McGraw Hill - CWAP Certified Wireless Analysis Professional Official Study Guide (Exam PW0-300)
Table of Contents
BackCover
CWAP Certified Wireless Analysis Professional Official Study Guide (Exam PW0-205)
Forward
Preface
Introduction
Why should I pursue the CWAP certification?
How do I earn the CWAP certification?
Free Trials of WLAN Analysis Software
Who is this book for?
Exam Objectives
802.11 MAC Frames and Exchange Processes - 42%
802.11 Physical Layer Technologies - 20%
802.11 Wireless LAN Protocol Analyzer Use and Trace Interpretation - 38%
Contact Information
Chapter 1: Introduction to Wireless LAN Analysis
What is Wireless LAN Analysis?
Why Analyze Wireless LANs?
When Should You Apply Analysis?
Types of Wireless LAN Analysis
Wireless LAN Analysis Tools
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Chapter 2: 802.11 Protocol Architecture
802.11 Services
802.11 MAC Layer Overview
Scanning
Synchronization
Frame Transmission
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Chapter 3: Connectivity and Data Protection
Authentication
Association
Roaming
Data Protection
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Chapter 4: Configuration Options and Protection Mechanisms
Power Management
Fragmentation
RTS/CTS
CTS-to-Self[8]
Protection Mechanisms
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Chapter 5: 802.11 MAC Frame Format
MAC Frame Format
Frame Control Field
Duration/ID Field
Address Fields
Sequence Control Field
Frame Body Field
Frame Check Sequence (FCS)
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Chapter 6: 802.11 Management Frames
Management Frames
Frame Body Fields and Elements
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Chapter 7: 802.11 Control and Data Frames
Control Frames
Data Frames
Frame Transmission Rates
802.11e Frame Format Modification
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Chapter 8: 802.11 PHY Layers
Physical Layer Architecture
Physical Layer Operations
DSSS PHY
ERP-OFDM PHY
DSSS-OFDM PHY
Transmit Procedure (802.11g)
Receive Procedure (802.11g)
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Chapter 9: 802.11 System Architecture
Access Point Architecture
Wireless Router Architecture
Wireless Mesh Architecture
Enterprise Encryption Gateways (EEG)
Bridging
Client Configuration Options
Authentication
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Chapter 10: 802.11 Protocol Analyzers
WLAN Analysis Dynamics
Analyzer Types and Features
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Chapter 11: 802.11 Performance Variables
Protocol Impacts
Environmental Impacts
Mobile vs. Portable Impacts
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Chapter 12: Additional Information
What's Missing?
802.2 Logical Link Control (LLC)
SNMP
Wireless Middleware
Summary
Key Terms
Review Questions
Chapter 13: Case Studies
Case Study 2 - Performance
Case Study 3 - General Fault Finding
Index
Index_A
Index_B
Index_C
Index_D
Index_E
Index_F
Index_G
Index_H
Index_I
Index_K
Index_L
Index_M
Index_N
Index_O
Index_P
Index_Q
Index_R
Index_S
Index_T
Index_U
Index_V
Index_W
List of Figures
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