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consists of a radio, a wired network interface (e.g., 802.3), and bridging software
conforming to the 802.1d bridging standard. The access point acts as the base station
for the wireless network, aggregating access for multiple wireless stations onto the wired
network. Wireless end stations can be 802.11 PC Card, PCI.
¦ Wireless LAN Network Configuration
The 802.11 standard define two modes: infrastructure mode and ad hoc mode (or
independent or peer-to-peer).
l Ad Hoc Mode
Ad hoc mode (also called peer -to-peer mode or an Independent Basic
Service Set, or IBSS) is simply a set of 802.11 wireless stations that
communicate directly with one another without using an access point or any
connection to a wired network. This mode is useful for quickly and easily
setting up a wireless network anywhere that a wireless infrastructure does not
exist or is not required for services, such as a hotel room, convention center,
or airport, or where access to the wired network is barred (such as for
consultants at a client site).
l Infrastructure Mode
In infrastructure mode, the wireless network consists of at least one access
Independent Basic
Service Set (IBSS)
Figure 1. Ad Hoc Mode
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