Exam 12: Personal, Metropolitan, and Wide Area Wireless Networks

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What are the two different types of RFID tags?

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Where might a Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS) hub be located?

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The "last mile connection" refers to an optical, wireless, point-to-point, line-of-sight wireless technology.

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Describe wireless personal area networks.

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The advantage of ____________________ networking systems is that devices configure themselves and are intelligent.

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Although the use of satellites for personal wireless communication is fairly recent, satellites themselves have been used for worldwide communications for over 40 years.

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The range for passive RFID tags is ____.

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The security features for the 802.15.3 standard include key distribution and management and encryption using ____.

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Describe IrDA.

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There are several significant differences between 802.15.3 and 802.15.1 (Bluetooth). What are they?

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There are several advantages of free space optics (FSO) compared to fiber optic and RF systems. List and describe them.

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Because 802.15.1 uses FHSS while 802.11b/g uses direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS), there can be a conflict between devices. An IEEE task group known as ____ was formed to create a means by which these two technologies could coexist.

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The transmission speed of wireless personal area networks is higher than the other types of networks.

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In a piconet, one device is the ____, and controls all of the wireless traffic.

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In a cellular telephone network all of the transmitters and cell phones operate at a(n) ____________________ power level.

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If multiple piconets cover the same area, a Bluetooth device can be a member in two or more overlaying piconets.

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Mode ____ of IEEE 802.15.3 provides protection using digital certificates.

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____ is the name given to a wireless technology that uses short-range RF transmissions.

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Current costs to run a fiber optic cable can range as high as $____ per mile.

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Match each term with the correct statement below.
can figure out the best route for information to take across the network based on the quality required, meaning a video stream could take a different route to a Webcam that requires much less bandwidth
WWAN
industry consortium composed of several major semiconductor vendors that is intended to promote the 802.15.4 standard
scatternet
company's internal infrastructure connection between two or more remote locations
ZigBee Alliance
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can figure out the best route for information to take across the network based on the quality required, meaning a video stream could take a different route to a Webcam that requires much less bandwidth
WWAN
industry consortium composed of several major semiconductor vendors that is intended to promote the 802.15.4 standard
scatternet
company's internal infrastructure connection between two or more remote locations
ZigBee Alliance
group of piconets in which connections exist between different piconets
WPAN
designed for devices in a range of up to 50 kilometers (31 miles) using RF or infrared transmission technology at a variety of speeds
free space optics
optical, wireless, point-to-point, line-of-sight wireless technology
WMAN
wireless facility that connects networks in different parts of a country or of the world
mesh wireless network
network designed for hand-held and portable devices at slow to moderate transmission speeds
backhaul connection
non-profit consortium with over 160 member companies that represent computer and telecommunications hardware, software, components, and adapters
Infrared Data Association
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