IBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE NAUSHAHRO FEROZE

Depar tment of Computer Science

Wireless Networks
Credit Hours:

04

Semester: Summer Semseter 2014

Instructor:
Muhammad
Akram
Balouch

Evaluation

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Presentations
Quizzes
Assignments
Mid-Term Examinations
Final Examination

04
06
10
40
40

Recommended Books:
1
Data Communication and Networks
2
Wireless Communication by Rappaport

Web Resources:
1.

www.vutube.com

www.wikipedia.com

www.IEEE.org

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Session / Week wise Details:

Lecture Date/
Topic
No
Week
01-02
Week Chapter 1: Overview of Wireless Standards and
03-04
01
Organizations

Ass:/Quizz/
Presentation
Assignment

1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5

Identifying Standards Organizations

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
International Telecommunication Union
Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE)
1.6 Wi-Fi Alliance
1.7 International Organization for Standardization
1.8 Communications Fundamentals
1.9 Understanding Carrier Signals
1.10 Understanding Keying Methods
05-06
07-08

Week
02

Chapter 2: Radio Frequency Fundamentals

2.1 What Is an RF (Radio Frequency) Signal?
2.2 Identifying Radio Frequency Characteristics
2.3 Polarity
2.4 Wavelength
2.5 Frequency
2.6 Amplitude
2.7 Phase
2.8 Identifying RF Behaviors
2.9 Wave Propagation
2.10 Absorption, Reflection, Scattering, Refraction,
Diffraction, Loss (Attenuation), Free Space Path
Loss, Multipath and Gain (Amplification)

09-10
11-12

Week
03

Chapter 3: Radio Frequency

Measurements, and Mathematics

Assignment
/
Presentation

Components, Quiz/

Assignment

3.1 RF Components
3.2 Transmitter
3.3 Antenna
3.4 Receiver
3.5 Intentional Radiator (IR)
3.6 Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power
(EIRP)
3.7 Units of Power and Comparison
3.8 Watt
3.9 Milliwatt (mW)
3.10
Decibel (dB)
3.11
dBi, dBd and dBm
3.12
RF Mathematics and Rule of 10s and
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Suggested
Reading

3s

3.13
Received Signal Strength Indicator
(RSSI)
3.14
System Operating Margin
(SOM)/Link Budget
3.15
Fade Margin and Inverse Square Law
13-14
15-16

Week
04

Chapter 4: Radio Frequency Signal and Antenna Assginment

Concepts
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9

Active and Passive Gain

Azimuth and Elevation Chart
Beamwidth
Antenna Types
Omni-directional Antennas
Semi-directional Antennas
Highly-directional Antennas
Phased Array and Sector
Antennas, Visual Line of Sight, RF Line of Sight,
Fresnel Zone, Earth Bulge, Antenna Polarization
and Antenna Diversity
4.10 Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)
4.11 Antenna Connection and Installation
4.12 Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR)
4.13 Antenna Mounting and Antenna Accessories
4.14 Cables, Connectors, Splitters, Amplifiers,
Attenuators, Lightning Arrestors,
4.15 Grounding Rods and Wires
17-18
19-20

Week
05

Chapter 5: IEEE 802.11 Standards

Quiz/
Presentation

5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4

Overview of the IEEE 802.11 Standard

IEEE 802.11 Ratified Amendments
802.11b Amendment and 802.11a Amendment
802.11g, 802.11d, 802.11F, 802.11h, 802.11i,
802.11j,802.11e, IEEE 802.11 Draft and
Amendments
5.5 802.11k, 802.11m,802.11n, 802.11p,
802.11r,802.11s, 802.11T, 802.11u, 802.11v and
802.11w

21-22
23-24

Week
06
Week
07

First Midterm
Chapter 6: Wireless Networks and Spread Assignment/
Presentation
Spectrum Technologies
6.1 Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM)
Bands

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6.2 900 MHz ISM Band , 2.4 GHz ISM Band and
5.8 GHz ISM Band
6.3 Unlicensed National Information
Infrastructure Bands (UNII)
6.4 Lower Band (UNII-1), Middle Band (UNII-2)
and Upper Band (UNII-3)
6.5 Narrowband and Spread Spectrum
6.6 Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS)
6.7 Hopping Sequence
6.8 Dwell Time and Hop Time
6.9 Modulation
6.10 802.11/b/g Channels
6.11 Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)
6.12 DSSS Data Encoding and Modulation
6.13 Packet Binary Convolutional Code (PBCC)
6.14 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
(OFDM)
6.15 Convolution Coding
6.16 802.11a Channels
6.17 Throughput vs. Bandwidth and
Communication Resilience
25-26
27-28

Week
08

Chapter 7: Wireless LAN Topologies

Assignment/
Quiz

7.1 Wireless Networking Topologies

7.2 Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN)
7.3 Wireless Metropolitan Area Network
(WMAN)
7.4 Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN)
7.5 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)
7.6 802.11 Topologies
7.7 Access Point
7.8 Client Stations
7.9 Distribution System (DS)
7.10
Wireless Distribution System (WDS)
7.11
Service Set Identifier (SSID)
7.12
Basic Service Set (BSS)
7.13
Basic Service Set Identifier (BSSID)
7.14
Basic Service Area (BSA)
7.15
Extended Service Set (ESS)
7.16
Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS)
7.17
Nonstandard 802.11 Topologies
7.18
802.11 Configuration Modes
7.19
Access Point Modes and Client
Station Modes
29-30
31-32

Week
08

Chapter 8: 802.11 Medium Access

Quiz/
Assignment

8.1 CSMA/CA vs. CSMA/CD

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8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.7
8.8

Distributed Coordination Function (DCF)

Interframe Space (IFS)
Collision Detection
Duration/ID Field
Carrier Sense
Random Backoff Time
Distributed Coordination Function (DCF)
Flowchart
8.9 Point Coordination Function (PCF)
8.10 802.11 Frame Format vs. 802.3 Frame Format
8.11 Three Frame Types
8.12 Management Frames
8.13 Control Frames and Data Frames
8.14 Layer 3 Integration with 802.11 Frames
8.15 Beacon Management Frame (Beacon)
8.16 Passive Scanning and Active Scanning
8.17 Authentication
8.18 Open System Authentication and Shared Key
Authentication
8.19 Association, Authentication and Association
States
8.20 Roaming , Reassociation, Disassociation,
Deauthentication
33-34
35-36

Week
09

Chapter 9: 802.11 MAC Architecture

Assignment/
Quiz

9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
9.5
9.6

ACK Frame
Fragmentation
802.11g Protection Mechanism
RTS/CTS
CTS-to-Self
Power Management, Active Mode and Power Save
Mode
9.7 Traffic Indication Map (TIM)
9.8 Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM)
9.9 Announcement Traffic Indication Message
(ATIM)
9.10 Wireless Multimedia (WMM)
Chapter 10: Wireless Devices
10.1 Wireless LAN Client Devices
10.2 Radio Card Formats and Radio Card Chipsets
10.3 Client Utilities
10.4 Progression of WLAN Architecture
10.5 Access PointIntelligent Edge Architecture
10.6 Wireless Network Management System
(WNMS)
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10.7
10.8
10.9
10.10
10.11
10.12
10.13
10.14
10.15
10.16
10.17
10.18
10.19
10.20
10.21
10.22
37-38
39-40

Week
10

Centralized WLAN Architecture

Distributed WLAN Architecture
Unified WLAN Architecture
Specialty WLAN Infrastructure Devices
Wireless Workgroup Bridge
Wireless LAN Bridges
Enterprise Wireless Gateway
Residential Wireless Gateway
VPN Wireless Router
Wireless LAN Mesh Routers
Enterprise Encryption Gateway
Virtual AP System
Power over Ethernet (PoE)
PoE Devices
Endspan
Midspan

Chapter 11: Network Design, Implementation, Assignment/

Presentation
and Management
11.1 Core, Distribution, and Access
11.2 Capacity vs. Coverage
11.3 Corporate Data Access and End User
Mobility
11.4 Network Extension to Remote Areas
11.5 BridgingBuilding-to-Building Connectivity
11.6 Wireless ISP (WISP)
11.7 Small Office, Home Office (SOHO)
11.8 Mobile Office Networking
11.9 Educational/Classroom Use
11.10 IndustrialWarehousing and Manufacturing
11.11 HealthcareHospitals and Offices
11.12 Public Network Access

41-42
43-44

Week
11

Chapter 12: WLAN Troubleshooting

12.1 802.11 Coverage Considerations
12.2 Dynamic Rate Switching
12.3 Roaming
12.4 Layer 3 Roaming
12.5 Co-Channel Interference
12.6 Channel Reuse, Hidden Node, Near/Far,
Interference, Performance, Weather

45-46
47-48

Week
12
Week
13

Second MidTerm
Chapter 13: 802.11 Network Security
Architecture

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13.1 802.11 Security Basics

13.2 Encryption
13.3 AAA
13.4 Segmentation
13.5 Legacy 802.11 Security
13.6 Legacy Authentication
13.7 Static WEP Encryption
13.8 MAC Filters
13.9 SSID Cloaking
13.10 Authentication and Authorization
13.11 802.1X/EAP Framework
13.12 EAP Types
13.13 Dynamic Encryption Key Generation
13.14 WPA/802.11i
13.15 Robust Security Network (RSN)
13.16 4-Way Handshake
13.17 WPA/WPA2 Personal
13.18 TKIP, CCMP, Segmentation, VLANs, RBAC,
Infrastructure Security
13.19 Physical Security and Interface Security
13.20 VPN Wireless Security and Layer 3 VPNs
49-50
51-52

53-54
55-56

Week
14

Chapter 14: Radio

Fundamentals

Frequency

Site

Survey Quiz/

14.1 WLAN Site Survey Interview

14.2 Customer Briefing
14.3 Business Requirements
14.4 Capacity and Coverage Requirements
14.5 Existing Wireless Network
14.6 Infrastructure Connectivity
14.7 Security Expectations
14.8 Documents and Reports
14.9 Forms and Customer Documentation
14.10 Deliverables
14.11 Additional Reports
14.12 Vertical Market Considerations
14.13 Outdoor Surveys
14.14 Aesthetics, Government, Education,
Healthcare, Hotspots, Retail , Warehouses,
Manufacturing, Multitenant Buildings
Week Chapter 15: Site Survey Systems and Devices

Assignment

Assignment

15

15.1
15.2
15.3
15.4
15.5

Site Survey Defined

Mandatory Spectrum Analysis
Mandatory Coverage Analysis
AP Placement and Configuration
Optional Application Analysis

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15.6
15.7
15.8
15.9
15.10
15.11
Week
16

Site Survey Tools

Indoor Site Surveys Tools
Outdoor Site Survey Tools
Coverage Analysis
Manual, Assisted and Predictive
Self-Organizing Wireless LANs

Final Term

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