ESS: extended service set, a group of all STAs in the same logical management domain. An ESS may contain multiple BSSs. BSS: basic service set, an area covered by an AP. Each BSS is identified by a BSSID. The simplest WLAN contains only one BSS, and all STAs are in the BSS. ...
ESS: extended service set, a group of all STAs in the same logical management domain. An ESS may contain multiple BSSs. BSS: basic service set, an area covered by an AP. Each BSS is identified by a BSSID. The simplest WLAN contains only one BSS, and all STAs are in the BSS. To ...
Infrastructure BSS describes STAs associated with a central STA that manages the BSS. The central STA is referred to as an access point (AP). This deployment is commonly used in home, office, and hotspot network installations. Generally speaking, the AP connects wirelessly with associated STAs an...
The basic service set is the simplest form of a WLAN architecture, consisting of a single access point and multiple wireless clients connected to it. This setup forms a single cell in a WLAN network. The AP serves as thegatewayto other network resources or the internet. A BSS operating inde...
A BSS is a group of stations that connects to the network. In an ad hoc network—established when two or more wireless devices join together without a router or access point—this group is called an Independent BSS (IBSS). A set of connected BSSs, as in a network with multiple access ...
BSS and BSSID As specified in IEEE 802.11, the BSS is a minimum element of aWLANand indicates the area an AP covers. STAs in a BSScancommunicate with each other. As shown in the following figure, AP1, STA1, and STA2 form a BSS, while AP2 and STA3 form the other BSS. STA1 and...
BSS Max Idle Service: Helps clients and access points efficiently decide how long to remain associated when no traffic is being transmitted. The device uses this information to preserve device battery life. When you combine 802.11k and 802.11v’s ability to speed up the search for the best tar...
A WLAN requires less physical equipment than a wired network—saving you money, reducing installation time, and using a smaller footprint in an office setting. Simpler scalability A WLAN is easy to scale. Adding users is as simple as assigning login credentials. ...
Virtual access point (VAP): a WLAN service entity on an AP. Youcancreate different VAPs on an AP to provide wireless access services for different user groups. Diagram of VAPs on an AP Basic service set (BSS): an area covered by an AP. STAs in the same BSS can communicate with each...
A wireless access point (wireless AP) is a network device that transmits and receives dataover a wireless local area network (WLAN), serving as the interconnection point between the WLAN and a fixed wire network. Conceptually, an AP is like an Ethernet hub, but instead of relaying LAN frame...