Section 6.1: Wireless Networking Basics
Learning Objectives
After completing this section, you should be able to
- list the advantages of wireless networking;
- illustrate the planning, design, and implementation of wireless networks.
Tasks
- Study Chapter 8 of the TD textbook.
- Complete Case Project 8-3.
- Complete Case Project 8-2.
Study Questions
You may want to use the Personal Study Space wiki to answer these questions, which may require some Internet research. You can also post comments and queries in the Unit 6 Forum.
- What is the wireless spectrum?
- What is the range of frequencies associated with major wireless services?
- What are the main characteristics of wireless transmission?
- Why do people choose wireless networking?
- What are the major wireless LAN (WLAN) architectures?
- What are the WLAN standards?
- What hardware is needed to run a wireless network?
- What are wireless WANs?
- What is Wi-Fi?
- What is the cellular network?
- What are the main features and differences between Wi-Fi and cellular networks?
- What is the role of satellite communication in wireless networking?
