fat AP (fat Access Point)

In wireless local area networks (WLANs), an AP with sufficient program

logic and processing power to allow it to enforce policies relating to access and usage, rather than working under the supervision of a centralized controller. (A fat AP may use information from a RADIUS

server, for example.) A network based on fat APs is more costly and complex, but offers the advantage of faster access as they can act independently rather than having to consult a centralized controller for authentication and other security purposes. In a mobile application, users moving between AP zones of coverage realize faster handoffs with fat APs. See also authentication, RADIUS, server, thin AP, and WLAN.

• LOS (Line-of-Sight)
• loss
• loss budget
• lossless compression
• lossy compression
• low delay code excited linear prediction (LD-CELP)
• low earth orbit (LEO)
• low frequency (LF)
• Low Income Consumers Program
• low-order mode
• low-pass filter
• Low-Power Radio Service (LPRS)
• Low-Power Radio Service (LPRS)
• low-tier
• low-tier
• low voltage (LV)
• low-water-peak fiber (LWPF)
• LPC (Linear Predictive Coding)
• lpi (lines per inch)
• LPRS (Low-Power Radio Service)
• LRC (Longitudinal Redundancy Check)
• LRN (Location Routing Number)
• LSB (Least Significant Bit)
• LSP (Label Switched Path)
• LSR (Label Switching Router)