Chapter 5. Antenna Communications

This chapter covers the following subjects:

Principles of Antennas: Covers antenna concepts.

Common Antenna Types: Describes omnidirectional and directional antennas.

Antenna Connectors and Hardware: Looks at some of the connectors used in wireless deployments as well as other common hardware.

In any wireless network, the capability to propagate the signal is key. Without that capability, the whole concept of a wireless network falls apart. In this chapter, you will learn about antenna principles, along with some common antenna and connector types.

You should take the “Do I Know This Already Quiz?” first. If you score 80 percent or higher, you may want to skip to the section “Exam Preparation Tasks.” If you ...

Get CCNA Wireless Official Exam Certification Guide now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.