Module Descriptors
WIRELESS NETWORKS (BLENDED LEARNING)
COCS60477
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Christopher Howard
Email: C.Howard@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- Practical in Examination Conditions weighted at 30%
- Examination - unseen in examination conditions weighted at 70%
Module Details
Module Resources
You will need access to these resources:-
Access to Windows workstations.
Wireless Network lab
On-line learning material provided by CISCO Inc.
Access to Windows workstations.
Wireless Network lab
On-line learning material provided by CISCO Inc.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of Networking with LANs and WANs and LAN Switching and WAN Networks
or successful completion of CCNA
or successful completion of CCNA
Module Learning Strategies
36 hours of intensive class contact over the period of a week
Self-directed learning using on-line material
On-line multiple choice tests to give formative feedback
Lab sessions provide practical networking experience and re-enforce theory
Self-directed learning using on-line material
On-line multiple choice tests to give formative feedback
Lab sessions provide practical networking experience and re-enforce theory
Module Additional Assessment Details
A written examination, length 2 hour weighted at 70%, learning outcomes 3 and 4.
A practical examination not in examination conditions weighted at 30%, learning outcomes 1 and 2.
A practical examination 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 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 al), First edition, Syngress, 2002, ISBN 192899458X
Building a Cisco Wireless LAN (Eric Ouellet et al), First edition, Syngress, 2002, ISBN 192899458X