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WLAN, Part 1 Contents
WLAN, Part 1 Contents
Contents
AP wired LAN
Infrastructure BSS
wired LAN
Wireless stations in an
AP
Infrastructure BSS must
always communicate via the
AP (never directly).
Before stations can use the
BSS: Association.
Independent BSS
AP AP AP
Distribution system
AP 1 AP 2 AP 1, AP 2 and router:
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WS
Packets for this WS will
WS moves to another BSS now be routed via AP 2.
External
Distribution System (DS)
Router network
(LAN or
Internet)
AP 1 AP 2 2
1 Association 1
DHCP
2 Fetch IP address WS Server
External
Distribution System (DS)
Router network
(LAN or
124.2.10.57 Internet)
AP 1 AP 2
00:90:4B:00:0C:72
00:90:4B:00:0C:72
WS
External
Distribution System (DS)
Router network
(LAN or
124.2.10.57 Internet)
AP 1 AP 2
00:90:4B:00:0C:72
00:90:4B:00:0C:72
WS
External
Distribution System (DS)
Router network
(LAN or
124.2.10.57 Internet)
AP 1 AP 2
00:90:4B:00:0C:72
00:90:4B:00:0C:72
WS
The router must also know (and use) the MAC address of
the access point via which the packets must be routed.
For this purpose, a special protocol (IAPP) is needed!
External
Distribution System (DS)
Router network
00:03:76:BC:0D:12 (LAN or
124.2.10.57 Internet)
AP 1 AP 2
00:90:4B:00:0C:72
00:03:76:BC:0D:12
00:90:4B:00:0C:72
WS
External
Distribution System (DS)
Router network
(LAN or
Internet)
AP 1 AP 2 AP 3
1
2 IAPP: APs must be able to communicate
with each other when the station moves
around in the WLAN
In addition to IAPP …
BS 1 BS 2
Mobile
subscriber
Paging HLR number
points to points to
VLR HLR
Server
Response
Client
TCP/IP protocol : :
suite (usually) IP packet IP
: :
IP SDU (Service Data Unit) is sent IP
between protocol layers
LLC LLC
MAC MAC
PDU (Protocol Data Unit) is
PHY sent between network nodes PHY
(in a specific protocol layer)
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One bit
Protocol Type … Subt. of frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
One bit
Protocol Type … Subt. of frame 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
External
Distribution System (DS)
Router network
00:03:76:BC:0D:12
00:20:34:B2:C4:10
AP 1 2 AP 2
3
00:90:4B:00:0C:72 1
WS
AP
2
Management frames
Beacon frames
f e i
IAPP QoS Security
h d
DFS/TCP Scanning
a b g Physical layer
OFDM 5GHz DSSS 2.4GHz OFDM 2.4GHz
f e i
IAPP QoS Security
h d
DFS/TCP
Since the 802.11Scanning
standard is ”frozen”, additions
must bea specified inb various amendments.
g Many
of OFDM
these5GHz
are still
DSSSin the draft
2.4GHz phase.
OFDM 2.4GHz
IEEE 802.11f
a with
b roaming between
g ESS
networks.
OFDM 5GHz DSSS 2.4GHz For
OFDMthis purpose, non-
2.4GHz
802.11 solutions must be used.
IEEE 802.11e
Quality of Service
f e i
(QoS) for better
IAPP QoS Security
handling of voice
802.11 basic protocoltraffic, by finding
ways of minimizing
h d jitter and delay
DFS/TCP Scanning variations and
a b maximising
g access
OFDM 5GHz DSSS 2.4GHz OFDM point throughput.
2.4GHz
IEEE 802.11i
Security
f issues such e i
as TKIP
IAPP(Temporary QoS Security
Key Integrity
Protocol)802.11
e.g. forbasic protocol
improved key
h
management, and d
DFS/TCP
802.1x for Scanning
authentication
a b g
(note:
OFDM can
5GHzalso be 2.4GHz OFDM 2.4GHz
DSSS
used in wired LAN).
IEEE 802.11h
Transmit Power
f e i
Control (TPC) &
IAPP QoS Security
Dynamic Frequency
Selection
802.11 basic (DFS):
protocol
Required in Europe
h d
for WLAN systems
DFS/TCP Scanning
operating in the 5
a bGHz band. g
OFDM 5GHz DSSS 2.4GHz OFDM 2.4GHz
IEEE 802.11d
802.11d supplements
f e i
the MAC layer to
IAPP QoS Security
promote worldwide
802.11 basic protocolusage of 802.11
networks (through
h d further development
DFS/TCP Scanning of active & passive
a b scanning
g schemes).
OFDM 5GHz DSSS 2.4GHz OFDM 2.4GHz