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    Extended Service Set

    Last Updated May 24, 2021 1:42 pm
    Vangie Beal
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    Abbreviated as ESS, Extended Service Set is a component of the IEEE 802.11 WLAN architecture that extends the range of mobility to a single Basic Service Set (BSS). An Extended Service Set (ESS) is a set of two or more BSSs that form a single sub network.

    Contrast with Basic Service Set (BSS).
    See also infrastructure mode.

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    Vangie Beal is a freelance business and technology writer covering Internet technologies and online business since the late '90s.

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