CompTIA Mobility+ MB0-001: Over The Air Technologies


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level



Overview/Description
Mobile devices rely on different forms of wireless communication for connectivity and functionality. From cellular technologies for Internet connectivity anywhere in the world, to WiFi networks in the home or office, or personal networks of peripherals using Bluetooth, all these technologies are underpinned by the same set of fundamental principles of radio frequency signaling. This course covers wireless technology from the radio wave up, encompassing all types of wireless connectivity that wireless devices rely on. This course is one of a series of courses that cover the objectives for CompTIA Mobility+ (MB0-001).

Target Audience
IT support personnel, mobility architects, network and security administrators, and anyone looking to gain technical skills for managing mobile devices

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
0.9

Lesson Objectives

CompTIA Mobility+ MB0-001: Over The Air Technologies

  • start the course
  • describe the characteristics of RF wireless signals
  • describe wireless signal propagation characteristics, including absorptions, refraction, and reflection
  • describe wireless antennas and their characteristics
  • describe attenuation in wireless signals, and the effects of a Faraday cage
  • describe cellular networks
  • describe the evolution of cellular networks
  • list the main channels and frequencies used by cellular devices
  • describe the process of cellular roaming and how networks handle roaming clients
  • describe the characteristics of Bluetooth and personal area networks
  • describe common WiFi technologies
  • describe the 802.11 standards
  • describe authentication methods available for WiFi networks
  • describe the function of wireless access points
  • describe wireless capacity as it relates to wireless surveys
  • describe wireless coverage as it relates to wireless surveys
  • describe wireless spectrum analysis as it relates to wireless surveys
  • describe the process of and documentation for wireless site surveys
  • describe the actions required after a wireless site survey
  • describe wireless network technologies
  • Course Number:
    cs_mobl_a01_it_enus

    Expertise Level
    Intermediate