Module Delivered in
| Short Title: | Wireless Networking |
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| Full Title: | Wireless Networking |
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| Reviewed By: | FINBARR FEENEY |
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| Description: | This module aims:
To gain a systematic understanding of the issues involved in migrating to a wireless network, 802.11a/b/g technologies, products and solutions; to perform Site Surveys - determine the feasibility of the desired coverage, the radio frequency interference, and the wired connectivity limitations. To design and implement resilient secure (802.1x, EAP, LEAP, WEP, SSID) WLANs; to understand basic antenna theory, including directional and omnidirectional antenna. To consider vendor interoperability strategies; to design, implement and manage secure fixed and wireless and WANs; to critically evaluate the business and financial impact of these technologies. |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
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| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to | - Design a logical wireless LAN architecture for mobile wireless users in compliance with IEEE 802.11 standards
- Explain concepts and theories regarding the most common factors that influence WLANs including EM spectrum, radio wave propagation, modulation techniques, and frequency and channel usage in wireless technologies.
- Design and implement an installation of in-building and
building-to-building WLANs with appropriate hardware and antennas that meet mobility and throughput specifications, including the site survey and documentation
- Deploy hardware and software configurations of wireless access points and workgroup bridges including security using WEP, Cisco LEAP, and 802.1x protocols.
- Evaluate wireless products and critically assess performance issues using event logging, command-line utilities, and diagnostic tools.
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Module Content & Assessment| Content |
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Wireless Standards 802.11 (a,b,g) MAC frame structure, architecture, and operation.
Carrier-sense mechanism, MAC-level acknowledgements, interframe spaces. Wireless LAN Topologies Networking Media, Digital wireless and cellular technologies, wireless components.
Client adapters, Access points, Antennaes, 802.11 enabled devices,
Challenges and Issues.
Market requirements, Channel setup, roaming scalability, bridge topologies, repeaters, WVLAN, QoS, mobile IP, Access points, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Tools. Radio Technology Wireless Radio Technology, Mathematics for Studying Radio,
Electromagnetic (EM) Waves, Multiple Access and Bandwidth, propagation. Wireless Enterprise Management & Security Site survey, Troubleshooting, Management, Monitoring, and Diagnostics. Address critical deployment and control issues. Emerging Wireless Technologies Ultra-wideband Wireless, VoIP and Voice over WLANs, Mobile Wireless, Wireless Organizations and Certification.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Course Work | 50% | | End of Semester Formal Examination | 50% |
| | Outcome addressed | % of total | Assessment Date |
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| Formal End-of-Semester Examination | None | 50% | Semester End |
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| Coursework Breakdown |
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| Type | Description | Outcome addressed | % of total | Assessment Date |
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| Continuous Assessment | CA 3 - Typical task: Individual test of concepts | | 10 | Sem 1 End |
IT Tallaght reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment Module Workload & Resources| This course has no full time workload. |
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| Resources |
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| Required Book Resources |
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- Walke B. 2007, IEEE 802 Wireless Systems: Protocols, Multi-Hop Mesh/Relaying, Performance and Spectrum Coexistence, Wiley
- Roshan, P. and Leary, J. 200, 802.11 Wireless LAN Fundamentals, Cisco Press
| | Recommended Book Resources |
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- Alexander, B.E. 2004, 802.11 Wireless Network Site Surveying and Installation
- Sankar, K. et al, 2004, Cisco Wireless LAN Security, Cisco Press
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