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Wireless Network
Architecture
•Stations
•All components that can connect into a wireless medium in
a network are referred to as stations.
•All stations are equipped with wireless network interface
cards (WNICs).
•Wireless stations fall into one of two categories:
•1.Wireless access point [1 access points and 2.clients].
•1.Access point
–Access points (APs) are base stations for the wireless
network. They transmit and receive radio frequencies for
wireless enabled devices to communicate with.
•2.Clients
–Wireless clients can be mobile devices such as laptops,
personal digital assistants, IP phones, or fixed devices
such as desktops and workstations that are equipped
with a wireless network interface.
