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PCI-N10 WLAN Card User Manual

ASUS WLAN Card

7. Glossary

Access Point (AP)

A networking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks. Access

Points combined with a distributed system support the creation of multiple radio

cells that enable roaming throughout a facility.

Ad Hoc

A wireless network composed solely of stations within mutual communication range

of each other (no Access Point).

Basic Rate Set

This option allows you to specify the data transmission rate.

Basic Service Area (BSS)

A set of stations controlled by a single coordination function.

Broadband

A type of data transmission in which a single medium (such as cable) carries

several channels of data at once.

Channel

An instance of medium use for the purpose of passing protocol data units that

may be used simultaneously, in the same volume of space, with other instances

of medium use (on other channels) by other instances of the same physical layer,

with an acceptably low frame error ratio due to mutual interference.

Client

A client is the desktop or mobile PC that is connected to your network.

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