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Wireless (RF basics) Flashcards

1
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What is Frequency

A

The number of cycles that passes a point in a second, measured in Hz.

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2
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What is the frequency range for RF communication.

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3kHz - 300GHz

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3
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What are the RF band’s used for wireless communication

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2.4GHz
5GHz
6GHz

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4
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What is a channel

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When the RF band is divided up into specific frequencies.

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5
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What is channel-width / channel separation

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The distance in Hz between the channels.

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6
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What is signal bandwidth

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The amount of frequency required to transmit the signal.

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7
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What is Phase

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It is the shift in time relative to the start of a cycle. measured in degrees.

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8
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What is wavelength

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The measurement of the length of the wave.

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9
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What is the relationship between frequency and wavelength

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Higher frequency lower wavelength , lower frequency higher wavelength.

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10
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What is amplitude

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Is the measurement of the strength of the wave, measured from peak to trough. in watts (W).

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11
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What unit of measurement is power compared in

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dB

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12
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What are the 3 laws for comparing the power in dB

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Law of zero
Law of 3’s
Law of 10’s

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13
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What is the effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP)

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Is an actual power measurement of the transmitter, this accounts for the transmit power - cable loss + antenna gain.

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14
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What is FSPL

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Free Space Path Loss, is the measurement of loss in free space (vacuum) it is a function of frequency and distance only!

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15
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What is RSSI

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Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI), is a measurement of received signal power levels. In the standard it is measured from 0 to 255 however is often mapped to dBm values.

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16
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What is sensitivity level

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The threshold that divides intelligible signals from un-intelligible signals.

As long as received power > sensitivity level: data should be understood.

17
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What is ‘noise’

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All other signals received on the same frequency.

18
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What is the ‘Nosie floor’

A

The average signal power strength of the noise.

19
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What is a carrier signal

A

The basic RF signal that is used to carry data on a waveform.

20
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What is the purpose of modulation

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To alter the carrier signal modulation alters either frequency, amplitude or phase to indicate data been carried.

21
Q

Lower data rates require less bandwidth for modulation.

True or False

A

False - the higher the data rate the more bandwidth is required for modulation.

22
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What is spread spectrum

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When data is sent across a number of frequencies there are 2 types.

23
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What is direct sequence spread spectrum

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Used in the 2.4GHz band where a small number of fixed width channels to support complex modulation.

24
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What is Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

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used in 2.4, 5 & 6 GHz bands.

OFDM allows multiple clients to transmit simultaneously to the AP.

25
Q

Which Wi-Fi standard is is not supported on the 5GHz band

A

802.11b (Wifi 1)
802.11g (Wifi 3)

26
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Which Wi-Fi standard is not supported on the 2.4GHz band

A

802.11a (Wi-Fi 2)

27
Q

wireless signals can only transmit once at a time when the air is clear.

True or False

A

False - 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) uses OFDM to simultaneously transmit data to multiple clients.

28
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What is a single-in-single-out radio

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a device that has 1 transmitter and 1 receiver

29
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What is a multi-in-multi-out radio

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multiple transmitters and multiple receivers on the same device.

denoted Tx x Rx MIMO

30
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What is a radio chain

A

one set of radio’s (transmitter and receiver)

31
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What is spatial multiplexing

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When data is distributed across 2 or more radio chains

32
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What is a spatial stream

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When data is sent in independent stream

33
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What is Transmit beam-forming (TF)

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Is where a transmitting device with multiple radio chains can prefer one receiver over the other.

34
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What Wi-Fi standards are supported by TF

A

802.11n
802.11ac
802.11ax

35
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What is Maximal-ratio combining

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When a receiver has lower quality copies of the same signal and combines the copies for the best signal.

36
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What is dynamic rate shifting (DRS)

A

IS a technology used when closer to a transmitting source the higher data rates will be achieved using more complex modulation.

As the receiver moves further away the data rates decrease and the modulation technology is less complex.

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