Mobility Electronics NP644 User Manual

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NP644 IEEE 802.11g  Wireless Network USB Adaptor 

YML787 Rev1

 

Shared Key: Shared Key authentication supports authentication of 

stations as either a member of those who knows a shared secret 

key or a member of those who does not.

Backbone:  

The core infrastructure of a network, which transports information 

from one central location to another where the information is 

unloaded into a local system.

Bandwidth:  

The transmission capacity of a device, which is calculated by 

how much data the device can transmit in a fixed amount of time

expressed in bits per second (bps).

Beacon:  

A beacon is a packet broadcast by the Access Point to keep the 

network synchronized. Included in a beacon are information such 

as wireless LAN service area, the AP address, the Broadcast 

destination addresses, time stamp, Delivery Traffic Indicator Maps,

and the Traffic Indicator Message (TIM).

Bit:  

A binary digit, which is either -0 or -1 for value, is the smallest unit 

for data.

Bridge:  

An internetworking function that incorporates the lowest 2 layers of 

the OSI network protocol model.

Browser:  

An application program that enables one to read the content and 

interact in the World Wide Web or Intranet.

BSS:  

BSS stands for “Basic Service Set”. It is an Access Point and all the 

LAN PCs that associated with it.