Chapter 3Radio Frequency Fundamentals

IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT THE FOLLOWING:

  • images What is a radio frequency signal
  • images Radio frequency characteristics
    • Wavelength
    • Frequency
    • Amplitude
    • Phase
  • images Radio frequency behaviors
    • Wave propagation
    • Absorption
    • Reflection
    • Scattering
    • Refraction
    • Diffraction
    • Loss (attenuation)
    • Free space path loss
    • Multipath
    • Gain (amplification)

 In addition to understanding the OSI model and basic networking concepts, you ...

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