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(CSMA/CD) to avoid having collisions occur a second time. This works best if the time
allocated is short compared to packet length and if the number of situations is small.
CSMA/CD: Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection, which is a LAN access
method used in Ethernet. When a device wants to gain access to the network, it
checks to see if the network is quiet (senses the carrier). If it is not, it waits a random
amount of time before retrying. If the network is quiet and two devices access the line
at exactly the same time, their signals collide. When the collision is detected, they
both back off and wait a random amount of time before retrying.
DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, which is a protocol that lets network
administrators manage and allocate Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in a network.
Every computer has to have an IP address in order to communicate with each other in
a TCP/IP based infrastructure network. Without DHCP, each computer must be
entered in manually the IP address. DHCP enables the network administrators to
assign the IP from a central location and each computer receives an IP address upon
plugged with the Ethernet cable everywhere on the network.
DSSS: Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum. DSSS generates a redundant bit pattern
for each bit to be transmitted. This bit pattern is called a chip (or chipping code). The
longer the chip, the greater the probability that the original data can be recovered.
Even if one or more bits in the chip are damaged during transmission, statistical
techniques embedded in the radio can recover the original data without the need for
retransmission. To an unintended receiver, DSSS appears as low power wideband
noise and is rejected (ignored) by most narrowband receivers.
Dynamic IP Address: An IP address that is assigned automatically to a client station
in a TCP/IP network by a DHCP server.
Encryption: A security method that uses a specific algorithm to alter the data
transmitted, thus prevent others from knowing the information transmitted.
ESS: ESS stands for “Extended Service Set”. More than one BSS is configured to
become Extended Service Set. LAN mobile users can roam between different BSSs in
an ESS.
ESSID: The unique identifier that identifies the ESS. In infrastructure association, the
stations use the same ESSID as AP’s to get connected.
Ethernet: A popular local area data communications network, originally developed by
Xerox Corp., that accepts transmission from computers and terminals. Ethernet
operates on a 10/100 Mbps base transmission rate, using a shielded coaxial cable or
over shielded twisted pair telephone wire.
Fragmentation: When transmitting a packet over a network medium, sometimes the
packet is broken into several segments, if the size of packet exceeds that allowed by
the network medium.
Fragmentation Threshold: The Fragmentation Threshold defines the number of
bytes used for the fragmentation boundary for directed messages. The purpose of
"Fragmentation Threshold" is to increase the transfer reliability thru cutting a MAC