Authorized Self-Study Guide Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)

Chapter 18. Introducing Wireless into the Campus Network

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This chapter covers the following topics:

• WLAN and Ethernet Similarities

• WLAN and Ethernet Differences

• WLAN Components

• Wireless Network Implementations

• Building Blocks of AP WLAN Topologies

• Building Blocks of a Bridging WLAN

• Topology Implementation

• Wireless Theory and Standards

• 802.11 Operational Standards

• Implementing WLANs

• Cisco WLANs

• Cisco Wireless Clients

• Configuring a Basic WLAN

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The wireless LAN (WLAN) evolution started in the 1980s using 900-MHz Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) technology. The 900-MHz systems were fairly easy to deploy because one access point (AP) could cover large areas and no licenses were required in the approved countries. One problem ...