Course Objectives
Describe Cisco-recommended structured wireless design methodology Describe wireless industry standards, amendments, certifications, and RFCs Examine the wireless technology Describe and implement Cisco enhanced wireless feature Describe Cisco mobility, roaming, and Work Group Bridges Describe the wireless design process Describe and implement specific wireless application designs Describe and implement specific wireless network vertical designs Describe and implement bridge and mesh designs in wireless networks Describe special considerations in advanced wireless designs Understand requirements to adapt a wireless network for Cisco CMX and Cisco Spaces Describe site survey processes Describe third-party planning tools Describe and implement wireless network validation processes Describe and implement final phases of the design project
Agenda
- Importance of Planning a Wireless Design with a Structured Methodology
- Cisco Design Guides and Cisco Validated Designs for Wireless Networks
- Role of the Project Manager When Designing Wireless Networks
- Summary
- Wireless Standards
- Wireless Regulations
- A History of the IEEE 802.11 Standard
- Current IEEE 802.11 Amendments
- Wi-Fi Alliance Certifications
- Wi-Fi Protocols
- Practice Activity: Review IEEE Standards and Amendments and Their Application
- Summary
- Decibel Mathematics
- Antenna Theory
- Design Case Study 1: Translate Decibels and Milliwatts
- Design Case Study 2: Examine Antenna Patterns
- Design Case Study 3: Review EIRP Calculations
- Summary
- Selecting Hardware and Software for a Wireless Network Design
- Cisco Infrastructure Settings for Wireless Network Design
- Cisco Enhanced Wireless Features
- Practice Activity: Review Cisco Infrastructure Wireless Features
- Summary
- Roaming Concepts
- Client Roaming in a Cisco Wireless Network
- Mobility and Intercontroller Mobility in a Wireless Network
- WGBs and WGB Roaming in a Wireless Network
- Summary
- Wireless Design ProcessPredesign Activities
- Predesign Activities
- Designing the Wireless Network
- Implementing the Wireless Network
- Validation and Postimplementation Activities
- Design Case Study 1: Perform the Wireless Network Design Process
- Summary
- Wireless Application Design
- Data Application Design
- Real-Time Application Design
- Location Design
- Security and Guest Networking Design
- Cisco Management Platforms
- Design Case Study 1: Design a Wireless Network for a Specific Application
- Summary
- Wireless Network Design for an Enterprise
- Wireless Network Design for Industrial Settings
- Wireless Network Design in Healthcare and Hospitality Environments
- Extending Wireless Networks to Branch Sites
- Design Case Study 1: Design a Wireless Network for a Specific Vertical
- Design Case Study 2: Design a Wireless Network that Extends Beyond the Campus
- Summary
- Bridging in Cisco Wireless Network Design
- Mesh in a Cisco Wireless Network Design
- Summary
- High-Density Designs in Wireless Networks
- Redundancy in Wireless Networks
- Summary
- Cisco CMX
- Cisco Spaces
- Summary
- Site Survey Data Collection Types
- Predeployment Site Surveys
- Postdeployment Site Surveys
- Additional Considerations for Site Surveys
- Summary
- Third-Party Tools
- Predictive Design with Ekahau
- Live Surveys with Ekahau
- Design Validation and Troubleshooting with Ekahau
- Discovery 1: Examine Ekahau Site Survey Predictive Fundamentals
- Discovery 2: Create a Site Survey Report
- Discovery 3: Design a Data Network in an Enterprise Environment
- Discovery 4: Design a Voice and Data Network in a Healthcare Environment
- Discovery 5: Convert an Enterprise Data Design to Include Voice
- Discovery 6: Design a Voice and Data Network in a Warehouse Environment with Directional Antennas
- Summary
- Postinstallation Site Survey Activities
- Discovery 7: Review a Live Site Survey Using Ekahau Tools
- Discovery 8: Simulate a Post Installation Network Validation Survey
- Discovery 9: Analyze Layer 1 Data
- Summary
- Project Documentation
- Complete the Wireless Design Project
- Practice Activity: Final Phase Documentation
- Summary
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