- BSS
- Basic Service Set. A bunch of machines forming a cell.
- ESS
- Extended Service Set. Using WiFi beyond a BSS, gluing together several BSS
- BSSID
- A 48 bit identifier for a BSS. If an infrastructure BSS, it is the MAC of the 802.11 side of the Acess Point. Else the local bit is set and a 48-bit identifier is randomly selected.
- SSID
- Service set Identifier. An character string identifier for a ESS.
- NAV
- Network Access Vector. A time slot reservation, in microseconds.
- RTS/CTS
- Request To Send, Clear To Send. Reservation mechanism. Source,
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