CWNP CWNA-109 Practice Test 1

A client STA must choose the best AP for connectivity. As part of the evaluation, it must verify compatible data rates. What can the client STA use to verify that an AP supports the same data rates that it supports?
The client STA can useBeacon frames transmitted by the APto verify that an AP supports the same data rates that it supports. Beacon frames are management frames that are periodically broadcasted by the APs to announce their presence, capabilities, and parameters. One of the information elements contained in the Beacon frames is the Supported Rates or Extended Supported Rates, which lists the data rates that the AP can use for communication. The client STA can compare its own data rates with those advertised by the AP to determine if they are compatible. Data frames, authentication frames, and probe request frames do not contain information about data rates.Reference:[CWNP Certified Wireless Network Administrator Official Study Guide: Exam CWNA-109], page 133; [CWNA: Certified Wireless Network Administrator Official Study Guide: Exam CWNA-109], page 123.