Thomas Kunz
Systems and Computer Engineering
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802.11 MAC Management
nSynchronization
–try to
find a LAN, try to stay within a LAN
–timer
etc.
nPower management
–sleep-mode
without missing a message
–periodic
sleep, frame buffering, traffic measurements
nAssociation/Reassociation
–integration
into a LAN
–roaming,
i.e. change networks by changing access points
–scanning,
i.e. active search for a network
nMIB - Management Information Base
–managing,
read, write