Chapter 4

Question 1

WPAN

Answer 1

Wireless Personal-Area Networks (WPAN) - Operates in the range of a few feet. Bluetooth or Wi-Fi Direct-enabled devices are used in WPANs.

Question 2

WLANs

Answer 2

Wireless LANs (WLANs) - Operates in the range of a few hundred feet such as in a room, home, office, and even campus environment.

Question 3

(WWANs)

Answer 3

Wireless Wide-Area Networks (WWANs) - Operates in the range of miles such as a metropolitan area, cellular hierarchy, or even on intercity links through microwave relays.

Question 4

WiMAX

Answer 4

Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) - An IEEE 802.16 WWAN standard that provides wireless broadband access of up to 30 miles (50 km). WiMAX is an alternative to cable and DSL broadband connections

Question 5

frequency bands are allocated to 802.11 wireless LANs?

Answer 5

2.4 GHz (UHF) - 802.11b/g/n/ad

5 GHz (SHF) - 802.11a/n/ac/ad

60 GHz (EHF) - 802.11ad

Question 6

the three organizations influencing WLAN standards are:?

Answer 6

• ITU-R - Regulates the allocation of the RF spectrum and satellite orbits.
• IEEE - Specifies how RF is modulated to carry information. It maintains the standards for local and metropolitan area networks (MAN
• Wi-Fi Alliance -The Wi-Fi Alliance® (http://www.wi-fi.org) is a global, non-profit, industry trade association devoted to promoting the growth and acceptance of WLAN

Question 7

RF?

Answer 7

radio frequency

Question 8

WPS

Answer 8

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to simplify device connection

Question 9

EAP?

Answer 9

WPA2™ and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)

Question 10

802.16 is what?

Answer 10

wimax

Question 11

802.15 is what?

Answer 11

bluetooth

Question 12

300 meters of transmission?

Answer 12

wifi

Question 13

30 miles of transmission and up to 1GB/s?

Answer 13

wimax

Question 14

SSID

Answer 14

shared service set identifier (wireless device info)

Question 15

what is a controller based access point?

Answer 15

a wireless access point that is configured automatically by a server (wlan controller) once connected to the network.

Question 16

what is an Autonomous Access point?

Answer 16

each wireless access point has to be configured manually. often used in small networks. each AP operated separate/ independent from the others.

Question 17

what is clustering of access points?

Answer 17

The cluster provides a single point of administration and enables the administrator to view the deployment of APs as a single wireless network, rather than a series of separate wireless devices

Question 18

SPS?

Answer 18

Single Point Setup (SPS). used when clustering wireless access points together.

Question 19

what conditions must be met between wireless access points for a cluster to form?

Answer 19

clustering enabled on both devices, same cluster name, connected on same network segment and same radio mode is used on each device. (like 802.11n)

Question 20

Cisco Meraki Cloud Managed Architecture?

Answer 20

management solution used to simplify the wireless deployment. Using this architecture, APs are managed centrally from a controller in the cloud.
MCC is a cloud-based service that constantly monitors, optimizes, and reports the behavior of the network