5. Administration and security
The MAC and PHY layer administration functions are located on a different plane from the usual network plane. The control plane encompasses the PHY and MAC layer administration functions. Figure 16 shows a representation of the control plane.
Administration functions include power management, synchronization, authentication, association, re-association and more.
5.1 Synchronization
The precision of transmissions and respect for timers is essential in a distributed architecture. In a wireless network, each station has an internal clock that enables it to trigger its processes (transmission, reception). However accurate this clock may be, it is...
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Standard developments
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