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Management frame

As explained in Acing the CCNA Exam: Volume 2 Advanced Networking and Security

A management frame is an 802.11 frame that establishes or maintains wireless LAN communications.

A management frame is an 802.11 message used to establish and maintain communications in a wireless LAN. It supports client discovery and connection to an access point. section 19.3

Common management-frame exchanges include:

  • Probe requests and probe responses support active scanning for nearby access points. section 19.3
  • Beacons advertise each basic service set during passive scanning. section 19.3
  • Authentication and association messages establish a client's connection to an access point. section 19.3

How Acing the CCNA Exam: Volume 2 Advanced Networking and Security covers it

How deep it goes
Defines the frame category and examples, while stopping short of implementation details.
Examples
Uses probe requests, probe responses, beacons, authentication messages, and association messages as examples.
What it assumes
Assumes basic wireless LAN terminology such as access points, clients, and basic service sets.
What you can do after
Evaluate wireless exchanges by distinguishing management frames from control and data frames.
How it connects
Connects wireless LAN communications with association, active scanning, passive scanning, authentication, and data frames.
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