Wireless 101 delivers the core technical knowledge needed by anyone serious in the wireless business today. A great deal of Wireless 101 is devoted to mobile communications, because one of the great things about wireless is you can move around while communicating, and people are willing to pay cold hard cash for it. If you added up all of the industry associated with mobile communications: everything from selling handsets and providing customer service, all of the people who work for the carrier, the trucks they buy, people getting jobs as riggers installing equipment on towers, the insurance they have to pay for – the mobile communications industry shows up as part of the gross domestic product of every country in the world. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are now an indispensable part of everyday life including in-building Internet access and connecting your phone to your car as soon as you get close to it. In July 2022, Starlink was delivering download rates bursting up towards 1 Gb/s to remote areas for $120 per month. This brings Broadband To The Remote Masses in one fell swoop, and will surely boost the quality of life and economic activity worldwide. So that’s covered too. Part 1: Wireless Fundamentals The first part of Wireless 101 is Wireless Fundamentals, five chapters that set the foundation, with radio fundamentals and spectrum, how modems are used to move bits, and radio penetration, propagation and fading. Part 2: Mobile Communications The second part of Wireless 101 is Mobile Communications, fourteen chapters on mobility and mobile communications from A-Z, beginning with the ideas of cellular radio, handoffs, how PSTN phone calls (“Voice minutes”) are implemented, and how Mobile Internet (“Data plan”) is implemented. We’ll explain the technologies: FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, OFDMA, the generations, and LTE and 5G New Radio, including millimeter-wave Ultra Broadband and low-bit-rate 5G services for IoT. Part 3: Fixed Wireless In the third part of Wireless 101, we’ll cover other radio systems, primarily fixed wireless, where the question of continuous communications while driving down the highway doesn’t come into play so much. We’ll cover Wi-Fi: wireless LANs, standards and security, Bluetooth, broadband wireless home Internet, point-to-point, Low-Power Wide-Area Networks, and finish with satellite communications and Starlink.

Wireless Hacking 101 - How to hack wireless networks easily! This book is perfect for computer enthusiasts that want to gain expertise in the interesting world of ethical hacking and that wish to start conducting wireless pentesting. Inside you will find step-by-step instructions about how to exploit WiFi networks using the tools within the known Kali Linux distro as the famous aircrack-ng suite. Topics covered: •Introduction to WiFi Hacking •What is Wardriving •WiFi Hacking Methodology •WiFi Mapping •Attacks to WiFi clients and networks •Defeating MAC control •Attacks to WEP, WPA, and WPA2 •Attacks to WPS •Creating Rogue AP's •MITM attacks to WiFi clients and data capture •Defeating WiFi clients and evading SSL encryption •Kidnapping sessions from WiFi clients •Defensive mechanisms

The CWS Official Study Guide covers all objectives for the CWS-101 exam and prepares the student to select, sell, and understand 802.11 wireless technologies.

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Wireless Fundamentals Radio fundamentals • Spectrum • Digital radio • Modems and Modulation • Propagation, Penetration and Fading Wireless Fundamentals is the first module in the Wireless series. We begin with the basics: what radio is, how it's organized and how and it's used to communicate information. We'll understand how radio frequencies are in the Gigahertz range, used within frequency bands measured in the Megahertz wide. Then we will look at the spectrum, i.e. standardized bands of frequencies, how they are allocated and the need for licenses. You will learn which bands are used for what, from cordless phones to Wi-Fi and cellular, including new allocations in 600, 700 and 800 MHz bands, 3.5 GHz fixed wireless, and new allocations for 5G including the 3.7 GHz C-band... and how some aircraft operators learned the meaning of "spectrum clearing". Next, we'll understand how information is represented using radio. The first stop is a quick review of old-fashioned analog radio and TV, followed by what most systems use today: digital. We'll spend some time understanding digital, how 1s and 0s are communicated by modems and familiarize you with jargon and buzzwords like QAM and QPSK. We'll finish off with radio transmission issues, including propagation, penetration and fading. Wireless Module 1 Detailed Outline 1 Wireless Fundamentals 1.1 Radio ...... 1.1.1 Definition of “Radio” ...... 1.1.2 Applications for Radio ...... 1.1.3 Representing Information Using Radio 1.2 Wireless Spectrum and Radio Bands ...... 1.2.1 The Need for Regulation ...... 1.2.2 Spectrum ...... 1.2.3 Capacity vs. Performance Tradeoff ...... 1.2.4 Frequency Bands ...... 1.2.5 Broadcast Television ...... 1.2.6 Repurposing of Broadcast Television Spectrum ...... 1.2.7 Two-Way Radio: FDD or TDD ...... 1.2.8 600 MHz Band ...... 1.2.9 700 MHz Band ...... 1.2.10 800, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz bands ...... 1.2.11 Unlicensed Bands ...... 1.2.12 2.5 GHz Band ...... 1.2.13 3.5 GHz Band ...... 1.2.14 3.7 GHz C-Band 5G ...... 1.2.15 Millimeter-Wave Bands 1.3 Analog Radio ...... 1.3.1 Definition of Analog ...... 1.3.2 Carrier Frequency for Radio ...... 1.3.3 AM, FM and PM 1.4 Digital Radio: Modems ...... 1.4.1 Amplitude Shift Keying ...... 1.4.2 Frequency Shift Keying ...... 1.4.3 Phase Shift Keying ...... 1.4.4 Baud Rate ...... 1.4.5 More Signals = More Bits ...... 1.4.6 QPSK: 2 Bits per Signal ...... 1.4.7 QAM ...... 1.4.8 Limits ...... 1.4.9 Summary 1.5 Propagation, Penetration and Fading ...... 1.5.1 Propagation ...... 1.5.2 Omni Antennas ...... 1.5.3 Directional Antennas and Sectorization ...... 1.5.4 Attenuation and Carrier-to-Noise Ratio ...... 1.5.5 Fading ...... 1.5.6 Interference

"The New World of Wireless is an impressive, thoughtful journey that helps business leaders see over the horizon to our unwired future, where we belong." -John Chen, Chairman, CEO, and President, Sybase, Inc. "Snyder's book provides a thought-provoking look into the 4G future. While technical details abound, the importance of this work relates more to the social, business, and political implications of 4G technology. Snyder has provided us a glimpse of how different our lives will be in the not-so-distant future, and done so with amazing insight. It is truly a must-read." -Stanton Sloane, PhD, CEO, SRA International Prepare for a Wireless Revolution That May Prove Even More Disruptive Than the Internet Revolution Why next-gen 4G technology will lead to a radical, qualitative shift in how you use wireless How to leverage "digital swarms" of distributed, self-organizing groups to transform your business Indispensable new insight for CXOs, board members, strategists, and consultants in all industries Next-generation 4G wireless technology won't just be faster: It will offer breakthrough opportunities for competitive advantage. 4G will accelerate a massive power shift that's already well underway: the emergence of decentralized, self-organizing "digital swarms" both inside and outside the enterprise. This book will help you understand both the technology and the radically new organizations it will make possible. You'll discover how these changes will affect you...how to innovate around 4G wireless to build profitability and market share... how to anticipate and manage business risks you've never even imagined before... how to harness the relentless "digital swarms" that are now rising to power in your company and your marketplace!

Contains the latest research, case studies, theories, and methodologies within the field of wireless technologies.