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Glo s s a ry o f Te rm s : I n t e l( R)
P RO/ W ire le s s 3 9 4 5 ABG N e t w o rk
Co n n e c t io n Us e r Gu id e
Glo s s a ry
N u m e ric a l A B C D E F G H I L M N O
P R S T W
Te rm De fin it io n
802 .11 The 8 02.11 sta nda rd re fe rs to a fa m ily of
spe cifica tion s de ve lope d by the IEEE for wire le s s LAN
te chnology. Th e 80 2 .1 1 s pe cifie s a n ove r-the -a ir
inte rfa ce be twe e n a wire le s s clie nt a n d a ba se sta tion
or be twe e n two wire le ss clie nts a nd provide s 1 or 2
Mbps tra n s m ission in the 2.4 GHz ba n d using e ith e r
fre que n cy hopping spre a d s pe ctrum (FHSS) or dire ct
se que nce s pre a d spe ctrum (DSSS).
802 .11a The 8 02.11a s ta n da rd spe cifie s a m a xim u m da ta
tra nsfe r ra te of 5 4 Mbps a n d a n ope ra tin g fre que ncy
of 5 GHz. The 8 0 2.11a sta nda rd use s the Orth ogona l
Fre que n cy Division Multiple xing (OFDM) tra n s m ission
m e thod. Additiona lly, the 8 0 2.11a s ta nda rd supports
802 .11 fe a ture s s uch a s WEP e ncryption for se cu rity.
802 .11b 802 .11b is a n e xte nsion to 80 2 .1 1 tha t a pplie s to
wire le s s LANS a n d provide s 1 1 Mbps tra n s m ission
(with a fa llba ck to 5.5 , 2 a n d 1 Mbps) in the 2 .4 GHz
ba nd. 8 0 2.11b use s on ly DSSS. Th rou ghput da ta ra te
5+ Mbps in th e 2.4 GHz ba nd.