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GLOSSARY
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6710 Access Point User’s Guide Glossary-3
Implementation of the DHCP client simplifies installation
because the devices automatically receive IP addresses from
a DHCP server on the network. (The DHCP client also ac-
cepts addresses from a Bootp server.)
Direct Sequence
Direct sequence is a spread spectrum technique by which
the transmitted signal is spread over a wide frequency
range. In a direct sequence system, the bandwidth is large
relative to the data rate.
Distribution (Primary) LAN
A
distribution LAN is the Ethernet segment to which the
super root directly connects. Typically, it is also the seg-
ment to which the primary hosts or LAN servers connect.
Ethernet
In this user’s guide,
Ethernet is a general term indicating
both 802.3 and DIX Ethernet (also called Ethernet 2.0).
FLASH
FLASH is a special type of EEPROM (Electrically Erasable
Programmable Read-Only Memory) that can be erased and
reprogrammed.
Forwarding
A frame is
forwarded by sending it to the next hop on the
path to the final destination. All access points (including
wireless access points) forward frames.