Module Descriptors
FUNDAMENTALS OF WIRELESS LAN'S
COCS60240
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Christopher Howard
Email: C.Howard@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 48
Independent Study Hours: 102
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 70%
- PRACTICAL IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 30%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
A written multi-choice questionnaire examination, length 2 hour weighted at 70%, learning outcomes 3 and 4.
A practical not in examination conditions weighted at 30%, learning outcomes 1 and 2.
A practical not in examination conditions weighted at 30%, learning outcomes 1 and 2.
Module Indicative Content
Design a logical wireless LAN architecture for mobile wireless users in compliance with 802.11 IEEE standards.
Demonstrate knowledge in WLAN applications as they relate to EM spectrum, radio wave propagation, modulation techniques, and frequency and channel usage in wireless technologies.
Installation of in-building and building-to-building wireless LANs with Cisco devices that meet mobility and throughput specifications including the site survey and documentation.
Perform hardware setup and software configuration of Cisco Aironet APs and antennas for Ethernet/Radio ports, and services.
Perform hardware setup and software configuration of Cisco Aironet equipment for Ethernet/Radio ports and services specific to the WLAN needs for Access Points, Bridges, Repeater, and Site Survey Client functionality.
Upgrade and distribute firmware on Cisco wireless products throughout a WLAN.
Identify, define features of, and install, directional and omnidirectional antennas in both building-to-building and in-building WLANs.
Design and setup of WLAN security using WEP, Cisco LEAP and 802.1x protocols.
Troubleshoot WLAN performance issues using event loggings, command line utilities, and diagnostic tools.
Demonstrate knowledge in WLAN applications as they relate to EM spectrum, radio wave propagation, modulation techniques, and frequency and channel usage in wireless technologies.
Installation of in-building and building-to-building wireless LANs with Cisco devices that meet mobility and throughput specifications including the site survey and documentation.
Perform hardware setup and software configuration of Cisco Aironet APs and antennas for Ethernet/Radio ports, and services.
Perform hardware setup and software configuration of Cisco Aironet equipment for Ethernet/Radio ports and services specific to the WLAN needs for Access Points, Bridges, Repeater, and Site Survey Client functionality.
Upgrade and distribute firmware on Cisco wireless products throughout a WLAN.
Identify, define features of, and install, directional and omnidirectional antennas in both building-to-building and in-building WLANs.
Design and setup of WLAN security using WEP, Cisco LEAP and 802.1x protocols.
Troubleshoot WLAN performance issues using event loggings, command line utilities, and diagnostic tools.
Module Learning Strategies
24 hours lectures / 24 hours labs/tutorial
Self-directed learning using on-line material
Weekly one hour lecture to supplement on-line material
On-line multiple choice tests to give formative feedback
Lab sessions every week to gain practical networking experience and re-enforce theory
Team assignment work as part lab work and skills test
Investigation using Web
(1:n)2 (1:20)2
Self-directed learning using on-line material
Weekly one hour lecture to supplement on-line material
On-line multiple choice tests to give formative feedback
Lab sessions every week to gain practical networking experience and re-enforce theory
Team assignment work as part lab work and skills test
Investigation using Web
(1:n)2 (1:20)2
Module Resources
CISCO Local Academies only
On-line learning material provided by CISCO Inc.
CISCO Networking Academy programme assessment server
Laboratory exercise sheets provided by course instructor
NOTE
Instructors teaching this module who use the CISCO material must have completed the Fundamentals of Wireless LAN's instructor course.
On-line learning material provided by CISCO Inc.
CISCO Networking Academy programme assessment server
Laboratory exercise sheets provided by course instructor
NOTE
Instructors teaching this module who use the CISCO material must have completed the Fundamentals of Wireless LAN's instructor course.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
To have completed level 1 module Introduction to Networking with LAN's and WAN's and the level 2 module LAN Switching and WAN Networks or followed CNAP program 1 to 4 or hold CCNA or CCNP.
Module Texts
Cisco Networking Academy Program Fundamentals of Wireless LAN Companion Guide, (Cisco Sysytems), first edition, 2003, ISBN 1587131196
Building a Cisco Wireless LAN (Eric Ouellet et all),First edition, Syngress, 2002, ISBN 192899458X
Building a Cisco Wireless LAN (Eric Ouellet et all),First edition, Syngress, 2002, ISBN 192899458X