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CTS 034: What’s In A Beacon?

CTS 034: What’s In A Beacon?

FromClear To Send: Wireless Network Engineering


CTS 034: What’s In A Beacon?

FromClear To Send: Wireless Network Engineering

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Apr 18, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The beacon frame is used by access points, and stations in an IBSS, to communicate their characteristics for connection. A beacon frame is sent periodically, called the target beacon transmission time (TBTT). Default time is 102,400 microseconds (102 ms). 100 time units (TUs) is 1,024 microseconds. APs also contend for airtime while sending beacon frames. […]
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Released:
Apr 18, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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