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Will OFDM Clause 17 radios interfere with ERP clause 19 radios?
OFDM clause 17 and ERP clause 19 radios transmit in different frequency ranges and will not interfere with each other. OFDM clause 17 radios transmit in the 5 GHz UNII bands, and ERP clause 19 radios transmit in the 2.4GHz ISM band.
Will OFDM radios interfere with HR-DSSS radios?
OFDM clause 17 and HR-DSSS clause 18 radios transmit in the 5 GHz UNII bands, and HR-DSSS clause 18 radios transmit in the 2.4 GHz ISM band.
What is the measurement of resistance to an alternating current?
Impedence
IEEE 802.3-2005 clause 33 is commonly know as ?
Power Over Ethernet (POE)
All AES processing used within CCMP uses AES with a ____-b key.
128
What is the 802.3af amendment known as?
IEEE 802.3-2005 clause 33
What are the 2 types of POE devices defined by the standard?
Powered Devices (PDs) Power-sourcing equipment (PSE)
A PD complaint with 802.3-2005 clause 33 must reply to the PSE with what?
Detection signature
What information does the classification signature provide to 802.3-2005 clause 33 power-sourcing equipment?
How much power the PD will need
What are the 802.3-2005 clause 33 PoE classes?
Class 0 through Class 4
How much power does a PSE that is complaint with 802.3-2005 clause 33 provide to a PD?
A nominal 48 Volts (33 to 57 volts)
Why does the POE PSE provide power greater that what is needed by the PD?
It needs to account for the worst case scenario, where there may be power loss due to cables and connectors between the devices
What is the maximum draw any powered device complaint with 802.3-2005 clause 33?
12.95 watts
If a PD compliant with 802.3-2005 clause 33 does not provide a classification signature, what is the default class?
Class 0
What are the names of the two methods that an endpoint PSE complaint with 802.3-2005 clause 33 can use to provide power?
Alternative A and Alternative B
What cable pairs do PoE alternative A use to provide power over?
The data pairs
What cable pairs do PoE alternative B use to provide power over?
The unused pairs
What PoE alternative does midspan PSE use?
Alternative B
What is a midspan PSE commonly know as?
Power Injector
What flavors of Ethernet does 802.3-2005 clause 33-complaint midspan PSE equipment work with?
10BaseT and 100BaseT
What are the other 2 names for point-to-multipoint networks?
Hub, and spoke, star
What does the acronym WISP stand for?
Wireless Internet Service Provider
What does the acronym SOHO stand for?
Small Office / Home Office
What does the term hotspot typically refer to?
A free or pay-for-use wireless network that is provided as a service by a business
What does the acronym FMC stand for?
Fixed mobile convergence
What is the goal of fixed mobile convergence (FMC)?
To provide a single mobile device, with a single telephone number, that is capable of switching between wireless networks (that is, cellular, WiMAX, 802.11, and so forth), always using the lowest-cost netwotks
FMC devices are typically capable of communicating via what types of wireless technologies?
Cellular telephones networks, VoWiFi networks
Which 802.11 amaendment could possibly standarize FMC?
802.11u
Which 802.11 amendment is often reffered to as WirelessInterWorking with External Networks (WIEN)?
802.11u
What does the acronym MSDC stan for?
MAC Service Data Unit
What does MPDU stand for?
MAC protocol Data Unit
What does PSDU stand for?
PLCP Service Data Unit
What does PLCP stand for?
Physical Layer Convergence Procedure
What does PPDU stand for?
PLCP Protocol Data Unit
When the Network Layer sends data to the Data Link Layer, it is handed off to the LLC. What does the data become know as?
MAC Service Data Unit (MSDU)
When LLC sends the MSDU to the MAC sublayer, the MAC header is added to it. What does the data become known as?
MAC Protocol Data Unit (MPDU)
What is the upper layer of the Physical layer known as?
Physical layer Convergence Procedure (PLCP)
What is the lower layer of the Physical layer known as?
Physical Medium Dependent (PMD)
What prepares the fram for transmission by taking the frame from the MAC sublayer and creating the PPDU?
Physical Layer Convergence Procedure (PLCP)
What layer modulates and transmits the data as bits?
Physical Medium Dependent (PMD)
What is the PLCP service Data Unit (PSDU) also known as?
MAC Protocol Data Unit (MPDU)
What is the MPDU also known as?
PLCP Service Data Unit (PSDU)
Normally, if fragmentation is used within a BSS, MAC overhead will go ___ and networks throughput will go ___.
Up, Down
How many address fields are defined in an 802.11 frame?
4
What do management frames carry?
Information fields and information elements
In an oisey enviroment, if fragmentation is used within a BSS, MAC overhead will go ___, and network throughput could go ___.
Up, Up
What types of frames are used to join and leave 802.11 networks?
Management frames
Do all data frames carry a MSDU payload?
No, some sata frames such as null function frame do not carry data.
What is passive scanning?
When a client listens for the beacon frames for the purpose of the BSS
What is active scanning?
When a client sends a probe request and listens for the probe response for the parameters of the BSS.
Required data rates are also known as what?
Basic rates
What does WEP stand for?
Wired Equivalent Privacy
What are the required HR-DSSS data rates defined by the 802.22-2007 standard?
11 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 1 Mbps
What are the data rates for DSSS as defined by the 802.11-2007 standard?
1 Mbps, 2 Mbps
What are the data rates for FHSS as defined by the 802.11-2007 standard?
1 Mbps, 2 Mbps
What are the data rates for OFDM as defined by the 802.11-2007 standard?
6 Mbps, 12 Mbps, 24 Mbps
What are the REQUIRED data rates for OFDM as defined by the 802.11-2007 standard?
6 Mbps, 12 Mbps, 24 Mbps
What are the SUPPORTED OFDM data rates as defined by the 802.11-2005 standard?
6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps
What are the REQUIRED ERP-OFDM data rates as defined by the 802.11-2007 standard?
6, 12, 14 Mbps
What are the SUPPORTED ERP-OFDM data rates as defined by the 802.11-2007?
6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps
The original 802.11 standard specified what type of radio devices?
Clause 14 FHSS devices and clause 15 DSSS devices
The 802.11b amendment specified what type of radio devices?
Clause 18 HR-DSSS devices
The 802-11a amandment specified what type of radio devices?
Clause 17 OFDM devices
the 802.11g amendment specified what type of radio devices?
Clause 19 devices, ERP devices
What allows DSSS and OFDM technologies to coexist in the 2.4 GHz ISM?
Protection Mechanism
The original 802.11 standard defined what PHYs?
FHSS, DSSS and infrared
The 802.11b amendment MANDATED which PHY?
HR-DSSS
The 802.11a amendment MANDATED which PHY?
OFDM
HT clause 18 radios transmit in what frequency bands?
5GHz UNII bands and the 2.4 GHz ISM bands
Legacy FHSS clause 14 and legacy DSSS clause 15 radios transmit in what frequency band?
2.4 GHz ISM band
HR-DSSS clause 18 radios transmit in what frequency band?
2.4 GHz ISM Band
ERP clause 19 radios transmit in what frequency band?
2.4 GHz ISM Band
OFDM clause 17 radios transmit in what frequency bands?
5 GHz UNII bands
Are 802.11b radios backward compatible with 802.11 radios?
802.11b HR-DSSS radios are backward compatible with 801.11 DSSS radios, but not 802.11 FHSS radios or 802.11 infrared devices.
Give 2 reasons why 802.11a radios are not backward compatible with 802.11b radios.
802.11 a and 802.11b radios operate in different frequency spaces and use different RF technologies. 802.11a radios transmit in the 5 GHz UNII bands. 802.11b radios tranmit in the 2.4 GHz band. 802.11a use OFDM technology, while 802.b radios use HR-dsss technology.
Will 802.11a radios interfere with 802.11b/g radios?
802.11a and 802.11b/g radios transmit in different frequency ranges and will not interfere with each other. 802.11a readios transmit in the 5 GHz UNii bands. 802.11b/g radios transmit in the 2.4 GHz band.
What are the operational modes of an 802.11g (ERP) access point?
B-only
G-only
B/G mixed mode
The 802.11g amendment defined which PHYs as optional?
ERP-PBCC and DSSS-OFDM
What is the frequency space of the 2.4 Ghz ISM band?
2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
What is the frequency space of the 900 MHz ISM band?
902 - 928 MHz
What is the frequency space of the 5 GHz ISM Band
5.725 - 5.875 GHz
What is the frequency space of the UNII-1 band?
5.15 - 5.25 GHz
What is the frequency space of the UNII-2 Band?
5.25 - 5.35 GHz
What is the frequency space of the UNII-3 band?
65.725 - 5.825 GHz
What is the frequency space of the UNII-2E band?
5.47 - 5.725 GHz
The 802.11b amendment defined which PHY as optional?
PBCC
The 802.11h amendment defined what 2 mechanisms?
Transmit Power Control (TPC)
Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS)
Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) is designed for what purpose?
To avoid interfering with radar transmissions in the 5 GHz UNII bands.
The 802.11i amendment mandated which type of encryption?
Counter Mode with Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code Protocol- (CCMP)
What type of encryption is optional unfder the 802.11i amandment?
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol - (TKIP)
The 802.11e amendment defined what type of mechanisms at layer 2?
Quality of Service (QOS)
What is the main function that was defined by the 802.11e amendment?
Hybrid Coordination Function (HCF)
What is the QOS certification of the Wi-Fi Alliance?
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)
Which 802.11 draft defines the use of MIMO antenna technology?
802.11n
Which 802.11 amendment is know as the fast secure roaming amendment?
802.11r
Which 802.11 draft defines the use of wirless mesh networking?
802.11s
Which 802.11 draft is known as the protected management frame amendment?
802.11w
Which organization creates standards for networking communications?
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Which organization is responsible for interoperability testing of 802.11 equipment?
Wi-Fi Alliance
What properties of an RF signal can be used for modulation
Amplitude, frequency, and phase
RF travels at what speed?
The speed of light
The distance between the beginning and the end of a single cycle of an RF signal is known as what RF characteristics?
Wavelength
Which RF property defines the number of times a signal oscillates in 1 second?
Frequecy
What is the standard measurement of frequency?
Hertz (Hz)
What term describes the signal strength of an RF signal?
Amplitude
What term describes the loss of RF signal strength?
Attenuation
What term describes the relationship between two or more signals that share the same frequency?
Phase
What term best describes movement of radio waves away from a transmitting antenna?
Propagation
Which propagation behavior causes attenuation as the RF signal passes through a medium?
Absorption
Which propagation behavior is occurring when an RF signal bounces off a medium into another direction?
Reflection
Which propagation behavior is accurring when an RF signal bends in another direction as it passes through a physical medium?
Refraction
Which propagation behavior is occurring ewhen an RF signal bounces off a medium into multiple directions?
Scattering
When an RF signal encounters smog, which type of RF propagation behavior can occur?
Scattering
When an RF signal encounters a chain-link fence, which type of RF propagation behavior can occur?
Scattering
When an RF signal encounters a large body of water at a sharp angle, which type of RF propagation behavior can occur?
Reflection
When an RF signal encounters metal, which type of RF propagation behavior can occur?
Reflection
When an RF signal passes through changes in temperature, air pressure, or water vapor, which type of RF propagation behavior can occur?
Refraction
What term describes the loss of signal strenght caused by the natural broadening of RF waves over distance?
Free Space Path Loss
What term describes background noise in an RF enviornment?
Noise Floor
What is the propagation phenomenon that results in 2 or more paths of the same signal arriving at receiving antenna at the same time or within nonseconds of each other?
Multipath
Intersymbol interference is a result of ____.
Multipath