TELECOM

WiFi and Hotspots Technologies

Nº 1422
DATE: CALL Other available dates:
PRICE NIS: 2120 + VAT
DURATION: 2 Days

Course Overview:

This course will cover all the aspects of 802.11 wireless networks. The course will review the technologies used by the different protocols, the infrastructure and deployment aspects of wireless networks. The impact of Wireless Network at home, the office and public spaces will be examined as well as the integration of Wifi within the advanced cellular networks. The course is intended for technical and non technical professionals looking for a clear understanding of the fast growing Wireless LAN market, for application developers and those wishing for sound background for planning and implementing wireless networks and wireless networking technology.

Who should attend?

Marketing, sales and R&D staff members for manufacturers/vendors of LAN equipment
LAN users looking for alternatives to the "classical" LAN implementations
Data communications consultants and system integrators

Prerequisities:

None

Course Outline:

1. What is Wi-Fi?

A Bit of History
Quick Facts about Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Standard Bodies & Consortiums
Wireless Spectrum Usage

2. WiFi Architecture

STA, AP, BSS, DS, ESS

3. 802.11 Protocols & Building Blocks

General
- IEEE 802.11 WLAN Protocols
- IEEE 802.11 Alphabet Soup
- What is unique about Wireless?
- 802.11 Layers
- Physical Layer - PHY
- ISM Band
- Baseband IR
- Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
  - FHSS PLCP
  - FHSS PCM
- Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum

DSSS PLCP
DSSS PCM
- FHSS vs DSSS
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
- OFDM PLCP
- OFDM PCM
- Antenna Diversity
Media Access Control Layer- MAC
- 802.11 MAC Basic Access Protocol Features
- MAC General Frame Format
- MAC Management Functions
- MAC Management Frames

4. Wi-Fi Security

SecurityBuildingFunctions
- Access Control
- Privacy
- Authentication
- Integrity
Evolution of WLAN Security
- WEP Security Flaws
- TKIP - Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
- Counter Mode with CBC-MAC Protocol (CCMP)
802.11x
EAP Over LAN / Wireless (EAPOL , EAPOW)
Authentication: RADIUS, DIAMETER
802.11i Key Hierarchy
EAP Methods in Wireless LANs

5. WLAN QoS

Quality of Service - QoS
IEEE 802.11e

6. WLAN Networks

WLAN Product Types
Home WLAN
Corporate WLAN
VoWLAN - Voice over LAN
HotSpots
HotSpot Deployment
Who “owns the HotSpots business” ?
Public WLAN market forecasts
Community WLANs

7. What is Next?

802.11 vs. Other Technologies
802.11 & Cellular Complementary Technologies
802.11 vs Cellular Trends for Data Services
WLAN & Cellular Complementary Services
Internet Protocol for Radio Access Network (IP RAN)

8. Emerging WiFi & LAN Technologies

802.16 WirelessMAN™ “WiMAX”
802.20 MBWA “Mobility-Fi”
802.11n
802.15.4 “ZigBee”
UWB Ultra Wide Band

9. Summary

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