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Terminology
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Base Station
I n mobile telecommunications, a base station is the central radio transmitter/
receiver that maintains communications with the mobile radiotelephone
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.
Bitmap
Bitmap is a Windows and OS/2 bitmapped graphics file format. BITMAP files
provide formats for 2, 16, 256, or 16 million colors. It uses the extension .bmp.
BSS
BSS (Basic Service Set) is an Access Point and all the LAN PCs that are
associated with it.
CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance)
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
This protocol
automatically configures the TCP/IP settings of every computer on
your home network.
DNS
DNS (Domain Name System) allows Internet host computers to have a domain
name (such as www.smc.com) and one or more IP addresses (such as
192.34.45.8). A DNS server keeps a database of host computers and their
respective domain names and IP addresses, so that when
a domain name is
requested (as in typing www.smc.com in your Internet browser), the user is
sent to the proper IP address. The DNS server address used by the computers
on your home network is the location of the DNS server your ISP has assigned.
DSL
( Digital Subscriber Line)
A DSL modem uses your existing phone lines to transmit data at high speeds.
Ethernet
Ethernet is a standard for computer networks. Ethernet networks are connected
by special cables and hubs, and move data around at up to 10 million bits per
second (Mbps).
ESS (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).