CWTS: Certified Wireless Technology Specialist Official Study Guide: (PW0-071), 2nd Edition

Chapter 2

Introduction to Wireless Local Area Networking

The following CWTS exam objectives are covered in this chapter:

• 1.1 Define the roles of the following organizations in providing direction and accountability within the wireless networking industry
  • IEEE
  • Wi-Fi Alliance
  • Local regulatory authorities

• 1.3 Summarize the basic attributes of the following WLAN standards, amendments, and product certifications
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) certification
  • WMM Power Save (WMM-PS) certification
  • Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA/WPA2) certification
  • Enterprise Mode
  • Personal Mode

• 1.4 Explain the role of Wi-Fi as a wireless network access technology
• WPAN, WLAN, WMAN, WWAN
• 5.1 Identify deployment scenarios for common WLAN network ...