Which one of the statements regarding the Frame Control field in an 802.11 MAC header is true?

The correct answer is D. The Frame Control field is always set to 0. This field is simply used to indicate which protocol version of 802.11 is being used by the frame. This is always set to "0"

Wireless LAN Protocol Analysis

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Options

AOnly Control frames have a Frame Control field
BThe Frame Control field contains three sub-fields and eight one-bit flags
CThe Frame Control field is used to communicate the duration value
DThe Frame Control field is always set to 0

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A
7% (4)
B
12% (7)
C
5% (3)
D
76% (44)

Explanation

This field is simply used to indicate which protocol version of 802.11 is being used by the frame. This is always set to "0"

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#Frame Control field#802.11 MAC header#frame structure#frame types

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