COURSE DESCRIPTION

PURPOSE:

This course introduces students to foundational knowledge of wireless communication concentrating on the application, use and implementation of Wi-Fi technologies. 

This course is strongly recommended for all students wishing to pursue additional RUCKUS wireless networking credentials.

For those with prior field experience or knowledge, we provide the RWF-100 RUCKUS Wireless Fundamentals Exam to enable you to "test out" of this course. Passing the Exam may be required to meet some RUCKUS BigDog Partner requirements.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

RUCKUS employees, partners, systems engineers (SEs), and customers

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

After completing this course, attendees should be able to:

• Explain the IEEE 802.11 protocol and the organizations that help implement and define it
• Describe radio frequency operations and factors that impact data communications over a wireless medium
• Understand the tools used to measure wireless signals and the calculations available to make wireless communications more predictable
• Describe the components that make a wireless networking infrastructure
• Describe the various types of wireless antennas and other hardware that allow wireless communications in different operating conditions
• Explain the radio frequencies used by wireless devices and the channel use limitations imposed on them
• Understand how wireless devices gain access to the wireless infrastructure-Explain how wireless devices access the medium to exchange data frames
• Describe the various architectures and tuning requirements for a successful Wi-Fi network deployment

Duration of all modules: Approximately 3 hours