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WIRELESS LAN
Prepared by
M.Prabhakaran, AP/ECE
MAC LAYER
• Medium Access Control (MAC) has to control medium
access, it can also support for roaming, authentication and
power conservation.
• Traffic Services:
– MAC layer can support two different kinds of traffic services as
• Asynchronous Data Service (mandatory)
• Time bounded service (optional)
• Functions
– Integration of wireless station into a BSS
– Formation of an ESS
– Synchronization of stations etc.