Ch. 18 * (Wireless) Flashcards
Reliability
Accessibility
PAN
33’
MAN
50 miles
GAN
Satellite
LAN
Within building
IEEE 802.15.4
ZigBee
IEEE 802.16
WiMAX
WiMAX
Worldwide interoperability for microwave access
WiMAX
30 mph
IEEE 802.20
MBWA
MBWA
100 mph
Ultrahigh frequency (UHF)
300 - 3000 MHz
MF Spectrum group
Medium frequency
VHF
Very High Frequency
UHF
Ultra High Frequency
BPSK modulation technique
Binary Phase Shift Keying – two different phase angles (usually 180°)
QPSK
Quadrature phase shift keying – four different phase angles (usually 0, 90, 180, and 270°)
CCK
Complementary Code Keying – 11 Mbps at 2.4 GHz
QAM
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation – two carriers at the same frequency
WLAN modulation techniques
BPSK QPSK CCK QAM Except "CDMA"
Heavy moisture
Disrupts RF signals
6 GHz and 11 GHz frequencies
Used for Public Safety
Antenna types
Except “trapezoidal”
DAS
Distributed Antenna System
The root of a DAS system (DAS Root)
Radio transceiver
DAS can consist of ___ or ___ antennas
Single or multiple
Five types of cable used in DAS
Singlemode Multimode Unshielded twisted-pair Shielded twisted-pair Coax cable
STP
Carries power for DAS
DAS antenna and frequency
Must be tuned
Common DAS services
Except “family radio service”
DAS topologies
Tapped-trunk
Star
First-generation DAS
Analog
Technology considerations for designing a WAN
Scalability
Compatibility
Standardization
Multiplexing techniques
Except “GDMA”
Time division duplex wireless transceiver
Transmits and receives alternately in sequential timeslots on a single frequency
5 GHz
Outdoor
DAS primary headend device
Master control unit (MCU)
TD – CDMA
Combination of TDMA and WCDMA
___ relationship between frequency and wavelength
Inverse
Rate at which periodic function repeats
Frequency
802.15
720 Kbps @ 2.4 GHz
802.20
High-speed connectivity at over 100 mph
Ultra wideband
Short range PANs
802.15.3a
Limited time WLAN for small number of devices
IBSS
When a single AP manages two or more wireless stations
BSS
Bluetooth standard
802.15
Central point of management on WLAN
AP