Terms starting with W

8 terms in Networking

  • WAN

    Networking › Networking fundamentals

    A WAN, or wide area network, connects LANs across cities, countries or continents using carrier circuits, private lines or Internet links.

  • Wi-Fi 6

    Networking › Wi-Fi

    Wi-Fi 6 is the Wi-Fi Alliance name for IEEE 802.11ax, a wireless LAN generation built for efficiency in crowded networks through OFDMA…

  • Wi-Fi 6E

    Networking › Wi-Fi

    Wi-Fi 6E extends the 802.11ax Wi-Fi standard into the 6 GHz band, adding wide, uncongested channels reserved for modern devices.

  • Wi-Fi 7

    Networking › Wi-Fi

    Wi-Fi 7 is the IEEE 802.11be wireless standard, adding 320 MHz channels, 4096-QAM and multi-link operation for faster, steadier Wi-Fi connections.

  • WireGuard

    Networking › Network security

    WireGuard is a lean VPN protocol that builds encrypted UDP tunnels between peers identified by public keys, using one fixed set of…

  • Wireshark

    Networking › Network monitoring

    Wireshark is an open-source network protocol analyzer that captures packets and decodes them field by field for troubleshooting and security analysis.

  • WLAN

    Networking › Networking fundamentals

    A WLAN (wireless local area network) links devices within a limited area by radio, most often using IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi access points…

  • WPA3

    Networking › Wi-Fi

    WPA3 is the Wi-Fi security standard that replaces WPA2, using SAE handshakes and mandatory management frame protection to secure wireless networks.