Intermec 6710 User Manual

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GLOSSARY

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6710 Access Point User’s Guide Glossary-3

Implementation of the DHCP client simplifies installation

because the devices automatically receive IP addresses from

a DHCP server on the network. (The DHCP client also ac-

cepts addresses from a Bootp server.)

Direct Sequence

Direct sequence is a spread spectrum technique by which

the transmitted signal is spread over a wide frequency

range. In a direct sequence system, the bandwidth is large

relative to the data rate.

Distribution (Primary) LAN

A

distribution LAN is the Ethernet segment to which the

super root directly connects. Typically, it is also the seg-

ment to which the primary hosts or LAN servers connect.

Ethernet

In this user’s guide,

Ethernet is a general term indicating

both 802.3 and DIX Ethernet (also called Ethernet 2.0).

FLASH

FLASH is a special type of EEPROM (Electrically Erasable

Programmable Read-Only Memory) that can be erased and

reprogrammed.

Forwarding

A frame is

forwarded by sending it to the next hop on the

path to the final destination. All access points (including

wireless access points) forward frames.

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