Data Communications and Networking

  1. Wireless and Mobile Networks
    1. Wireless Communication Fundamentals
      1. Radio Frequency Spectrum
        1. Wireless Signal Propagation
          1. Path Loss
            1. Multipath Fading
              1. Interference
              2. Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs)
                1. IEEE 802.11 Architecture
                  1. Basic Service Set (BSS)
                    1. Extended Service Set (ESS)
                      1. Distribution System
                      2. Wi-Fi Standards Evolution
                        1. 802.11 Legacy
                          1. 802.11a
                            1. 802.11b
                              1. 802.11g
                                1. 802.11n
                                  1. 802.11ac
                                    1. 802.11ax
                                    2. WLAN MAC Layer
                                      1. Distributed Coordination Function (DCF)
                                        1. Point Coordination Function (PCF)
                                          1. Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA)
                                          2. WLAN Security
                                            1. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
                                              1. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
                                                1. WPA2
                                                  1. WPA3
                                                  2. WLAN Association Process
                                                    1. Authentication
                                                      1. Association
                                                        1. Reassociation
                                                      2. Bluetooth and Personal Area Networks
                                                        1. Bluetooth Architecture
                                                          1. Piconet Formation
                                                            1. Scatternet
                                                              1. Master-Slave Relationship
                                                              2. Bluetooth Protocol Stack
                                                                1. Bluetooth Versions
                                                                  1. Classic Bluetooth
                                                                    1. Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
                                                                    2. Bluetooth Applications
                                                                    3. Cellular Networks
                                                                      1. Cellular Network Architecture
                                                                        1. Cell Structure
                                                                          1. Base Stations
                                                                            1. Mobile Switching Centers
                                                                            2. Cellular Technology Generations
                                                                              1. First Generation (1G)
                                                                                1. Second Generation (2G)
                                                                                  1. Third Generation (3G)
                                                                                    1. Fourth Generation (4G)
                                                                                      1. Fifth Generation (5G)
                                                                                      2. Cellular Standards
                                                                                        1. Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)
                                                                                          1. Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
                                                                                            1. Long Term Evolution (LTE)
                                                                                              1. New Radio (NR)
                                                                                              2. Mobility Management
                                                                                                1. Handover Process
                                                                                                  1. Location Management
                                                                                                    1. Roaming
                                                                                                  2. Mobile IP
                                                                                                    1. Mobile IP Concepts
                                                                                                      1. Home Agent
                                                                                                        1. Foreign Agent
                                                                                                          1. Care-of Address
                                                                                                            1. Tunneling

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