ESA
Extended Service Area

An ESA is an IEEE 802.11 conceptual area in which members of an ESS (Extended Service Set) may communicate. An ESA is larger than or equal to a BSA (Basic Service Area) and may involve several BSS (Basic Service Set) in overlapping or disjointed configurations.

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