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| A survey mode where APs are tentatively positioned on a tripod, so as to determine the best position for intended APs in this area. |
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| A logarithmic scale measuring an increase or decrease in power. |
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| A measure of power relative to a reference value of 1 milliwatt. |
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| European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI) |
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| The regulatory body in charge of wireless communications for the European Union. Its rules are followed by several non-European countries. |
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| Federal Communications Commission (FCC) |
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| The regulatory body in charge of wireless communications for the United States. Its rules are also followed by several other countries. |
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| A site survey process aiming at discovering non-802.11 transmitters on the bands intended for the WLAN deployment. |
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| A survey mode where the number of APs is estimated offsite, from a scaled floor plan. |
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| Telecom Engineering Center (Telec) |
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| The regulatory body in charge of wireless communications for Japan. |
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| Also sometimes called passive survey, this is a survey mode where an application associates a floor plan to detected APs. |
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