CTS 028: Management Frames




Clear To Send: Wireless Network Engineering show

Summary: <br> There are three types of wireless frames used for wireless communications. In this episode, I begin talking about one of them and its frame subtypes. The three types of frames are Management, Control, and Data. In this episode I go into the Management frames. Management frames are used to either for notification or for request and response.<br> Management Frame Types<br> There are twelve subtypes of the management frame. Each playing a key role in wireless communications. Some of them you may have heard of, such as the Beacon frame.<br> If you are are studying for the CWAP exam, knowing each of the twelve management frame subtypes is important and knowing the purpose of each subtype is equally important.<br> Listen to the podcast for a little more detail on each of the twelve management frame subtypes.<br> 12 Management frame subtypes:<br> – Beacon<br> – Probe request<br> – Probe response<br> – Authentication<br> – Deauthentication<br> – Association request<br> – Association response<br> – Reassociation request<br> – Reassociation response<br> – Announcement traffic indication message (ATIM)<br> – Disassociation<br> – Action<br> Links and Resources Mentioned<br> <br> * Sample <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/utepy9fxaqtol8i/cts-packet6-ssid.pcap?dl=0">wireless capture</a><br> * Check out a fun way to create SSIDs, emoticons. I created a test SSID using a sushi emoticon to express my love for raw fish. Download the wireless capture to see what the SSID looks like in a Beacon frame.<br> <br> <br> <br> * <a title="Xirrus Managed Service Providers" href="https://www.xirrus.com/managed-service-providers/%20">Xirrus Unveils New MSP Offering</a><br> * <a title="Configuring EAP-PEAP on Apple TV" href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/apple-tv-eap-peap-configuration-george-stefanick?trk=v-feed%20">Configuring EAP-PEAP on Apple TV</a><br> * <a title="Ekahau RTLS Acquired by AiRISTA" href="http://www.ekahau.com/real-time-location-system/news/press-releases/airista-announces-acquisition-of-ekahau-rtls">Ekahau RTLS Acquired by AiRISTA</a><br> * <a title="WLPC 2016 Videos" href="https://vimeo.com/album/3831972%20">WLPC 2016 Videos Available</a><br> <br> Thanks For Listening<br> Thank you to everyone who listens to the show. If there are any topics you would like to hear about please feel free to submit them using the contact form.<br> Also, please subscribe to the show to get the latest episode delivered, automatically, to your Podcast listening app.<br>