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MURDOCH-S2-INT-2018-ONGOING

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Learning outcomes

1.
Describe, implement and optimise the deployment of 802.11 LANs
2.
Describe the principles and issues surrounding radio transmission, antennas and interference.
3.
Describe the importance of of wireless regulatory and standards bodies.
4.
Describe the security issues in wireless networks and implement secure protocols
5.
Differentiate a range of wireless technologies
6.
Generate and analyse packet capture files
7.
Describe and implement a range of tunneling and authentication technologies over insecure networks
8.
Prepare and deliver an oral research presentation
9.
Demonstrate writing and referencing skills to communicate to scientific and general audiences

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Additional information

Unit content:

The following topics will be covered: * The WiFi MAC layer * The WiFi Physical layer * RF Engineering, error detection and correction * WiFi Performance enhancements * Wireless WAN and PAN technologies  * Broadband LInk Types * Incident Response * Tunnelling Internet Security * Contemporary research issues 

Other notes:

Must have a laptop or device that will support a Desktop Linux installation.