Overview

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Requisites

Prerequisite
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Enrolment rules

Students must have completed 12 or more credit points in an IT graduate course, prior to enrolment in this unit.

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Learning outcomes

1.

Implement, test and troubleshoot large scale WiFi networks

2.

Explain and implement a range of mechanisms to secure wireless networks

3.

Describe the physical and data-link layer characteristics of a range of wireless and broadband technologies

4.

Configure a range of tunneling mechanisms and describe where each is appropriate

5.

Forensically examine filesystems and network packet capture files.

6.

Develop advanced practical skills in the administration of secure wireless and broadband networks.

Assessments

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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
* Wired Broadband technologies and operation
* Link layer authentication and encryption
* Tunnelling services
* Contemporary Wireless research issues.

Other notes:

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