June 2018
Beginner
164 pages
3h 31m
English
Wireless networks uses the Carrier Sense Multiple Access and Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) protocol to manage the stations sending data, where every host that wants to send data is supposed to listen to the channel first, that is, if it is free, then the host can go ahead and send the packet; if not, then the host has to wait for its turn. This is because the same medium is being shared by every host, thus avoiding collisions.
The 802.11 architecture is composed of several components such as a station (STA), a wireless Access Point (AP), Basic Service Set (BSS), Extended Service Set (ESS), Independent Basic service set (IBSS), and Distribution System (DS).
There are four common modes of association ...
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