Typical 802.11 Wireless LAN Operation with Access Points

• The server responds, sending an 802.3 frame to the access point

• The access point converts the 802.3 frame into an 802.11 frame and sends the frame to the mobile station.

Mobile

Station

Access

Point

Ethernet

Switch

Server

802.11

Frame

802.3

Frame

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