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host address Logical address configured by an administrator or server on a device.
Logically identifies this device on an internetwork.
https Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer: An Internet protocol developed
by Netscape to encrypt and decrypt network connections to web servers. Built into all secure
browsers, HTTPS uses the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol as a sublayer under the regular
HTTP application layer, and uses port 443 instead of HTTP Port 80 in its interactions with the
lower layer, TCP/IP.
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol: Defined in RFC 792, it is a Network layer Internet
protocol that reports errors and provides other information relevant to IP packet processing.
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers: An American professional society
whose standards for the computer and electronics industry often become national or international
standards. In particular, the IEEE 802 standards for LANs are widely followed.
infrastructure network In an infrastructure network, all communications are relayed through
an AP (AP). Wireless devices can communicate with each other or with a wired network.
The network is defined by the distance of mobile stations from the AP, but no restriction is
placed on the distance between stations. Stations must request association with the AP to
obtain network services, which the AP can grant or deny based on the contents of the association
request. Like most corporate wireless LANs (WLANs), which must access a wired LAN for
file servers and printers, Trapeze Networks Mobility System is an infrastructure network.
IP Internet Protocol: Defined in RFC 791, it is a Network Layer protocol that is part of the
TCP/IP stack and allows connectionless service. IP furnishes an array of features for
addressing, type-of-service specification, fragmentation and reassembly, and security.
IP address Often called an “Internet address”, this is an address uniquely identifying any
device (host) on the Internet (or any TCP/IP network). Each address consists of four octets (32
bits), represented as decimal numbers separated by periods (a format known as
“dotted-decimal”). Every address is made up of a network number, an optional subnetwork
number, and a host number. The network and subnetwork numbers together are used for
routing, while the host number addresses an individual host within the network or subnetwork.
The network and subnetwork information is extracted from the IP address by using the subnet
mask. There are five classes of IP addresses (A-E), which allocate different numbers of bits to
the network, subnetwork, and host portions of the address.
LOS Line Of Sight: Refers to the fact that there must be a clear, unobstructed path between
the transmitters and receivers. This is essential for our LMDS products and enhances general
performance in every RF deployment as opposed to partial or completely obstructed data paths.
The opposite to LOS is NLOS, or Non Line Of Sight.
MAC address Media Access Control address: A Data Link Layer hardware address that every
port or device needs to connect to a LAN segment. These addresses are used by various
devices in the network for accurate location of logical addresses. MAC addresses are defined
by the IEEE standard, and their length is six characters, typically using the burned-in address
(BIA) of the local LAN interface. Variously called “hardware address”, “physical address”,
“burned-in address” or “MAC-layer address”.
MTU Maximum Transmission Unit: The largest packet size, measured in bytes, that an
interface can handle.