NetComm Wireless Network Device NP643 User Manual
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NP643IEEE 802.11g PC Card Adapter
YML786 Rev1
ISM Band:
The FCC and their counterparts outside of the U.S. have set aside
bandwidth for unlicensed use in the ISM (Industrial, Scientific and
Medical) band. Spectrum in the vicinity of 2.4GHz, in particular, is
being made available worldwide.
MAC Address:
Media Access Control Address is a unique hex number assigned
by the manufacturer to any Ethernet networking device, such
as a network adapter, that allows the network to identify it at the
hardware level.
Multicasting:
Sending data to a group of nodes instead of a single destination.
Multiple Bridge:
One of the additional AP operating modes offered by 54Mbps
Access Point, which allows a group of APs that consists of two or
more APs to connect two or more Ethernet networks or Ethernet
enabled clients together. The way that multiple bridge setups is
based on the topology of Ad-Hoc mode.
Node:
A network junction or connection point, typically a computer or
workstation.
Packet:
A unit of data routed between an origin and a destination in a
network.
PLCP:
Physical layer convergence protocol
PPDU:
PLCP protocol data unit