COMPUTER NETWORKING

WIRELESS NETWORKS AND MOBILE IP

WIRELESS LANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following specifies a set of media access control (MAC) and physical layer specifications for implementing WLANs?
A
IEEE 802.16
B
IEEE 802.3
C
IEEE 802.11
D
IEEE 802.15
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following specifies a set of media access control (MAC) and physical layer specifications for implementing WLANs? Explanation: IEEE 802.11 is a set of media access control and physical layer specification for implementing WLAN computer communication.

Detailed explanation-2: -IEEE 802.11i is an IEEE 802.11 amendment used to facilitate secure end-to-end communication for wireless local area networks (WLAN).

Detailed explanation-3: -IEEE 802.11 is a set of medium access control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) specifications for implementing Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication. The 802.11 family is a series of over-the-air modulation techniques that share the same basic protocol (Table 2).

Detailed explanation-4: -IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs use a media access control protocol called Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA).

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