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Glossary
Key that encrypts key material in EAPOL-key packet
EAPOL Key
Encryption Key
(KEK)
Key used to integrity check an EAPOL-Key Message.
EAPOL-Key MIC Key
(KCK)
The most widely used wired local area network. Ethernet uses carrier sense
Ethernet
multiple access (CSMA) to allow computers to share a network and operates at
10, 100, or 1000 Mbps, depending on the physical layer used.
F
A repository for files so that a local area network can share files, mail, and
file server
programs.
Software that is programmed on a memory chip.
firmware
G
A device that connects two otherwise incompatible networks.
gateway
Gigahertz. One billion cycles per second. A unit of measure for frequency.
GHz
I
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. A professional society serving
IEEE
electrical engineers through its publications, conferences, and standards
development activities. The body responsible for the Ethernet 802.3 and
wireless LAN 802.11 specifications.
The wired Ethernet network.
infrastructure
The Internet Protocol (IP) address of a station.
IP address
The number used to identify the IP subnetwork, indicating whether the IP
IP subnet mask
address can be recognized on the LAN or if it must be reached through a
gateway. This number is expressed in a form similar to an IP address; for
example: 255.255.255.0.
An antenna that radiates its signal in a spherical pattern.
isotropic
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