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Description / Abstract:
This clause describes the physical layer services provided to
the 802.11 wireless LAN MAC by the 5 GHz (bands) OFDM system. The
OFDM PHY layer consists of two protocol functions:
a) A physical layer convergence function which adapts the
capabilities of the physical medium dependent system to the
Physical Layer service. This function shall be supported by the
Physical Layer Convergence Procedure (PLCP) which defines a method
of mapping the 802.11 MAC sublayer Protocol Data Units (MPDU) into
a framing format suitable for sending and receiving user data and
management infonnation between two or more stations using the
associated physical medium dependent system.
b) A Physical Medium Dependent (pMD) system whose function
defines the characteristics and method of transmitting and
receiving data through a wireless medium between two or more
stations each using the OFDM system.