IEEE 802.11 Network Implementation
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4.1. IEEE 802.11 Network Design, Implementation, and Management
4.1.1. Identify technology roles for which WLAN technology is appropriate and describe implementation of WLAN technology in those roles
4.2. IEEE 802.11 Network Troubleshooting
4.2.1. Identify and explain how to solve the following WLAN implementation challenges using features available in enterprise class WLAN equipment.
4.3. Power over Ethernet (PoE)
4.3.1. IEEE 802.3-2012, Clause 33 Powering 802.11 devices
4.4. WLAN Architectures – Configuration, Installation and Management
4.4.1. Define, describe, and implement autonomous APs with network connectivity and common features including control, management and data planes
4.4.2. Define, describe, and implement WLAN controllers that use centralized and/or distributed forwarding with network connectivity and common features including control, management and data planes
4.4.3. Define, describe, and implement distributed and controller-less WLAN architectures with network connectivity and common features including control, management and data planes
4.4.4. Define, describe, and implement a WNMS that manages APs and WLAN controllers with network connectivity and common features including control, management and data planes
4.4.5. Define, describe, and implement a multiple channel architecture (MCA) network model
4.4.6. Define, describe, and implement a single channel architecture (SCA) network model
4.4.7. Define and describe alternative WLAN architectures including control, management and data planes
4.5. WLAN Deployment Types
4.5.1. Understand WLAN design and deployment considerations for commonly supported WLAN applications and devices
4.6. WLAN Access and Deployment Technologies
4.1.1. Identify technology roles for which WLAN technology is appropriate and describe implementation of WLAN technology in those roles
- Corporate data access and end-user mobility
- Network extension to remote areas
- Building-to-building connectivity – Bridging
- Last-mile data delivery – Wireless ISP
- Small Office / Home Office (SOHO) use
- Mobile office networking
- Educational / classroom use
- Industrial – warehousing and manufacturing
- Healthcare – hospitals and offices
- Hotspots – public network access
- Transportation networks (trains, planes, automobiles)
- Law enforcement networks
4.2. IEEE 802.11 Network Troubleshooting
4.2.1. Identify and explain how to solve the following WLAN implementation challenges using features available in enterprise class WLAN equipment.
- System throughput
- Co-channel and adjacent-channel interference
- RF noise and noise floor
- Narrowband and wideband RF interference
- Multipath (in SISO and MIMO environments)
- Hidden nodes, near/far, weather and possible solutions
4.3. Power over Ethernet (PoE)
4.3.1. IEEE 802.3-2012, Clause 33 Powering 802.11 devices
- Proprietary midspan & endpoint PSEs
- IEEE 802.3 midspan & endpoint PSEs
4.4. WLAN Architectures – Configuration, Installation and Management
4.4.1. Define, describe, and implement autonomous APs with network connectivity and common features including control, management and data planes
4.4.2. Define, describe, and implement WLAN controllers that use centralized and/or distributed forwarding with network connectivity and common features including control, management and data planes
- Core, Distribution, and Access layer forwarding
- Controller-based, mesh, and portal APs
- Scalability
- Intra- and Inter-controller station handoffs
- Advantages and limitations
- Tunneling, QoS, and VLANs
4.4.3. Define, describe, and implement distributed and controller-less WLAN architectures with network connectivity and common features including control, management and data planes
- Scalability
- Inter-AP handoffs
- Advantages and limitations
- Tunneling, QoS, and VLANs
4.4.4. Define, describe, and implement a WNMS that manages APs and WLAN controllers with network connectivity and common features including control, management and data planes
4.4.5. Define, describe, and implement a multiple channel architecture (MCA) network model
- BSSID / ESSID configuration
- Site surveying methodology
- Network throughput capacity
- Co-channel and adjacent channel interference
- Cell sizing (including micro-cell)
4.4.6. Define, describe, and implement a single channel architecture (SCA) network model
- BSSID / ESSID configuration (including Virtual BSSIDs)
- Site surveying methodology
- Network throughput capacity
- Co-channel and adjacent channel interference
- Cell sizing
- Transmission coordination
4.4.7. Define and describe alternative WLAN architectures including control, management and data planes
- WLAN arrays
- Mesh networks
- Cloud management
4.5. WLAN Deployment Types
4.5.1. Understand WLAN design and deployment considerations for commonly supported WLAN applications and devices
- Data
- Voice
- Video
- Real-Time Location Services (RTLS)
- Mobile devices (tablets and smartphones)
- High density
- AirTime Fairness
- Band steering
4.6. WLAN Access and Deployment Technologies
- BYOD
- Guest access
- Mobile device management (MDM)
- Network Access Control (NAC)