Wireless Mesh Networks/Glossary

 Wireless Mesh Networks 

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Acknowledgements — Introduction — Mesh network basics — History Highlights — Motivation — Economics — Politics — Social Impact — Regulatory — Taxonomy of Mesh Types — Design Parameters — How many radios? — Transport — Access — RF concerns — What layers does it run on? — Topology Control — Mobility Handoffs — Applications — Content — Operations — Accounting and Billing — Management — Getting Power to the Node — Survey Tools — Planning Tools — Mounting Options — Testing Tools — Meshes you can build — Conclusion — Applicable Standards — Known Deployments — Mesh Timeline — Mesh Network Vendors — Bibliography — Glossary — Index

Glossary

AC Alternating Current

API Application Programming Interface

CA Certificate Authority

CIDR Classless Inter-Domain Routing

DC Direct Current

DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

DNS Domain Name System

FCC Federal Commuications Commission

GPIO General Purpose Input/Output

GUI Graphical User Interface

HNA Host Network Announcement

I/O Input/Output

ICMP Interet Control Message Protocol

IP Internet Protocol

LED Light Emitting Diode

LOS Line Of Sight

MANET Mobile Ad Hoc Network

MID Mobile Internet Device

MPR Mote Processor Radio

NEMA National Electrical Manufacturers Association

NTP Network Time Protocol

NTSC/PAL National Television System Committee/Phase Altering Line OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

OLSR Optimized Link State Routing

OLSRD Optimized Link State Routing Daemon

PoE Power Over Ethernet

PTT Push To Talk

PWM Pulse Width Modulation

RP-SMA Reverse Polarity-SubMiniature Version A

RF Radio Frequency

SSID Service Set Identifier

TC Topology Control

TCIP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

TOS Type Of Service

USB Universal Serial Bus

UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair

VANET Vehicular Ad Hoc Network

VPN Virtual Private Network

WAN Wide Area Network

WEP Wired Equivalency Privacy

WPA WiFi Protected Access