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- 4-Way Handshake
Under the 802.11i amendment, two stations (STAs) must establish a procedure to authenticate and associate with each other as well as create dynamic encryption keys through a process known as the 4-Way Handshake.
- 6 dB rule
Doubling the distance between a transmitter and receiver will decrease the received signal by 6 dB. Halving the distance between a transmitter and receiver will increase the received signal by 6 dB.
- 802.11-2007 standard
On March 8, 2007, a new iteration of the standard was approved, IEEE Std. 802.11-2007. This new standard is an update of the IEEE Std. 802.11-1999 revision. The following documents have been rolled into this latest revision, providing users a single document with all of the amendments ...
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