Wireless Workshop: Synopsis

Workshop Goals

This 5-day workshop provides the principles and components of the design and integration of wireless services. It will feature extensive hands-on experience - every participant will be issued a Linux virtual machine and some real networking equipment.

Target Audience

Network/systems administrators and engineers from Education, Government, and ISPs who are responsible for network maintenance and planning.

Prerequisites

• Knowledge of the UNIX/Linux command line environment
• Knowledge of TCP/IP networking
• Participants are required to bring laptops.

Workshop topics

• Basic Radio Physics
• Antennas & Transmission Lines
• Wireless Standards, Modes, Spectrum, Modulation
• Building scalable WiFi? access networks
• Building wireless core networks
• Point to Point link planning
• Monitoring and management for WiFi? and wireless
• Security concepts, tools & resources
• Wireless authentication models & mechanisms
• Troubleshooting wireless networks
• Objectives

At the end of the workshop students will be able to:

• Explain core concepts of Wireless Networking such as Standards, Modes, Spectrum and Modulation
• Explain and deploy low cost wireless networking
• Explain the concepts of Basic Radio Physics
• Explain concepts regarding Antennas & Transmission Lines
• Explain concepts regarding Link budget & dB Math
• Explain concepts regarding Low cost wifi hardware choice & procurement
• Explain and demonstrate skills regarding AP configuration, flashing
• Explain concepts regarding wireless security concepts, tools & resources
• Employ various techniques to perform wireless network troubleshooting tasks