Wireless Fundamentals 1 (WFUN1) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Fundamentals of 802.11

• 802.11 and WiFi standards
• Wireless regulations and country codes
• 802.11b
• 802.11a
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11ac
• 802.11ax
• Next Generation 802.11 Standards
• Wireless Modulation and MCS

Wireless planning and coverage

• Planning parameters for WLAN transmission
• Internal and external antennas
• Illumination measurement and simulation techniques
• 2.4GHz and 5GHz
• Capacity-oriented WLAN planning
• Coverage and mobility
• Capacity-oriented planning

Different WLAN solutions

• Autonomous access points
• Controller-based WLAN design: architectures, protocols, vendor concepts
• Cloud-based WLAN design: special features, pros/cons, vendor concepts
• Integration of WLAN in modern layer-3-based LAN infrastructures
• Mesh networks and IEEE 802.11s: design, application areas
• Virtual controllers
• Instant Access Points

Wireless LAN management

• Monitoring of the wireless interface: coverage, data rates, throughput and utilization of access points
• Detection of end device mobility
• Malfunctions and interference: Detection and countermeasures
• WLAN, Bluetooth and Zigbee
• Simple tools for daily use for smartphones and notebooks

Measurement technology for wireless LAN

• Typical measurement and analysis tasks in WLAN
• Categories of WLAN measurement technology
• WiFi spectrum analyzer

WLAN Security Basics

• Authentication
• Authorization
• Encryption
• WPA/WPA2/WPA3
• 802.11i
• Guest Portals and Web Authentication
• 802.1X/Radius/PKI concepts

Labs and demos

• Installation of Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers and Access Points
• Installation of Aruba Wireless LAN Controllers and Access Points
• Demo Cisco C9800 WLC and 91XX Access Points
• Demo Cisco Prime Infrastructure
• Demo Ekahau WiFi Planning