Article | REF: TE7375 V1

Standard for wireless networks: IEEE 802.11

Author: Daniel TREZENTOS

Publication date: May 10, 2002

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5. Administration and security

The MAC and PHY layer administration functions are located on a different plane from the usual network plane. The control plane encompasses the PHY and MAC layer administration functions. Figure 16 shows a representation of the control plane.

Administration functions include power management, synchronization, authentication, association, re-association and more.

5.1 Synchronization

The precision of transmissions and respect for timers is essential in a distributed architecture. In a wireless network, each station has an internal clock that enables it to trigger its processes (transmission, reception). However accurate this clock may be, it is...

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