User's Manual Part 2

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T ERMINOLOGY
The following is a list of terminology that is used in this document.
Access Point – An internetworking device that seamlessly
connects wired and wireless networks.
Ad Hoc – An ad hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers each
with LAN adapters, connected as an independent wireless LAN.
Backbone – The core infrastructure of a network. The portion of
the network that transports information from one central location
to another central location where it is unloaded 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 its
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’ bases.
BSS – BSS stands for “Basic Service Set.” It is an Access Point
and all the LAN PCs that are associated with it.
CSMA/CA – Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision
Avoidance.
ESS – ESS (ESS-ID, SSID) stands for “Extended Service Set.”
More than one BSS is configured to become an Extended
Service Set. LAN mobile users can roam between different BSSs
in an ESS (ESS-ID, SSID).