Wireless Mesh Networks/Glossary
< Wireless Mesh NetworksAcknowledgements — 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