IEEE 802.11 WLAN Basics (BaWLAN)

This course will help:
  • Administrators, as well as 1st and 2nd line technical support engineers of IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) get acquainted with the technologies and concepts used in these networks
  • Get an overview of the development and future of these networks
  • Learn about the key elements and features of these networks

Course syllabus:

  • A Brief History of WLAN
  • Antennas
  • Radio propagation
  • Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power
  • Modulation and coding schemes:
  • MCS Basics
  • Spatial MIMO streams
  • Dependence of MCS on power and S/N
  • Frequency ranges
  • Ranges
  • Channels
  • 802.11 link layer
  • Frame Types
  • CSMA/CA
  • Review of amendments to the standard
  • Media access
  • Network discovery
  • Brief description of methods for organizing access to WLAN
  • Overview of roaming solutions

You will learn:

  • Configure and operate wireless local networks of the IEEE 802.11 standard (Wi-Fi)
  • Apply acquired knowledge in the field of network design, security and automation

Pre-requisites:

To take this course, experience in administering Wi-Fi networks and an understanding of how WLAN works is required.

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