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Blitzz Super G Wireless – 108 Mbps 802.11g Notebook Adapter
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Appendix A Glossary
10Base-T
IEEE 802.3 standard for the use of Ethernet LAN technology over unshielded twisted pair
wiring, running at 10Mbps.
Access Point
An inter-networking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks.
Ad-Hoc
An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers each with wireless adapters, connected as
an independent wireless LAN. This type of network is not center controlled, so the traffic will
be significantly slow down when the number of station is growing.
Backbone
The core infrastructure of a network. A portion of the network that transports information
from one central location to another central location where it is off-loaded onto a local
system.
Base Station
In mobile telecommunications, a base station is the central radio transmitter/receiver that
maintains communications with the mobile radio telephone sets within range. In cellular and
personal communications applications, each cell or micro cell has its own base station; each
base station in turn is interconnected with other cells' base.
BSS
Stands for "Basic Service Set," an Wireless Micro Access Point and all the wireless clients
that associated with it.
Client
An intelligent workstation that makes requests to other computers known as servers. PC
computers on a LAN can be clients.
dBm
dBm is deciBels referenced to a value of 1 miliWatt of power. Power over or under 1mW
would be plus or minus dBm respectively. If you have a transmitter that produces 1 watt of
power that would be 1000 times more than 1 mW so that converts to 30 dBm.
DHCP