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Station services

Station services are part of every 802.11-compliant station and must be incorporated by any product claiming 802.11 compliance. Station services are provided by both mobile stations and the wireless interface on access points. Stations provide frame delivery services to allow message delivery, and, in support of this task, they may need to use the authentication services to establish associations. Stations may also wish to take advantage of confidentiality functions to protect messages as they traverse the vulnerable wireless link.

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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