April 2009
Intermediate to advanced
765 pages
19h 26m
English
IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT THE FOLLOWING:
Wireless networking topologies
Wireless wide area network (WWAN)
Wireless metropolitan area network (WMAN)
Wireless personal area network (WPAN)
Wireless local area network (WLAN)
802.11 topologies
Access point
Client station
Integration service (IS)
Distribution system (DS)
Wireless distribution system (WDS)
Service set identifier (SSID)
Basic service set (BSS)
Basic service set identifier (BSSID)
Basic service area (BSA)
Extended service set (ESS)
Independent basic service set (IBSS)
Nonstandard 802.11 topologies
802.11 configuration modes
Access point modes
Client station modes
All topologies have advantages and disadvantages. A topology may cover very small areas or can exist ...