Appendix One: Acronyms and Terms
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WLAN
802.11
802.11a
802.11b
802.11g
Ad-Hoc
AES
BSSID
DHCP
DSSS
QoS
OFDM
RADIUS
RTS
SSID
TCP/IP
TKIP
WDS
WEP
WPA
WPA2
WPA2-PSK
WPA-PSK
Wireless Local Area Network
A family of specifications developed by the IEEE for WLAN techno-
logy.
Up to 54 Mbps transmission in 5 GHz UNI radio band.
Up to 11 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz ISM radio band - use
DSSS modulation.
Up to 54 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz ISM radio band. 802.11b
uses OFDM modulation, backward compatible with 802.11b.
A group of computers connected as an independent WLAN.
Advanced Encryption Standard
Basic Service Set ID
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum. DSSS is one of two types of spread
spectrum radio. The other is frequency-hopping spread spectrum
(FHSS).
Quality of Service
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
Remote Authentication Dial In User Service
Request to Send
Service Set Identifier. A 32-character unique identifier attached to the
header of packets sent over a WLAN that acts as a password when a
mobile device tries to connect to the BSS.
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
Wireless Distribution System
Wired Equivalent Privacy: WLAN security protocol defined in IEEE
802.11 standard.
Wi-Fi Protected Access
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2, Pre-shared Keys
Wi-Fi Protected Access, Pre-shared Keys
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