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1-Day Instructor Led Hands On Lab Class |
We offer several Wi-Fi related courses. The Understanding Wi-Fi 101 Fundamentals course is a prerequisite for taking more advanced courses, including Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi Security and Wi-Fi Voice and Video. You will find other courses in the related content area below.
Course Description: 
This course examines Wi-Fi 802.11 Networking and Market Opportunities. This class is ideal for anyone looking for an introduction to WLAN’s and how Wi-Fi supports wireless network connectivity in both the enterprise and service provider environments. This course is a 1-day course on 802.11, as part of the Wireless course offerings at CellStream. It will provide the attendee with an understanding of the basic operation and terminology of the 802.11 Wireless Networking technologies. It will discuss the how users connects to the Wi-Fi network and sends data, how Wi-Fi still works in the presence of interference, and common Wi-Fi network problems and solutions. This course will also cover changes to the Wi-Fi network to support deployment of carrier-grade hotspots and interworking with Cellular networks.
Course Objectives:
The overall objective of this one day overview is to provide sufficient insight to the main subject and thus provide a baseline for creating the next generation multimedia wireless solutions for products and services. The attendee will be provided access to ongoing Q&A and discussion for the subject. We will deliver this course via web meeting tools in two 4-hour sessions. This course is designed to meet the needs of anyone that requires insight into these Wi-Fi technologies, from managers to designers.
To develop a focused technology view targeted at Wireless 802.11 with a focus on the operational aspects of a Wi-Fi network. The following key areas are covered:
- Introduction to the 802.11 specifications
- 802.11 operations, including scanning, connecting, and sending data
- Contrast DCF and PCF
- Power Save mode
- MAC frame format
- Physical layer
- Hotspot 2.0 Carrier-Grade Wi-Fi
Audience:
The target audience for this course is anyone in Engineering, Test, Customer Support, Technical Marketing, or even Sales and Marketing that requires an understanding of Wi-Fi, and seeks to comprehend the challenges of Wi-Fi that can be applied to their job function.
Ideal candidates are:
- Operations individuals that will provide Wi-Fi configuration and support wireless services
- Network Design Engineers that need to understand Wi-Fi
- Network Management individuals that are providing element and network management tools
- Technical sales individuals that must be able to correlate wireless functionality
- Technical marketing individuals that want more than just a basic understanding of Wi-Fi
- Certification Track individuals that need to expand their knowledge and studies
- Network Administrators
Course Prerequisites:
This course is designed to appeal to anyone needing the skills and knowledge of 802.11 and the challenges of implementing WLAN’s. The ideal student will have some experience in networking and operations; however no prior knowledge is necessary.
Course Materials:
Students will be provided with a Course Student Guide via the Online School of Network Sciences as well as many course reference materials.
Related Content:
There are a number of related courses we offer that explore the technical aspects of both today’s and tomorrow’s wireless networks.
- For students requiring an understanding to today’s and future mobile networks we offer:
- 4G 101 Foundation, available both as instructor led and self-paced
- 4G 201 Advanced, available both as instructor led and self-paced
- 5G 101 in a day, a 1 day 5G introduction – instructor led, web based delivery only
- 5G 201 in a day, an advanced 5G class – instructor led, web based delivery only
- Understanding 5G Wireless Networks, a 2 day instructor led, web based delivery only class
- Advanced 5G Network Radio and Network Concepts – a 1 day instructor led, web based delivery only class
- For students working on IoT, we have several additional courses that compare and contrast the different technologies being deployed to connect “things” to the Internet, such as:
- Enabling IoT: Wireless Low Power and Lossy Networks
- Enabling IoT: The ZigBee Protocol, available both as instructor led and self-paced
- Enabling IoT: IEEE 802.15.4 Low Rate Wireless Sensor Networks
- Enabling IoT: Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments (WAVE)
- Enabling the IoT: Next Generation 802.11 WLANs
- For students needing a technical understanding of the operation of 802.11 Wi-Fi networks we have:
- Understanding Wi-Fi 802.11 Fundamentals – a 1 day instructor led, web based delivery only class
- Wi-Fi 5 – Very High Throughput (802.11ac) – a 1 day instructor led, web based delivery only class
- Understanding Voice and Video over Wi-Fi – a 1 day instructor led, web based delivery only class
- Hands-on Wi-Fi 6/6E (802.11ax) – a 2 day instructor led, web based delivery only class
- Understanding Wi-Fi Security with WPA2 and WPA3 – a 1 day instructor led, web based delivery only class
- For students looking to learn more in general about Wireshark, check out our Wireshark classes here.
- For students looking to learn more about Wi-Fi/WLAN – check our our WLAN operations courses here.
- For students looking to learn more about IPv6 – check our our IPv6 courses here.
Course Outline:
- Establishing the groundwork
- Introduction to Wi-Fi and spectrum considerations
- Key 802.11 specifications
- 802.11 operations
- Contrasting 802.11 topologies
- Beacons
- Finding a Wi-Fi network
- Getting authenticated on a Wi-Fi network
- Sending data using Distribution Coordination Function (DCF)
- How collisions are handled
- Sending data using Point Coordination Function (PCF)
- 802.11 MAC frame structure
- Power save operations
- Sending multicast and broadcast frames
- Generic frame structure
- Frame types
- Multiple address fields
- QoS frame structure
- 802.11 physical and RF layers
- A look at the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands
- Channel planning and deployment considerations
- Understanding 802.11a,g OFDM parameters
- How high data rates are achieved
- 802.11,ac enhancements to achieve higher data rates
- Physical Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) frame structure
- Hotspot 2.0 Carrier Grade Wi-Fi
- Public Hotspot market
- Hotspot 2.0 specification
- 802.11u Interworking with External Networks
- Access Network Query Protocol
- Passpoint certification program
Course Availability:
Contact us for schedule dates and times.
View the course calendar and browse for our schedule.
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