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What is Infrastructure Mode?

Infrastructure mode is a networking framework by which devices communicate

with each other by first going through an Access Point (AP).Infrastructure mode,

lets wireless devices communicate with each other or with a wired network.

Two possible types of service can exist while in Infrastructure mode:

Basic Service Set (BSS)

Basic Service Set is when an Access Point is connected to a wired network

and a set of wireless stations.

Extended Service Set (ESS)

Extended Service Set is a set of two or more Basic Service Sets BSSs that

form a single subnet.

Note: Corporate wireless LANs require infrastructure mode to

access the wired LAN in order to use services such as file servers or

printers.

Figure 4. Infrastructure Network

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