Overview

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Offerings

MURDOCH-S2-FACE2FACE-2025-ONGOING
MURDOCH-S2-INT-2018-2024

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.

Describe, implement and optimise the deployment of 802.11 LANs

2.

Identify and discuss the importance of wireless regulatory and standards bodies and the issues surrounding radio transmission, antennas and interference.

3.

Configure, implement, secure and troubleshoot complex wireless network deployments and protocols.

4.

Generate and technically analyse packet capture files

5.

Implement a range of tunneling and authentication technologies over insecure networks

6.

Prepare and deliver an oral research presentation

7.

Communicate clearly in writing to scientific and general audiences, using academic referencing.

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  * 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.