TLEN5560 Wireless Systems Lab Semester: Spring 2016 Instructors Jeff DiMaio, CCNP, CISSP, CWNE #65 Adjunct Lecturer, University of Colorado, Boulder jeffrey.dimaio@colorado.edu 408-894-7262 (M-F 8am-6pm) Jeff Smith, CCNP-Wireless, CISSP, CWNE #37 Adjunct Lecturer, University of Colorado, Boulder jesmith@colorado.edu 408-894-8054 Executive Summary- The purpose of this course is to prepare the student to architect and design real world wireless data solutions. Course Description The Wireless Solutions Architecture course is designed to examine the core concepts of wireless architecture, design and implementation. The course will focus on architecting solutions unlicensed technology, specifically enterprise Wi-Fi networks. Students will learn how to design, implement, troubleshoot and operate enterprise wireless networks. The course will be broken up into modules: Wireless Communications Overview Regulations and Standards Radio Frequency (RF) Technologies Protocol and Devices Network Security Architecture and Design The course will be a hybrid lecture and hands-on lab format but will be heavily weighted towards labs. Students will need to attend on campus. To demonstrate the core concepts, there will be a series of hands-on labs using commercially available wireless equipment. This class will not have homework assignments, but will require extensive and preparation prior to attending the labs. This is to ensure we maximize our time to allow for as much hands-on work. The key topics of the course will also provide students with a baseline to tackle the CWNA industry certification.
Prerequisites Prerequisites- TLEN5330 Required Textbook(s) David D. Coleman, David A. Wescott- CWNA: Certified Wireless Network Administrator Official Study Guide Chistopher Cox- An Introduction to LTE: LTE, LTE-Advanced, SAE and 4G Mobile Communications Hardware/Software Internet and e-mail access required. Students will access course materials using Desire 2 Learn (D2L). Go to learn.colorado.edu for logon information and browser settings. Course Access *Course is only available on campus All Homework and Grading- D2L: learn.colorado.edu Grading Policy The course is broken up into 6 distinct modules that are designed to stand on their own. Participation and Preparation 60% Quizzes 30% Presentation 10% 100% Extra Credit- 10% uplift in your grade if you achieve a CWNA Certification Attendance Policy
One absence is allowed, but you will be expected to make up the lab time and reading on your own time. Additional absences will count 5% off of your final grade. Grading Scale 93 100% A 90 92% A- 85 89% B 80 84% B- 75 79% C 70 74% C- 60 69% D 0 59% F Add some career certifications Course Plan (Subject to Change) Date Reading Subject Matter 1/11- Week 1 CWNA- Chapters: 1- Overview of Wireless Standards 2- RF Fundamentals 5-802.11 Standards 1/18- MLK Day- NO Class CWNA- Chapters: 7- WLAN Topologies 10- WLAN Architecture 17- Power over Ethernet Lab 0, and Lab 1 Configure WLC AP Join- L2/L3 Config WLAN Associate Client Remote Access 1/25- Week 3 CWNA- Chapter: 13-802.11 Security Architecture 14- Wireless Attacks, Intrusion Monitoring and Policy Lab 2 Rogue Management, Profiling Guest Authentication Mapping SSID to VLANs- Employee, Guest Configure Trunk Port Dynamic Interfaces 2/1 Week 4 CWNA- Chapter: 18-802.11n 19- Very High Throughput Lab 3- Security WPA2 and Authentication
(VHT) and 802.11ac 802.1x with Identity Services Engine 2/8 Week 5 CWNA- Chapters: 6- Wireless Networks and spread spectrum technologies 2/15- Week 6 CWNA- Chapters: Chapter 8-802.11 Media Access Chapter 9-802.11 MAC architecture 2/22- Week 6 CWNA Chapter: 20- BYOD Lab 4- Performance Testing Performance testing between standards Co-channel Interference RF Power Adjustments Radio Resource Management Algorthms Lab 5- Protocol Analysis 1 (Subject to Change) 802.11 Sniffer- Omnipeek Sniff IE for capabilities Basic Filters Lab 6- Protocol Analysis 2 (Subject to Change) Protocol Challenge Labs Telnet Sniffing 2/29- Week 7 CWNA Chapter: 4- Radio Frequency and Antenna Concepts 3/7- Week 8 CWNA Chapter: 15- RF Site Survey Fundamentals 16- Site Survey Systems 3/14- Week 9 CWNA Chapters: Airmagnet Ekahau Videos/Doucments Lab 7- Multimedia over Wireless (Subject to Change) Operate Wireless IP Phones Optimize QoS and Roaming Spectrum Analysis- detect interference sources 2.4 GHz non-802.11 interferes Lab 8- Bridging, Mesh and IoT (Subject to Change) -Mesh -Workgroup Bridge -Bridge Lab 9- Site Survey Tool Site Survey Tool- install and operate Compare a predictive RF design to a real world walk around 3/21- SPRING SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK BREAK 3/28- Week 10 LTE Reading and Lecture Lab 10- Outdoor Survey 1 (Subject to Change) Survey with an Omni Survey with Directional Setup a P2P outdoor link test video feed 4/6 Week 11 LTE Reading and Lecture Lab 11- Outdoor Survey 2 (Subject to Change) In depth Antenna Concepts
Licensed and Unlicensed 4/13- Week 12 LTE Reading and Lecture Lab TBD 4/20 LTE Reading and Lecture Lab TBD 4/27 Final Projects Final Lab Practical Test ALL concepts from semester