This is the family of specifications for wireless local area networks (WLANs) developed by a working group of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Related MCQs

• Which of the following refers to a communications specification that was approved in early 2002 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standards Association (IEEE-SA) for wireless personal area networks (WPANs)?
• Wireless Sensor Networks are networks that consist of sensors that are A: distributed in an ad hoc manner. B: These sensors work with each other to sense some physical phenomenon and then the information gathered is processed to get relevant results. C: Wireless sensor networks consist of protocols and algorithms with self-organizing capabilities.
• IEEE has defined the specifications for a wireless LAN called _______, which covers the physical and data link layers.
• Which of the IEEE 802 standards defines the technologies used to form and manage personal area networks?
• Wireless networks are computer networks that use radio frequency channels as their __ for communication.
• Following MAC protocols have been developed for wireless voice and data communication networks
• In IEEE 802.11, a ___ is made of stationary or mobile wireless stations and an optional central base station, known as the access point (AP).
• Which multiple access technique is used by IEEE 802.11 standard for wireless LAN?
• Specifications for a wireless LAN are called
• Since a wireless ad-hoc network is decentralized and its topology is dynamic, each of the wireless nodes must perform its own message __________.