Wireless Glossary
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	1000Base-T
	100BASE-T
	10Base-T
A
	Access Point
	Ad Hoc Network
	Antenna
	Antenna Polarization
	Asymmetric
	Authentication
B
	Bandwidth:
	Beamwidth
	Bluetooth
	Boot Protocol (BOOTP)
	Bridge
	Broadband
	Broadband Router
	Broadband Wireless Access
C
	Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA)
	Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD)
	CAT-5, Category 5 Cable
	Cat-6, Category 6 Cable
	CAT-7, Category 7 cable
	CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)
	Coaxial Cable
	Complementary Code Keying (CCK)
	CPE Antenna (Customer Premises Equipment)
d
	dBd
	dBi
	Differential Binary Phase Shift Keying (DBPSK)
	Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (DQPSK)
	Dipole
	Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)
	Directional Antenna
	Diversity Antennas
	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
E
	E-Plane
	Ethernet
F
	Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
	Firewall
	Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS)
	Fresnel Effect
	Front-to-Back Ratio (F/B Ratio)
G
	Gain
	Gateway
	General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
	Gigahertz (GHz)
	Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)
H
	H.323
	Hertz (Hz)
	Hidden Node
	Hotspot
	H-plane
I
	IEEE 802.11 Standard
	IEEE 802.11a Standard
	IEEE 802.11b Standard
	IEEE 802.11d Standard
	IEEE 802.11e Standard
	IEEE 802.11g Standard
	IEEE 802.11h Standard
	IEEE 802.11i Standard
	IEEE 802.16 Standard
	IEEE 802.3 Standard
	Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
	Isotropic
L
	LAN
	Last Mile
	Light-Emitting Diode (LED)
	Line of Sight
	LLC (Logical Link Control)
M
	MAC (Media Access Control) Layer
	Management Information Base (MIB)
	Megahertz (MHz)
	Mesh Networking
	Modem
	Modulation
	Multipath
O
	OFDM
	Omni-Directional Antenna
P
	P2P
	Packet
	Parabolic
	Physical Layer (PHY)
R
	Radiation Pattern
	Radio Frequency (RF)
	RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service)
	Range
	Receiver Sensitivity
	Reverse Polarity TNC (RP-TNC)
	RJ-45
	Roaming
	Rogue Access Point
	RoHS
	Router
S
	Side lobe level (SLL)
	Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
	Spread Spectrum
	Switch
T
	Transmit Power Control
v
	v.34 Modem Protocol
	V.90 Modem Protocol
	v.92 Modem Protocol
	VoIP (Voice Over IP)
	VPN
W
	WEP
	Wi-Fi
	WiMAX
	Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
	Wireless Distribution System (WDS)
	Wireless Local Loop (WLL)
	WISP
	WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network)
	WPA