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CWNP Certifications I ---- Certified Wireless Network Expert
Post Time: April 27th,2010
The CWNE certification covers the current objectives will certify that the successful candidate has a firm grasp on the fundamentals of advanced WLAN troubleshooting, Quality of Service (QoS), and spectrum management, can describe the features and functions of the IEEE 802.11 standard as amended, and has the skills needed to design, install, configure, secure, and troubleshoot an advanced 802.11 WLAN enterprise installation. A typical candidate should have a solid understanding of WLAN administration and security.
The skills and knowledge measured by this examination are derived from a survey of wireless networking experts and professionals. The subject areas below provide the breakdown of the main objectives of the PW0-300 exam.
The exam covers the following areas:
1).802.11 Physical Layer Technologies
1.1. Describe PHY Layer terminology and PLCP Sublayer found in the 802.11 standard, Clause 3 (as amended)
1.2. Explain how Interframe Spacing works, why it is used, and when each of the IFS is used.
1.3. Describe Slot Time procedure, channel widths, and other parameters for each 802.11
1.4. Explain 802.11 contention procedures
2).802.11 MAC Frames and Exchange Processes
2.1. Compare and contrast the intended purposes of each 802.11 MAC layer frame type
2.2. Illustrate the structure of each 802.11 MAC layer frame type
2.3. Illustrate the frame exchange processes involved in following for both a QoS BSS and non-QoS BSS:
2.4. Contrast the differences between the frame exchange processes in:
3).802.11 Spectrum Management
Describe Spectrum and Transmit Power Management Extensions in the 5 GHz band.
4).802.11 QoS Terms and Features
4.1. Define QoS terminology and describe functionality relating to entities and coordination functions of QoSenabled
4.2. Define 802.11 terminologies and describe functionality relating to QoS features of QoS-enabled 802.11 networks
5).WMM Certifications, Features, and Configuration
5.1. Explain the terminology, purpose, and functionality of the Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) certifications and how they relate to 802.11 QoS features
5.2. Explain the purpose and functionality of WMM Power Save (WMM-PS)
5.3. Describe and configure equipment required for enterprise-class WLAN QoS
6).Designing, Managing, and Troubleshooting Wireless Voice/Data Networks
6.1. Design Optimized Wireless Voice/Data Networks
6.2. Manage Wireless Voice/Data Networks
6.3. Troubleshoot Wireless Voice/Data Networks
7).802.11 Wireless LAN Protocol Analyzer Use and Trace Interpretation
Demonstrate appropriate application of and interpret protocol traces from an 802.11 protocol analyzer