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IT4170 Wireless Networks

Unit 1 Discussion

Write Your Discussion Post: The Working Benefits of Wireless

In this scenario, used in Unit 1–3 discussions, the Students of Capella (SoC) is a well-known consultant company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are currently holding seminars describing the benefits of wireless technologies for potential clients around the United States. As part of these seminars, they have asked some of their previous customers to participate by explaining benefits that their organizations have experienced from recent wireless deployments. Play the role of a previous customer. You can use either your current work environment or the course project for this hypothetical organization. Assume that your organization has already deployed a wireless infrastructure and describe the following:

•Briefly describe your organization.

•Identify at least three benefits that you have witnessed as a result of your organization's recent wireless deployment.

 

IT4170 Wireless Networks

Unit 2 Discussion

Effective RF Communication

John is a SoC consultant who has recently been hired by a large organization to deploy a wireless infrastructure. Early in the project he decides to survey the environment, looking for potential risks and points of failure for his RF infrastructure. He looks for and analyzes potential impairments—those things that could impede the capability of the radio wave to reach its destination.

What type of things should John be looking for and considering as he surveys the environment? Identify at least two tangible or intangible impairments that could impede the capability of the radio wave to reach its destination.

 

IT4170 Wireless Networks

Unit 3 Discussion

Implications of Wireless

Now that John from SoC has identified potential risks and points of failures for his RF infrastructure, he carefully considers the other implications involved in his wireless infrastructure deployment. After surveying his environment, he feels confident in his plan. He has identified all of the areas in which he expects to have high signal interference and low coverage; and using his understanding of the range and performance of his wireless network, he has put together a solid strategy for handling these troubled areas.

Before moving forward in the project, John comes to you for advice. He wants to ensure that he has considered all of the potential implications of his wireless deployment, and so he asks, "Aside from those related to range and interference, what other implications should I consider and plan for?" How do you respond?

IT4170 Wireless Networks

Unit 4 Discussion

Wireless Connectivity Issues

Fran works for the help desk at the Department for Happy Heath Systems, an enterprise organization consisting of four hospitals and ten clinics. He receives a help call from Joan, a doctor who works at one of the hospitals. Joan complains that she is having connection issues with the main patient record application installed on her company-issued laptop. She explains that her connectivity is very slow and sometimes she loses the network connection altogether. After some experimentation, Fran discovers that the delays most often occur when Joan uses the company-wide patient record application, and that the delay worsens whenever she tries to download patient x-rays from the online database.

What are the next steps Fran should take to troubleshoot this problem? How would the troubleshooting steps be different if Fran had found that the issue only occurs in certain areas of the hospital? How do you suggest Fran solve the problem?

 

IT4170 Wireless Networks

Unit 5 Discussion

Reflection

Discuss your experience in this course.