Wireless networking

Wireless networking

Terms in relation to computer networks that use (usually) ratio communication to wirelessly connect to the internet.

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Wireless networking

broadband wireless access

Network hardware; Wireless networking

Broadband wireless access is a technology aimed at providing wireless access to data networks, with high data rates. According to 802. 16-2004 standard, broadband means "having instantaneous ...

Base station (BS), also called cell site, is the local cellular tower and radio antenna (including the radios, controller, switch interconnect, etc. ) that handles communication with mobile users in ...

base station controller (bsc)

Network hardware; Wireless networking

Base Station Controller (BSC) is a device and software associated with a base station that permits it to register mobile phones in the cell, assign control and traffic channels, perform handoff and ...

base station identity code (bsic)

Network hardware; Wireless networking

Base Station Identity Code (BSIC) is a unique code contained in messages on the broadcast channels of a cell or base station that uniquely identifies the base station.

base station subsystem (bss)

Network hardware; Wireless networking

The Base Station Subsystem (BSS) is the section of a GSM network which is responsible for handling traffic and signalling between a mobile phone and the Network Switching Subsystem.

basic service set identifier (bssid)

Network hardware; Wireless networking

BSSID refers to the MAC address of the Station (STA) in an Access Point (AP) in an infrastructure mode BSS defined by the IEEE 802. 11-1999 Wireless Lan specification. This field uniquely identifies ...

bandwidth time product (bt)

Network hardware; Wireless networking

Bandwidth Time Product(BT) is the result obtained by multiplying the system bandwidth by the signal duration. As a general rule, the system bandwidth must be approximately equal to the reciprocal of ...