Index

Numbers

2.4-GHz frequency band, 315

4-way handshake, 145, 447

5-GHz frequency band, 315

802.11 standard, 101, 103-115, 121, 447. See also MAC layer; PHY layer

authentication, 140-143

benefits, 104-106

connection process, 143-144

distribution system services, 118-119

dynamic rate shifting, 130-131

FHSS systems, 93

importance, 101-106

MAC layer, 109-110, 123

functionality, 116

functions, 123-137

PHY layer, 110-115

functionality, 116

power management, 149-150

versus proprietary standards, 102-103

RTS/CTS (request-to-send/clear-to-send) function, 147-150

station services, 117-118

station states, 119-121

target environments, 116

802.11a standard, 15-16

802.11ac standard, 18-19, 21, 23-24

802.11b standard, 15-17

802.11g standard, 15, 17-18

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