Glossary
802.3
A standard published by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) that defines the signal characteristics and operation of a wired local-area network (LAN). Defines the use of carrier-sense multiple access (CSMA), which is similar to 802.11 WLANs.
802.11
A standard published by the IEEE that defines the radio characteristics and operation of a medium-range radio frequency local-area network. Specifies the use of CSMA as the primary method for sharing access to a common air medium.
802.16
A standard published by the IEEE that defines the radio characteristics and operation of wireless metropolitan-area networks (MANs).
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access point
A type of base station that wireless LANs (WLANs) use to interface wireless ...
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