- Establishing the groundwork
- Introduction to Wi-Fi and spectrum considerations
- Key 802.11 specifications
Labs
- Introduction to spectrum analyzer
- Introduction to packet analyzer Wireshark
- 802.11 operations
- Contrasting 802.11 topologies
- Beacons
- Finding a Wi-Fi network
- Getting authenticated on a Wi-Fi network
- Sending data using Distribution Coordination Function (DCF)
- How collisions are handled
- Sending data using Point Coordination Function (PCF)
Labs
- Analyzing 802.11 authentication
- 802.11 MAC frame structure
- Power save operations
- Sending multicast and broadcast frames
- Generic frame structure
- Frame types
- Multiple address fields
- QoS frame structure
Labs
- Recognizing 802.11 frame types
- Determining if 802.11 frames are protected
- 802.11e QoS objectives and applications
- Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA)
- Traffic priorities and Access Categories (AC)
- Hybrid Controlled Channel Access (HCCA)
- Negotiating a traffic stream
Labs
- Analyzing 802.11 QoS data
- 802.11 introduction to 802.11 physical layer
- A look at the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands
- Channel planning and deployment considerations
- Understanding 802.11a,g OFDM parameters
- How high data rates are achieved
- IEEE 802.11n physical layer
- Contrasting 802.11g and n OFDM radios
- Modulation and coding scheme enhancements
- 40 MHz channels and subcarrier allocation
- Achieving 600 Mbps
- 802.11n MAC layer improvements required to support higher data rates
Labs
- Identifying channels and channel bandwidth
- Radio techniques underlying IEEE 802.11n,ac
- Understanding OFDM
- How Spatial Multiplexing (SM) achieves higher data rates
- Beamforming
- Multi-user MIMO
- IEEE 802.11ac Very High Throughput
- Comparing and contrasting 802.11n and ac
- Multi-channel solutions
- High levels of modulation
- Explicit beamforming
- Improvements to frame aggregation
- Wi-Fi Alliance wave 1 certification
Labs
- A closer look at the 5 GHz band
- Wrap-up
- Course Recap and Q/A
- Evaluations