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3. LICENSING AND REGULATION

Examples of relevant types of regulation

4. RADIO SPECTRUM

What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
How is the spectrum adjudicated?
Political issues
Explosion in spectrum demand
Spectrum scarcity or spectrum hoarding?
IEE 802.22
Developing countries advantage

5. ANTENNAS / TRANSMISSION LINES

Cables
Waveguides
Connectors and adapters
Antenna term glossary
Types of antennas
Reflector theory
Amplifiers
Practical antenna designs
Antenna measurements

NETWORKING


6. NETWORKING

Introduction
Cooperative communications
The OSI model
The TCP/IP model
The Internet Protocols
Internet Protocol Suite
Physical hardware
Putting it all together
Designing the physical network

7. WIFI FAMILY

IEEE 802: What is it, and why should I care?
The 802.11 standard
Deployment planning for 802.11 wireless networks