Local area networks, using copper and fiber cables, are essential to today’s enterprises. Wireless LAN solutions allow organizations to extend their existing LANs to mobile and remote users and to benefit from ad-hoc networks formed when mobility-enabled devices come together. Understanding two suites of evolving international standards that comprise the core of this course, the IEEE 802.11 (also called WiFi) LAN standard and personal-area networks based on Bluetooth standard, allows enterprises deploy wireless solutions where most productive and without risk.

This course consists of the following modules - Introduction to Wireless Communications, How Wireless Works, Understanding Radio Frequency Communications, Infrared, Bluetooth, Low-Speed Wireless Local Area Networks, High-Speed WLANs and WLAN Security, Digital Cellular Telephony, Fixed Wireless, Wireless Communications in Business.

The duration of this course is 7 weeks with 40 instructor contact hours.

There will be 2 assignments and one exam in this course.

Assignment 1 ----------- 20 marks
Assignment 2 ----------- 40 marks
Course Exam ------------ 40 marks
Total -------------------- 100 marks