Futures: Wi-Fi Technologies and Applications
EE-90007
Wi-Fi has become the mainstream technology for fixed and mobile operators, as well as the retail and hospitality industry in meeting business challenges. Wi-Fi networks can be quickly deployed in a plug-and-play fashion because virtually any user device can be connected.
This course describes the foundational principles of Wi-Fi, including the latest technologies and applications. It also presents practical issues in Wi-Fi network performance optimization, and key physical and access layer mechanisms. Challenging Wi-Fi deployments such as large-scale mesh networks, long-range point-to-point networks, unmanned aircrafts, drones and flying hotspots, naval sensors and sonobuoys, undersea environmental monitoring, communicating balloons, and location management systems will also be discussed.
What You Will Learn
Students in Futures: Wi-Fi Technologies and Applications will:
- Review the evolution of Wi-Fi and the differences between 802.11n, 802.11ac, 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6/6E)
- Understand the core modules and frequency bands in Wi-Fi
- Understand the Wi-Fi link adaptation, channel sensing mechanism, and multi-antenna capabilities
- Learn Wi-Fi security (Wi-Fi Protected Access) and power management protocols
- Evaluate techniques to enhance Wi-Fi performance for typical deployments in the home and enterprise
- Describe the Wi-Fi Alliance certification process
Course Information
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This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
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All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.
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- Early enrollment advised
- No UCSD parking permit required
- No visitors permitted
- Pre-enrollment required
- Prerequisite required
- No refunds after: 3/24/2025
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Instructor:
Benny Bing, Electrical Eng MS, Nanyang Tech Univ
Benny Bing has taught technology and test prep classes to many high-school and college students, motivating them to excel in STEM classes. He has helped test-takers from diverse academic backgrounds and received a perfect score for the GRE. As a certified computer-aided instructor, he has also taught many virtual industry-guided courses, training thousands of engineers all over the world. He has authored 20 books and 70 scientific research papers, and produced 8 IEEE tutorials that were sponsored by major corporations. Cisco Systems printed 18,000 copies of his Wi-Fi book to launch its first wireless networking product, a bold move that helped jumpstart Wi-Fi in 1999. He has served as a technology panelist for the National Science Foundation, has 6 U.S. patents licensed to industry, and was featured in the MIT Technology Review. Additionally, he received an award from the Georgia Tech Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and a technology innovation award from the National Association of Broadcasters.