A SOC analyst asks why control frames (ACK/RTS/CTS class) differ in purpose from management frames. What is accurate?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Management frames run the membership desk—who’s here, what’s the network name. Control frames are the traffic cops waving ACK/RTS/CTS so the air doesn’t crash.
Full Explanation
802.11 splits non-data traffic into management and control families with different jobs. Management frames establish and advertise BSS state; control frames support reliable medium use (for example ACK, RTS, CTS). Analysts reading captures should classify by purpose instead of treating every non-data frame as interchangeable.