
CSE5501: MOBILE & DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEMS
Lecture 3: Wireless LANs
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Glossary of 802.11 Wireless Terms, cont.
Glossary of 802.11 Wireless Terms, cont.
Glossary of 802.11 Wireless Terms, cont.
• BSSID & ESSID: Data fields identifying station’s BSS & ESS.
• Clear Channel Assessment (CCA): A station function used to
determine when it is OK to transmit.
• Association: A function that maps a station to an Access Point.
• MAC Service Data Unit (MSDU): Data Frame passed between
user & MAC.
• MAC Protocol Data Unit (MPDU): Data Frame passed between
MAC & PHY.
• PLCP Packet (PLCP_PDU): Data Packet passed from PHY to
PHY over the Wireless Medium.
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