwidth. Ethernet networks operate at 10Mbps
using CSMA/CD to run over 10BaseT cables, which typically use an RJ-45
connector.
Gateway A network component that acts as an entrance to another network.
IEEE 802.11 The IEEE 802.xx is a set of specifications for LANs from the Institute of
Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Most wired networks conform to
802.3, the specification for CSMA/CD based Ethernet networks or 802.5, the
specification for token ring networks. 802.11 defines the standard for wireless
LANs encompassing three incompatible (non-interoperable) technologies:
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS), Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
(DSSS), and Infrared.
Infrastructure A wireless network centered around an Access Point. In this environment, the
Access Point not only provides communication with the wired network but also
mediates wireless network traffic in the immediate neighborhood.
IP Internet Protocol. The standard protocol within TCP/IP that defines the basic unit
of information passed across an Internet connection by breaking down data
messages into packets, routing and transporting the packets over network
connections, then reassembling the packets at their destination. IP corresponds to
the network layer in the ISO/OSI model.
IP Address An IP address is a 32-bit number that identifies each sender or receiver of
information sent across the Internet. An IP address has two parts: the identifier of
a particular network on the Internet and an identifier of the particular device
(which can be a server or a workstation) within that network.