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Module Contents: IEEE 802.11 Terminology
Module Contents: IEEE 802.11 Terminology
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Radio Hardware
PC-Card Hardware
Platform Computer
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Radio Hardware
PC-Card Hardware
Platform Computer
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Radio Hardware
PC-Card Hardware
Bridge Software
Ethernet Interface
Bridge Hardware
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Radio Hardware
PC-Card Hardware
Access-Points :
Support roaming Provide time synchronization functions (beaconing) Provide Power Management support
Bridge Software
Ethernet Interface
Bridge Hardware
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BSS
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Diameter of the cell determined by coverage distance between two wireless stations
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IBSS
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BSS
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BSS
BSS
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BSS
BSS
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Value of BSSID is the same as the MAC address of the radio in the Access-Point
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Frame Formats
Bytes: 2
Frame Control
2
Duration ID
6
Addr 1
6
Addr 2
6
Addr 3
2
Sequence Control
6
Addr 4
4 CRC
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0
1 1 Addr. 1 = Addr. 2 = Addr. 3 = Addr. 4 =
1
0 1
DA
BSSID RA
BSSID
SA TA
SA
DA DA
N/A
N/A SA
All stations filter on this address. Transmitter Address (TA), Identifies transmitter to address the ACK frame to. Dependent on To and From DS bits. Only needed to identify the original source of WDS (Wireless Distribution System) frames
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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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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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Dis-association
Reason code
Authentication
Algorithm, Sequence, Status, Challenge Text
De-authentication
Reason
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Operational processes
Association
Stations MAC address is also maintained in bridge learn table associated with the port it is located on .11 Architect. 24
Operational processes
Authentication
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Operational processes
Starting an ESS
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Operational processes
Starting an IBSS
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Operational processes
Inter-Frame Spacing
Free access when medium is free longer than DIFS DIFS
DIFS PIFS
Contention Window
Busy Medium
SIFS
Backoff-Window
Slot time
Next Frame
Defer Access
Operational processes
Data Frames and their ACK
DIFS
Data
SIFS
Ack
DIFS Contention Window
Acknowledgment are to arrive at within the SIFS The DCF interframe space is observed before medium is considered free for use .11 Architect. 29
Operational processes
Traffic flow - Inter-BSS
AP-1000 or AP-500
Avaya Wireless PC-Card Association table STA-1 STA-2 Inter-BSS Relay ACK
BSS-A
Associate STA-1
Associate
ACK Packet for STA-2 STA-2
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Operational processes
Traffic flow - ESS operation
Bridge learn table Bridge learn table STA-2 STA-1 1 Avaya Wireless PC-Card 2 Association table STA-1
AP-1000 or AP-500
AP-1000 or AP-500
STA-2 STA-1
BSS-B
STA-1
BSS-A
STA-2
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Operational processes
Traffic flow - WDS operation
Bridge learn table Bridge learn table STA-2 STA-1 2 Avaya Wireless PC-Card 2 Association table STA-1 WDS Relay Packet for STA-2 ACK Packet for STA-2 WDS Relay
AP-1000 or AP-500
AP-1000 or AP-500
STA-2 STA-1
ACK
Packet for STA-2 ACK
BSS-B
STA-1
BSS-A
STA-2
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Configuration Parameters
Avaya Wireless PC-Card used in client station and AP-1000 or AP500 Behaves differently based on the parent unit
When inserted in AP-1000 or AP-500, AP firmware is downloaded into the PC-Card (Note: this is Avaya Wireless/MAC FW, not Bridge FW) When inserted in client station, STA firmware is active (default FW)
Requires different configuration parameter sets to support the different behavior Configuration can be performed by:
Setting parameters at installation Changing parameters in property settings Using Avaya Wireless AP Manager (for APs)
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Configuration Parameters
Basic parameters (Station)
Type of Operation
To identify the kind of network that the station will be part of
Network centered around APs (or RG-1000) IBSS (peer-to-peer network)
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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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Configuration Parameters
For future implementation
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