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An Investigation of the Impact of Signal Strength on Wi-Fi Link ...

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a basic architecture <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IEEE 802.11 network. It may include two or more wireless<br />

nodes. The nodes can be a wireless workstati<strong>on</strong> or an AP. All wireless nodes share a<br />

signal coordinati<strong>on</strong> functi<strong>on</strong> in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> same BSS. <strong>Fi</strong>gure 2.3 shows three BSSs and each<br />

BSS has an AP and two wireless stati<strong>on</strong>s. IBSS is <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> smallest service unit in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IEEE<br />

802.11 network (as shown in figure 2.4). The advantage <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> IBSS is that it can enable<br />

two wireless stati<strong>on</strong>s to form a WLAN without an AP.<br />

<strong>Fi</strong>gure 2.3: Basic service set.<br />

<strong>Fi</strong>gure 2.4: Independent basic service set.<br />

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