Chapter 1 – Study Guide

Introduction to Networking – pg. 3 – general info 1.1 Networking: A Brief Introduction – pg 4 – Internetworking – Internet vs internet – extranets  pg 7 – Virtual Private Networks pg 8 – Area Networks – pg 9 LAN, MAN, WAN 1.1.2 Networking Relationships & Topologies  pg 13 – Network Relationship Types Client / […]

802.11 standards

802.11a — an extension to 802.11 that applies to wireless LANs and provides up to 54-Mbps in the 5GHz band. 802.11a uses an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing encoding scheme rather than FHSS or DSSS. 802.11b (also referred to as 802.11 High Rate or Wi-Fi) — an extension to 802.11 that applies to wireless LANS and provides 11 Mbps transmission (with […]