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What are some of the commonly seen WLAN devices? What role does each of them play in creating the WLAN network infrastructure?
What are some of the commonly seen WLAN devices?
Ans:Access Point(AP),Bridges,Switch,Router,Gateway,Hub
Access Point(AP):It connects wireless devices.It allows to user to have an access of network for communication.
Bridege:It is used to connect network of different types.E.g.Ethernet bridge connects wired Ethernet network to wireless network.
Switch:It allows to connect devices among each other using method of packet switching for send,receive and process of data.
Router:It allows to forward packets from one computer to another.It does job of traffic management of network.
Gateway:It is used to coonect to another network which uses another protocol.It routes traffic from inside of network to outside.
Hub:It is common point where all devices are connected.In this hub,frame of data is broadcasted to each device.It doesnt matter whether frame is for particular computer or device.It just broadcasts.