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Chapter 8 Wireless Configuration
NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User’s Guide
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8.3 What You Need To Know
The following are wireless network terminologies that are relevant to this chapter.
BSS
A Basic Service Set (BSS) exists when all communications between wireless
stations or between a wireless station and a wired network client go through one
access point (AP).
Intra-BSS traffic is traffic between wireless stations in the BSS. When Intra-BSS
traffic blocking is disabled, wireless station A and B can access the wired network
and communicate with each other. When Intra-BSS traffic blocking is enabled,
wireless station A and B can still access the wired network but cannot
communicate with each other.
Figure 77 Basic Service set
ESS
An Extended Service Set (ESS) consists of a series of overlapping BSSs, each
containing an access point, with each access point connected together by a wired
network. This wired connection between APs is called a Distribution System (DS).
An ESSID (ESS IDentification) uniquely identifies each ESS. All access points and