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Distribution system services

Distribution system services connect access points to the distribution system. The major role of access points is to extend the services on the wired network to the wireless network; this is done by providing the distribution and integration services to the wireless side. Managing mobile station associations is the other major role of the distribution system. To maintain association data and station location information, the distribution system provides the association, reassociation, and disassociation services.

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In this tutorial:

  1. 802.11 Networks
  2. IEEE 802 Network Technology Family Tree
  3. Nomenclature and Design
  4. Types of Networks
  5. Independent networks
  6. Infrastructure networks
  7. Extended service areas
  8. Multi-BSS environments: "virtual APs"
  9. Robust security networks (RSNs)
  10. The Distribution System, Revisited
  11. Interaccess point communication as part of the distribution system
  12. Wireless bridges and the distribution system
  13. Network Boundaries
  14. 802.11 Network Operations
  15. Network Services
  16. Station services
  17. Distribution system services
  18. Confidentiality and access control
  19. Spectrum management services
  20. Mobility Support
  21. Designing Networks for Mobility