Index_D

D

data rates, 17, 31

data transmission, 16-18, 16

deauthentication, media access control (MAC) and, 28

decibels and signal strength, 215-215

decibels over isotropic (dBi), 237

defense, National Defense Residential Broadband Network (NDRBN), 335-340

delay (see also latency), 122, 123-125, 127, 129, 140-142, 175-177, 248

delay (see also latency), 140

delay spread, 23-24, 248

demand assignment multiple access, time division multiple access (DAMA-TDMA), 52

demand for wireless devices/services, 296-297

demilitarized zone (DMZ), 81

denial of service (DoS) attacks, 79-80

deregulation of telecommunications industry, 6

designing the network, 200-213

environmental considerations in, 204

FCC regulations in, 206-208

frequency spectrum in, 205-209, 208

link budget in, 204-205

link type in, 203

multipath and, 204

point to multipoint networks in, 208-209, 209, 309-310

point-to-point networks in, 208-209, 210, 309-310

power management in, 205-208

protocols selection in, 209-212

standard vs. custom, 213

throughput, range, bit error rate (BER) in, 204

topologies for, 200-203

dictionary attacks, 75

differential phase shift keying (DPSK), 16, 22

differentiated services (see DiffServ)

diffraction loss, 219

DiffServ, 127, 130-133

digital subscriber line (DSL), 24, 155, 197, 234, 255, 326, 330

dipole antennas, 239

direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS), 16-19, 21-22, 15, 209-211, 311-313

directional antennas, 43-45, 44, 239-240, 241

dish antenna, 242-243, 242

disruptive technologies, 11

distributed coordinated function (DCF), media access control (MAC) and, 32-33

distributed coordination function (DCF), QoS and, 142, 143, 143

distribution, media access control (MAC) and, 30

distribution system (DS), 201-203, 201

diversity, antenna, 248-251

DLink, 234

documentation of installation, 262-263

domain name service (DNS), security and, 74

dropped packets, 133

voice over IP (VoIP) and, 177-178, 187

DS3, 236

dual tone multifrequency (DTMF), 4

dwell time, 21

dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP), 258