The center frequency of a radio transmission that is modulated in some fashion to carry baseband information. Channel - An independent conduit for information that neither interferes with or is interfered by other coexisting channels. Client stations cannot directly access the resources of other client stations. An independent conduit of information created by using a unique sequence that separates it from other channels created in a similar fashion. Collision - In random protocols, an event where two or more stations attempt to access the medium at the same instant resulting in corrupted data on the network.
Correlated energy is additive, or strengthened, in the despreading process.
In spread spectrum systems, the process that takes place in the receiver to reverse the spreading process that took place at the transmitter. Domain - A packet addressing scheme that creates a logical network segment regardless of the physical channel assignment. 802.3 is the IEEE specification that defines Ethernet. In networking terms, considered to 1 Mbps or greater. Interference - A situation that occurs when an unwanted RF signal occupies the same frequency band as the desired signal.