| Description |
| A comprehensive two-day course
covering fundamentals, Wireless LANs, cellular, 3G and
the wireless web. |
| Course
objectives |
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Review fundamental
radio concepts. |
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Understand wireless
LANs in detail: concepts, standards, practical deployment,
performance, security. |
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Cover cellular in
detail: concepts, standards, analog, digital and
3G; understand CDMA, TDMA/GSM. |
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Survey other technologies:
LMDS, Bluetooth, satellite, … |
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Explore the Wireless
Web. |
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| What you will
learn |
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All about radio: analog
and digital, frequencies, bands. |
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Wireless LAN concepts,
standards, equipment. |
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Data formats: Ethernet
frames and IP packets. |
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How to deploy Wi-LAN
"hotspots" with Access Points. |
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How to allocate channels
when using multiple APs. |
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DHCP, private IP addresses
and IP address translation. |
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How to set up a wireless
LAN in Windows XP. |
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Sharing printers and
files. |
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What performance to
expect: obstacles, loading. |
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Wireless LAN security:
SSIDs, encryption. |
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Overview of LMDS,
SMDS, Bluetooth and more . |
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Overview of satellites
and two-way internet access. |
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All about cellular.
Concepts, terminology, buzzwords. |
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Analog vs. digital
cellular. GSM, TDMA and GPRS. |
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CDMA and how "spread
spectrum" works. |
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3G technologies: cdma2000,
1X, EV and UMTS. |
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Sort out 3G hype from
3G reality |
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Understand i-mode,
SMS, wireless email, Blackberry. |
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The Wireless Web,
WAP and XML. |
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| Prerequisites |
| None. |
| Who should attend |
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Those
needing to get up to speed, fill in the gaps and
put in place a solid understanding of today's wireless
technologies. |
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Anyone
wanting to improve their career- and productivity-enhancing
knowledge base with a detailed understanding of
wireless LANs, cellular and the migration to 3G,
and the technologies and issues behind the Wireless
Web. |
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| Course
content (High-level summary): |
| 1.
Basic Radio Principles |
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Radio concepts; analog
vs. digital; radio bands |
| 2.
Wireless LANs |
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Wi-LAN standards,
802.1a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi |
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Wireless Access Points
(APs), adapter cards |
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Ethernet frames and
IP packets |
| 3.
Deploying Wi-LAN Hotspots |
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Integrated AP/switch/NAT/router
devices |
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DHCP, private IP addresses,
translation |
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Single access point
configuration |
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Multiple APs: channel
allocation, interference |
| 4.
Wireless LAN Setup and Configuration |
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Setup in Windows XP;
file and printer sharing |
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CLASS DEMONSTRATION:
setup, configuration and test |
| 5.
Wireless LAN Performance |
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Distance limitations,
obstacles and penetration |
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Claimed vs. actual
throughput; loading curves |
| 6.
Wireless LAN Security |
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Hacking and jamming;
access control, SSID |
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Encryption, WEP, WPA,
beacon frames |
| 7.
Other Wireless Technologies |
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LMDS, MMDS, Bluetooth,
point-to-point microwave |
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Two-way paging, trunked
radio |
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Satellite: geosynchronous,
LEO; internet access |
| 8.
Cellular and PCS |
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Cellular concepts:
cells, registration, handoffs |
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1G analog; 2G digital:
CDMA and TDMA/GSM |
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Understanding CDMA:
spread spectrum and codes |
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911 and location technologies |
| 9.
3G and Data over Cellular |
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Cellular modems; packet
radio; CDPD |
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Data over TDMA/GSM:
CSD, HSCSD; GPRS |
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3G technologies and
issues |
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cdma2000; 1X, 3X and
1xEV; W-CDMA, UMTS |
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Throughput comparisons;
players |
| 10.
The Wireless Web |
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SMS, i-mode, wireless
e-mail |
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Device evolution |
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CLASS DEMONSTRATION:
WAP |
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Content delivery:
WAP and XML |
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