Getting Connected
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 3:39 pm
802.11: A set of protocols for wireless communication. The 802.11 protocols occupy the Network Access layer of the TCP/IP stack, which is equivalent to the OSI Data Link and Physical layers.
Access point: A device that serves as a connecting point from a wireless network to a conventional network. An access point typically acts as a network bridge, forwarding frames to and from a wireless network to a conventional ethernet network.
Association: A procedure in which a wireless device registers its affiliation with a nearby access point.
Bluetooth: A protocol architecture for wireless appliances and devices in close proximity.
Bridge: A connectivity device that forwards data based on physical address.
Cable modem termination system (CMTS): A device that serves as an interface from a cable modem connection to the provider network.
Cut-through switching: A switching method that causes the switch to start forwarding the frame as soon as it obtains the destination address.
Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS): A specification for cable modem networks.
Digital subscriber line (DSL): A form of broadband connection over a telephone line.
Digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM): A device that serves as an interface from a DSL connection to the provider network.
Hub: A connectivity device to which network cables are attached to form a network segment. Hubs typically do not filter data and instead retransmit incoming frames to all ports. The once-common hub has now been replaced by the switch, but hubs are still important for understanding the evolution of LAN networking devices.
Access point: A device that serves as a connecting point from a wireless network to a conventional network. An access point typically acts as a network bridge, forwarding frames to and from a wireless network to a conventional ethernet network.
Association: A procedure in which a wireless device registers its affiliation with a nearby access point.
Bluetooth: A protocol architecture for wireless appliances and devices in close proximity.
Bridge: A connectivity device that forwards data based on physical address.
Cable modem termination system (CMTS): A device that serves as an interface from a cable modem connection to the provider network.
Cut-through switching: A switching method that causes the switch to start forwarding the frame as soon as it obtains the destination address.
Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS): A specification for cable modem networks.
Digital subscriber line (DSL): A form of broadband connection over a telephone line.
Digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM): A device that serves as an interface from a DSL connection to the provider network.
Hub: A connectivity device to which network cables are attached to form a network segment. Hubs typically do not filter data and instead retransmit incoming frames to all ports. The once-common hub has now been replaced by the switch, but hubs are still important for understanding the evolution of LAN networking devices.