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Module Contents: IEEE 802.11 Terminology
Module Contents: IEEE 802.11 Terminology
Configuration parameters
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IEEE 802 .11 Terminology
PC-Card
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IEEE 802 .11 Terminology
Radio PC-Card
Access-Point (AP) Architecture: Hardware Hardware
802.11 frame
format
Device that contains IEEE 802.11 conformant WMAC controller with
Access Point Firmware
MAC and PHY interface to the wireless (WNIC-AP)
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IEEE 802 .11 Terminology
Radio PC-Card
Access-Point (AP) Architecture (cont’d): Hardware Hardware
802.11 frame
format
Stations select an Access-Point and WMAC controller with
Access Point Firmware
802.3 frame
format
Access-Points : Bridge
Driver
Support roaming Software Software
(APDr)
Provide time synchronization functions (beaconing) Ethernet V2.0 /
802.3
Provide Power Management support frame format
Kernel Software (APK)
BSS
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IEEE 802 .11 Terminology
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Independent Basic Service Set
(IBSS)
IBSS
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IEEE 802 .11 Terminology
BSS
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Extended Service Set (ESS)
BSS’s with wired Distribution System (DS)
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BSS
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Extended Service Set (ESS)
BSS’s and wireless Distribution System (DS)
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BSS
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IEEE 802 .11 Terminology
32 octets long
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IEEE 802 .11 Terminology
Value of BSSID is the same as the MAC address of the radio in the
Access-Point
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Configuration parameters
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Frame Formats
Bytes:
2 2 6 6 6 2 6 0-2312 4
Frame Duration Addr 1 Addr 2 Addr 3 Sequence Addr 4 Frame CRC
Control ID Control Body
802.11 MAC Header
Bits: 2 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Protocol To From More Pwr More
Type SubType Retry WEP Rsvd
Version DS DS Frag Mgt Data
Bits: 2 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Protocol To From More Pwr More
Type SubType Retry WEP Rsvd
Version DS DS Frag Mgt Data
Bits: 2 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Protocol To From More Pwr More
Type SubType Retry WEP Rsvd
Version DS DS Frag Mgt Data
Beacon
Timestamp, Beacon Interval, Capabilities, SSID, Supported Rates,
parameters
Traffic Indication Map
Probe
SSID, Capabilities, Supported Rates
Probe Response
Timestamp, Beacon Interval, Capabilities, SSID, Supported Rates,
parameters
same for Beacon except for TIM
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MAC Management Frames (cont’d)
Association Request
Capability, Listen Interval, SSID, Supported Rates
Association Response
Capability, Status Code, Station ID, Supported Rates
Re-association Request
Capability, Listen Interval, SSID, Supported Rates, Current AP
Address
Re-association Response
Capability, Status Code, Station ID, Supported Rates
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MAC Management Frames (cont’d)
Dis-association
Reason code
Authentication
Algorithm, Sequence, Status, Challenge Text
De-authentication
Reason
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Configuration parameters
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Operational processes
Association
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Operational processes
Starting an IBSS
Defer Access Select Slot and Decrement Backoff as long as medium is idle.
DIFS
Src Data
SIFS
Dest Ack
DIFS Contention Window
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Operational processes
Traffic flow - Inter-BSS
AP-1000 or AP-500
Bridge
learn
table
STA-1 2
Avaya Wireless PC-
STA-2 2
Card
Association table
STA-1
STA-2 BSS-A
Inter-BSS
Relay
Associate
ACK
STA- Associate
1 Packet for STA-2
ACK Packet for STA-2
STA-
2
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Operational processes
Traffic flow - ESS operation
AP-1000 or AP-500
Bridge
learn
e
AP-1000 or AP-500 Backbon table
STA-2 2
Bridge Avaya Wireless PC-
learn STA-1 1 Card
table Association table
STA-2 1
Avaya Wireless PC-
STA-2
STA-1 2 Card
Association table
STA-1
AP-1000 or AP-500
Bridge
learn
table
AP-1000 or AP-500 STA-2 2
Bridge Avaya Wireless PC-
learn STA-1 2 Card
table Association table
STA-2 2
Avaya Wireless PC-
STA-2
STA-1 2 Card
Association table
W ireless
Backbone WDS
STA-1 Relay
Packet for STA-2
WDS
ACK
Relay
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Configuration Parameters
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Configuration Parameters
Basic parameters (Station)
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Configuration Parameters
Advanced parameters (Station)
MAC Address
Physical address of the card:
Universal; factory installed (default)
Local; user-defined (6 Hexadecimal characters)
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Configuration Parameters
Advanced parameters (Station)
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Configuration Parameters
Encryption parameters (Station)
Enable Encryption
To enable/disable Encryption
Encryption keys
Four fields to store up to four different encryption keys
Entries take up to 5 ASCII or 10 hexa-decimal values (when using
64 WEP)
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Configuration Parameters
Basic parameters (AP-500/1000)
Frequency (channel)
To indicate the frequency channel that the AP-500/1000 will use for
its “cell”. The channel is selected from the set that is allowed in the
regulatory domain.
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Configuration Parameters
Advanced parameters (AP-500/1000)
Medium Reservation
To enable/disable the RTS/CTS handshake.
Threshold value 0-2346 (value=2347 disables Medium Reservation)
Multicast Rate
To specify data-rate used for transmitting Multicast frames
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Configuration Parameters
Advanced parameters (AP-500/1000)
DTIM
Power Management related parameter to specify the timing of the
delivery of multicast traffic to stations that have indicated to
receive multicast messages while under power management.
Example:
DTIM=1 means multicast traffic when it arrives at the AP is passed through after every
beacon
DTIM=3 means multicast traffic is passed through after every 3rd beacon message
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Configuration Parameters
Security parameters (AP-500/1000)
Enable Encryption
To enable/disable Encryption
Encryption keys
Four fields to store up to four different encryption keys
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