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VPN virtual private network
VRD validated reference design
VRRP Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
VSA vendor specific attributes
VTP Virtual Trunking Protocol
WIDS wireless intrusion detection system
WINS windows internet naming service
WIPS wireless intrusion prevention system
WISPr wireless internet service provider roaming
WLAN wireless local area network
WMM wireless multimedia
WMS WLAN management system
WSIRT wireless security incident response team
WZC wireless zero config
XAuth extended authentication
Terms
The following table lists the terms and their definitions used in this guide.
Term Definition
802.11 An evolving family of specifications for wireless LANs developed by a working
group of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). 802.11
standards use the Ethernet protocol and CSMA/CA (carrier sense multiple access
with collision avoidance) for path sharing.
802.11a Provides specifications for wireless systems. Networks using 802.11a operate at
radio frequencies in the 5GHz band. The specification uses a modulation scheme
known as orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) that is especially well
suited to use in office settings.
802.11b WLAN standard often called Wi-Fi; backward compatible with 802.11. Instead of
the phase-shift keying (PSK) modulation method historically used in 802.11
standards, 802.11b uses complementary code keying (CCK), which allows higher
data speeds and is less susceptible to multipath-propagation interference.
802.11d A wireless network communications specification for use in countries where
systems using other standards in the 802.11 family are not allowed to operate.
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