LEARNING OUTCOMES
The Student Will
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| C | 1. | Describe the National Trunk Radio System and explain its application. |
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| C | 2. | Describe the Pager network and explain its application. |
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| A | 3. | Describe the wireless LAN standards, explain their application and examine a typical installation. |
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| A | 4. | Describe the major cellular network specifications, explain their applications and study a cellular network site. |
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| C | 5. | Describe the Bluetooth wireless specification, and explain how it can be applied. |
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| C | 6. | Describe a typical VSAT system and explain its application. |
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| C | 7. | Describe GPS and explain a typical application. |
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| A | 8. | Describe SDH, explain its application to modern wireless networks and assess a network provider’s site. |
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| > | A description of the wireless LAN standards and an explanation of their application will include; |
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| -Infrared LANs |
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| -LAN extension, cross-building interconnect, nomadic access, ad hoc networks |
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| -Spread Spectrum LANs, frequency bands and power levels permitted in New Zealand |
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| -IEEE 802.11 Wireless Standard and its architecture |
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| -Provision of services, associated providers and the services supported |
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| -IEEE 802.11 Medium Access Control including: |
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| - Reliable data delivery |
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| - Access control including: |
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| - - Distributed Coordination Function |
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| - - Point Coordination Function |
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| - - MAC frames |
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| -Security including privacy and authentication mechanisms |
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| -IEEE 802.11 Physical Layer including: |
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| - specifications including: |
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| - - Direct sequence spread spectrum and IEEE 802.11b |
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| - - Frequency hopping spread spectrum |
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| - - Infrared |
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| - - IEEE 802.11a Orthogonal FDM |
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| -Examining a typical installation |
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| > | A description of the major cellular network specifications and their application will include; |
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| -Cellular geometries, frequency reuse, cell splitting, microcells and general operation |
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| -mobile propagation effects in terms of signal strength and fading |
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| -the concept of “Handoff” including traffic and signal strength considerations |
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| -transmitted RF power control (open loop versus closed loop) |
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| -Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) including: |
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| - overall GSM architecture elements included in the mobile station |
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| - base station and network subsystems and their functions |
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| -the functions of the mobile station including speech encoding, TDMA coding and GMSK modulation |
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| -the GSM signalling protocol architecture including LAPD |
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| -General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and the relationship of GPRS with GSM |
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| -the GPRS network including the GPRS protocol layers, GPRS identities and GPRS air interface |
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| -packet transfer operations |
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| -Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) including advantages and disadvantages |
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| -concept of a Radio Activated Key Entry (RAKE) receiver |
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| -forward and reverse Link |
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| -examination of a cellular network site |
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