Enhanced Wireless Networking Certification

9780130930156

0130930156

The Marcraft Enhanced Wireless Networking Certification Program offers the most complete career guide to help meet the challenge posed by rapidly emerging technologies. Wireless technicians are in demand worldwide. Several wireless industry studies have projected a 30% yearly job growth for the next several years. If you are currently working in an information technology or related wireless networking sector, this training guide offers the following advantages to enhance your career opportunities: This program covers both LANs and Wireless LANs, Wireless History, Radio Propagation Basics, Standards and Regulatory Policy, Maritime Safety and Distress Systems, Cellular Analog and Digital Networks, Mobile and Portable IP Networks, 3G Wireless Evolution, Paging and Messaging Networks, Wideband Fixed Wireless Networks and Services, Satellite Systems, and Advanced Wireless concepts. Wireless terminology, acronyms, definitions, and industry buzzwords are clearly described. The Glossary and List of Acronyms promote understanding of wireless technology vocabulary. The latest wireless standards and technology advancements are covered, such as the 3G International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) 2000 initiative. The text discusses how the leading wireless technologies of the next decade are designed, how they will evolve from existing networks, and how they will work in the future. Labs accompanying some chapters provide step-by-step procedures for installing and testing both wired and wireless local area network hardware and software, installing software and initiating service on a wireless handheld data terminal, evaluating cellular phone characteristics, planning a microwave antenna site installation, analyzing satellite positioning technology, and using a GPS mapping receiver. This text helps you prepare for the certification exam by providing test tips to highlight key areas and important topics. Graphics, functional block diagrams, flow charts, and tables are used throughout as a study aid. The comprehensive, electronic practice test bank on the accompanying CD-ROM simulates the Wireless Certification Exam and allows students to complete mock tests and determine their weak points.