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Course Descriptions
Interested in taking a single class? Courses (designated by a  below) may be open on a space-available basis to professionals who are not seeking the certificate. See Single-Course Enrollment for details.
Autumn Course
Introduction to Wireless
Schedule (Bellevue): Tuesdays, 6:00-9:00 p.m., Sept. 30-Dec. 2, 2008 (no class on Nov. 4) and Saturday lab 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on Nov. 8); $660; 3 CEUs
Instructor: Denis Kuwahara.
Upon successful completion of this course, a student should be able to:
- identify and understand the basics of radio frequency fundamentals, radio frequency behavior, principles of antenna function, the use of spectrum analyzers.
- understand and perform basic radio frequency calculations to determine viability of communications links.
- identify and understand the general issues involved in the evaluation, selection and implementation of different wireless networks.
- describe regulatory and international wireless standards bodies, their impact on spectrum allocation and their scope of influence over the wireless industry.
- understand the basic concepts of analog and digital communications, and radio link characteristics of various wireless communication technologies.
- identify and understand the functionality and application of wireless communication hardware.
The course also includes a hands-on introduction to wireless tools, antennas, site surveys, and spectrum analyzer usage.
How to sign up for individual enrollment in this course
Winter Course
Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) and Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN)
Schedule (Bellevue): Tuesdays, 6:00-9:00 p.m., Jan. 6-March 10, 2009; $660; 3 CEUs
Instructor: Don Berry.
After successfully completing the course, the student should be able to:
- understand the standards development and basic concepts of 802.11, Bluetooth/802.15, ZigBee/802.15.4, and WiMax/802.16.
- understand the technical implementation of different types of Wireless LANs and where best to use them.
- understand, at a general level, Wireless LANs systems coverage and capacity
- understand a framework that enables student examination and assessment of competing wireless LAN technologies.
- select the most effective wireless LAN technology from a wide assortment of recent and emerging standards.
- perform more efficient design and operational support of wireless LANs because of an understanding of wireless LAN protocol operations and frame structures.
Real-world experiences through case studies, hands-on labs, and implementation tips are covered in lectures and course reference material. Practical knowledge and skills will be developed through a hands-on project to construct a secure WLAN infrastructure.
How to sign up for individual enrollment in this course
Spring Course
Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWAN) and Broadband Wireless Access (BWA)
Schedule (Bellevue): Tuesdays, 6:00-9:00 p.m., March 31-June 2, 2009; $660; 3 CEUs
Instructor: Michael McInnis.
Upon successful completion of this course, a student should be able to:
- understand fundamental Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) radio communications concepts.
- understand cellular, TDMA/GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, CDMA2000, 1xRTT, 1xEV-DO, and the evolving transition to broadband wireless 4G.
- understand cellular mobile phone convergence with Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) radios and their applications.
- Bluetooth and Ultra-Wideband (UWB) radios.
- IEEE 802.11 radios
- understand broadband wireless access networks such as WiMax 802.16 and 802.20
- understand the cellular, WPAN, WLAN and broadband wireless frequency spectrums.
- understand the current cellular phone applications.
- understand in-building cellular/WLAN Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS)
- form a solid fundamental radio communications knowledge base to build on.
How to sign up for individual enrollment in this course
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