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802.11b Glossary

BFWB:      Basic Fast Walsh Block
BPSK:      Binary Phase Shift Keying
CCA:       Clear Channel Assessment
CDMA:      Code Division Multiple Access
CCK:       Complementary Code Keying
CRC:       Cyclic Redundancy Code
CSMA/CA: Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance
DFE:       Decision Feedback Equalizer
DQPSK:     Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
DS:        Direct Sequence
DSSS:      Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
Eb/No:     Energy per bit to Density of Noise ratio
Es/No:     Energy per symbol to Density of Noise ratio
FCS:       Frame Check Sequence
FH:        Frequency Hopping
FHSS:      Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
FFT :      Fast Fourier Transform
FWT:       Fast Walsh Transform
HR:        High Rate
ICI:       Inter-Chip Interference
ISI:       Inter-Symbol Interference
LSB:       Least Significant Bit
MAC:       Medium Access Control
MBOK:      M-ary Bi-Orthogonal keying
Mbps:      Millions of bits per second
Mcps:      Millions of chips per second
MOK:       M-ary Orthogonal keying
MPDU:      MAC Protocol Data Units
MSB:       Most Significant Bit
MSps:      Millions of symbols per second
PBCC:      Packet Binary Convolutional Coding
PHY:       Physical Layer
PLCP:      Physical Layer Convergence Protocol
PMD:       Physical Medium Dependent
PPDU:      PLCP Protocol Data Unit
PSDU:      PHY Sublayer Service Data Units
QPSK:      Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
SFD:       Start Frame Delimiter
STA:       Station
WLAN:      Wireless Local Area Network