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Wireless vs Beaconing - What's the difference?

wireless | beaconing |

As nouns the difference between wireless and beaconing

is that wireless is (label) the medium of radio communication while beaconing is .

As verbs the difference between wireless and beaconing

is that wireless is to send a message by wireless (by radio) while beaconing is (the emitting of signals from a beacon).

As an adjective wireless

is not having any wires.

wireless

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Not having any wires.
  • Of or relating to communication without a wired connection, such as by radio waves.

    • Synonyms

    * cordless

    Antonyms

    * wired

    Noun

    (wikipedia wireless) (wirelesses)
  • (label) The medium of radio communication.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1935, author= George Goodchild
    • , title=Death on the Centre Court, chapter=3 , passage=It had been his intention to go to Wimbledon, but as he himself said: “Why be blooming well frizzled when you can hear all the results over the wireless . And results are all that concern me. […]”}}
  • (label) A radio set.
  • (label) Wireless connectivity to a computer network.

    • Derived terms

    * wireless operator

    Verb

  • To send a message by wireless (by radio)
  • *
    • ----

    beaconing

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (The emitting of signals from a beacon).

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • # (computing, telecommunications) A continuous signaling of error conditions on a LAN, or small packets on a wireless LAN (WLAN).
  • # (computing, telecommunications) In a token ring network, the process of isolating a fault domain with signals, so that recovery actions can take place.

    • See also

    * LAN * token ring

    References

    * [http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=beaconing] * [http://www.hamhud.net/hh2/smartbeacon.html] * [http://www.nauticexpo.com/cat/marina-equipment-docks-boat-hoists/beaconing-equipment-YA-566.html] * [http://www.wildpackets.com/support/compendium/token_ring/beaconing]