IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANdraft Standard.ppt

IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANdraft Standard Keith B. Amundsen Wireless Solutions 508-470-9483 keith_b_amundsen@ October 24, 1996 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Introduction IEEE 802.11 Draft 5.0 is a draft standard for Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication. This tutorial is intended to describe the relationship between 802.11 and other LANs, and to describe some of the details of its operation. It is assumed that the audience is familiar with serial data communications, the use of LANs and has some knowledge of radios. Agenda Glossary of 802.11 Wireless Terms Overview 802.11 Media Access Control (MAC) Frequency Hopping and Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Techniques 802.11 Physical Layer (PHY) Security Performance Inter Access Point Protocol Implementation Support Raytheon Implementation Glossary of 802.11 Wireless Terms Station (STA): A computer or device with a wireless network interface. Access Point (AP): Device used to bridge the wireless-wired boundary, or to increase distance as a wireless packet repeater. Ad Hoc Network: A temporary one made up of stations in mutual range. Infrastructure Network: One with one or more Access Points. Channel: A radio frequency band, or Infrared, used for shared communication. Basic Service Set (BSS): A set of stations communicating wirelessly on the same channel in the same area, Ad Hoc or Infrastructure. Extended Service Set (ESS): A set BSSs and wired LANs with Access Points that appear as a single logical BSS. Glossary of 802.11 Wireless Terms, cont. BSSID ESSID: Data fields identifying a stations BSS ESS. Clear Channel Assessment (CCA): A station function used to determine when it is OK to transmit. Association: A function that maps a station to an Access Point. MAC Service Data Unit (MSDU): Data Frame passed between user MAC. MAC Protocol Data Unit (MPDU): Data Frame passed between MAC PHY. PLCP Packet (PLCP_PDU): Data Packet passed from PHY to PHY over the Wireless Medium. Overview, IEEE 802, an