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Address field description – Siemens IEEE802.11 User Manual

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To DS

From DS

Address 1

Address 2

Address 3

Address 4

0

0

DA

SA

BSSID

N/A

0

1

DA

BSSID

SA

N/A

1

0

BSSID

SA

DA

N/A

1

1

RA

TA

DA

SA

Address Field Description

n

Addr 1 = All stations filter on this address.

n

Addr 2 = Transmitter Address (TA)
– Identifies transmitter to address the ACK frame to.

n

Addr 3 = Dependent on To and From DS bits.

n

Addr 4 = Only needed to identify the original source of
WDS (Wireless Distribution System) frames.