Key Terms

  • 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.

  • associate 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 very close proximity.

  • Independent Basic Service Set A wireless network consisting of two or more devices communicating with each other directly.

  • Infrastructure Basic Service Set A wireless network in which the wireless devices communicate through one or more access points connected to a conventional network.

  • open authentication An authentication technique in which the device must supply a preconfigured string known as the Service Set Identifier (SSID) to access the network.

  • RC4 A stream encryption algorithm commonly used for network transmissions. RC4 is the encryption algorithm used in WEP.

  • reassociate The procedure in which a wireless device changes its affiliation from one access point to another.

  • shared key authentication An authentication technique in which the device must prove its knowledge of a secret key.

  • Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) A standard for security on 802.11 wireless networks.

  • Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) An upper-layer protocol stack for wireless devices.

  • Wireless Markup Language (WML) A scaled-down form of XML used in conjunction with the WAP protocols.

  • WAP Session Protocol (WSP) The WAP equivalent of HTTP. WSP provides a system for exchanging data between applications.

  • WAP Transaction Protocol (WTP) A WAP protocol that provides handshake and acknowledgement services to initiate and confirm WAP transactions.

  • WAP Transaction Layer Security (WTLS) A WAP security protocol modeled on SSL (see Hour 20).

  • WAP Datagram Transport Protocol (WDP) A WAP connectionless Transport layer protocol modeled on UDP (see Hour 6).



Sams Teach Yourself TCP/IP in 24 Hours
Sams Teach Yourself TCP/IP in 24 Hours (4th Edition)
ISBN: 0672329964
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 259
Authors: Joe Casad

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