Beacon meaning

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arezoo

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Jun 1, 2019, 1:30:25 AM6/1/19

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hi every body...

what is the meaning of BEACON in ns2 and when we use it?

knudfl

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Jun 1, 2019, 6:06:36 AM6/1/19

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Hi.

→ Google, define networking beacon →

https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=all&gws_rd=ssl#hl=en&q=define+networking+beacon

Beacon frame is one of the management frames in IEEE 802.11 based WLANs. It contains all the information about the network. Beacon frames are transmitted periodically, they serve to announce the presence of a wireless LAN and to synchronise the members of the service set.

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beacon_frame

Beacon examples, in the 3500 simulations package https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tptvzNOYJWeoA28Vm92sFIl0w1_qMAvi/view?usp=sharing

→ → see "beacon.txt : Attached.

beacon.txt

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