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In
IEEE
802.11
(Wi-Fi) terminology, a
station
(abbreviated as
STA
) is a device that has the capability to use the 802.11 protocol. For example, a station may be a
laptop
, a desktop PC,
PDA
,
access point
or Wi-Fi phone. An STA may be fixed, mobile or portable. Generally, in wireless networking terminology, a station, a wireless client and a
node
are often used interchangeably, with no strict distinction existing between these terms. A station may also be referred to as a transmitter or receiver based on its transmission characteristics. IEEE 802.11-2007 formally defines station as:
Any device that contains an IEEE 802.11-conformant media access control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) interface to the wireless medium (WM).
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