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IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, commonly pronounced “eye triple-e,” is a group of professionals from many companies, governments, agencies, and so on that gets together to standardize different technologies.

infrastructure mode

A topology for deploying wireless networks in which a centralized “base station” (such as a wireless router) provides a common access point through which all computers and devices communicate.

Internet

The worldwide system of computer networks. Although many private networks connect to it, the Internet is public, cooperative, and self-sustaining.

IP (Internet Protocol)

Defines the communication rules for devices on the Internet. Communication within this protocol is based on the assignment of IP addresses.