Documentation Center    • Trials   • Product Updates  IEEE
802.11 WLAN - Beacon Frame  This model shows transmission and
reception of beacon frames in an 802.11 based wireless local
area network (WLAN) as described in [ 1 ]. The beacon frame is a
type of management frame. It identifies a service set formed by
a number of 802.11 devices. The access point (AP) of a service
set periodically transmits the beacon frame to establish and
maintain the network. In an ad hoc network, the stations
transmit the beacon frame.  Structure of the Example  The model
has three main parts:    • Model Parameters, where you can
select the information sent within the beacon frame and the
channel parameters,    • 802.11 System, which is formed of the
transmitter, channel, and the receiver,    • Results, where you
can view the most important received information, such as CRC
flags, packet type, and received SSID.  The following section
describes the transmitter and receiver in more detail.   The
transmitter implements a lightweight