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Access point
An access point such as the Gigaset SE366 WLAN is the central element in a wireless
local area network (
). It handles connection of the wireless-linked network com-
ponents and regulates data traffic in the wireless network. The access point also serves
as an interface to other networks, e.g. an existing
LAN or via a modem to the
. The network mode for wireless networks with an access point is called
.
Ad-hoc mode
Ad-hoc mode describes wireless local networks (
) in which the network compo-
nents set up a spontaneous network without an
, e.g. several notebooks in
a conference. All the network components are peers. They must be equipped with a
wireless
Beacon
Beacons are data packets that are sent by devices in a wireless network to all other
devices to indicate that they are available and ready to receive. Beacons are also used to
synchronise the wireless network. A beacon interval is the period between two beacons
in milliseconds.
Bridge
A bridge connects several network segments to form a joint network, e.g. to build a
network. The segments can have different physical characteristics, e.g. different con-
nections such as
and wireless LANs. Linking individual segments via bridges
makes it possible to build local networks of practically unlimited size.
See also:
,
Broadcast
A broadcast is a data packet that is not directed to a particular recipient but to all the
components in a network. The Gigaset SE366 WLAN does not pass broadcast packets on
to the Internet; they always remain within the local area network (
) administered by
the Gigaset SE366 WLAN.
BSSID
Basic Service Set ID
The BSSID is used for unique differentiation between one wireless network (
another. In
the BSSID is the
of the
In
the BSSID is the MAC address of any one of the par-
ticipants.