At regular intervals the AP in an infrastructure network or wireless device in an ad hoc network sends a ____ frame both to announce its presence and to provide the necessary information for other devices to join the network.
A) master
B) beacon
C) data
D) control

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A beacon frame is sent by an AP in an infrastructure network or a wireless device in an ad hoc network to announce its presence and provide necessary network information for other devices to join. A master frame is not a commonly used term in wireless networking, and data and control frames are used for different purposes such as transmitting actual data and managing network traffic respectively.

At Regular Intervals the AP in an Infrastructure Network or Wireless