Wireless Fundamentals

IPD Week

Gabriela Neira
Latam TFE Team
May 2019
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 1 Wireless Basics

2 WLANs
Agenda
3 Wireless Architectures

5 Demo

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Wireless Basics

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Wired vs Wireless
Wired Networks Wireless Networks
• IEEE 802.3 • IEEE 802.11
• Bounded medium • Free space
• Only two devices connected • More than two devices
transmiting connected
• No mobility • Mobility!

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How Data goes through Wireless?

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Source: CCNA Wireless 200-355 Official Cert Guide 2016
Understanding a Wave – Measurements

RF Power

Phase
Wavelength

Frequency = cicles/second

dB = 10log(P2/P1)
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RF Standards

802.11ax 2.4 GHz, 5.0 GHZ 20MHx, 40Mhz, OFDM 9.60 Gbs
80MHz, 160MHz

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WLANs

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Types of Wireless Networks
• WPAN – Wireless Personal Area
Network
• WLAN – Wireless Local Area
Network
• WMAN – Wireless Metropolitan
Area Network
• WWAN – Wireless Wide Area
Network

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Wireless Topologies
• Basic Service Set • Distribution System

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Wireless Topologies
• Extended Service Set • Independent Basic Service Set

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Wireless Architectures

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Autonomous

• Autonomous Access Points

• Standalone mode
• Management address for
remote.
• No redundancy

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Cloud-Based

• Easily manage more

autonomous APs.
• APs contolled from the cloud.
• Cisco Meraki is cloud-based.
• Automatic deployment.

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Split-Mac

• Central location for functions in

autonomous APs.
• Real-time functions stay in the
AP.
• Introducing the Wireless Lan
Controller.

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Split-Mac
• Centralized • Converged

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Demo Time!

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