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802.11a Glossary


ADSL:       Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Loop
BPSK:      
Binary Phase Shift Keying
CCA:       
Clear Channel Assessment
DMT:       
Discrete Multi Tone
DSSS:       Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
FEC:       
Forward Error Correction
FFT:       
Fast Fourier Transform
FHSS:      
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
GI:        
Guard Interval
IFFT:      
Inverse Fast Fourier Transform
LAN:       
Local Area Network
MAC:       
Medium Access Control Layer
MIB:       
Management Information Base
MLME:      
MAC Layer Management Entity
MPDU:      
MAC Protocol Data Units
NBPSC:      
Number of coded bits per subcarrier
NCBPS:      
Number of coded bits per OFDM symbol
NDBPS:      
Number of data bits per OFDM symbol
OFDM:      
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
PHY:       
Physical Layer
PLCP:      
Physical Layer Convergence Procedure
PLME:      
Physical Layer Management Entity
PMD:       
Physical Medium Dependent
PPDU:      
PLCP Protocol Data Unit
PSDU:      
PHY Sublayer Service Data Units
QAM:       
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
QPSK:      
Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
SAP:       
Service Access Point
WLAN:      
Wireless Local Area Network

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