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E
EAP
Extensible Authentication Protocol. EAP is the protocol for the optional IEEE 802.1X wireless LAN
security feature. An access point that supports 802.1X and EAP acts as the interface between a wireless
client and an authentication server, such as a Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server,
to which the access point communicates over the wired network.
The most widely used wired local area network. Ethernet uses carrier sense multiple access (CSMA)
Ethernet
to allow computers to share a network and operates at 10, 100, or 1000 megabits per second (Mbps),
depending on the physical layer used.
F
A repository for files so that a local area network can share files, mail, and programs.
file server
Software that is programmed on a memory chip and kept in a computer's semi-permanent memory.
firmware
The size at which packets are fragmented and transmitted a piece at a time instead of all at once. The
fragmentation
threshold setting must be within the range of 64 to 2312 bytes.
A means of communication whereby each node receives and transmits simultaneously (two-way). See
full duplex
also
G
A device that connects two otherwise incompatible networks together.
gateway
Gigahertz. One billion cycles per second. A unit of measure for frequency.
GHz
H
A means of communication whereby each node receives and transmits in turn (one-way). See also
half duplex
duplex.
A set of characters consisting of ten numbers and six letters (0-9, A-F, and a-f).
hexadecimal
.
I
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. A professional society serving electrical engineers
IEEE
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
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half duplex.
Glossary
full
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