Index

References to figures are in italics.

2G cellular technologies, GSM, 90–94

3DES, 163

A

AAA, 144–146

access points (APs), 76

access server (AS), 144

accounting, 146

ACK frames, 84

active scanning, 289–290

ad-hoc networks

Linux, 262–265

Mac OS X, 229–230

aerials. See antennas

AirPort, 219, 222

AirPort Extreme, 219

AirPort Extreme Base Station, 219–220

airports, 278

airwaves, 5

See also waves

algorithms, 157–158

AM. See amplitude modulation (AM)

amplification, 19

amplitude, 19

amplitude modulation (AM), 27

amplitude-shift keying (ASK), 25

antennas

aesthetics, 62

beam width, 57

considerations for selecting, 61–62

directional, 61

equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP), 55–56

gain and loss, 56–57

intentional radiator (IR), 55

mounting ...

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