Personal, short distance area wireless networks for interconnecting devices centered around a workspace or home is explored. WPANs address wireless networking and mobile computing devices such as PC’s, PDA’s, peripherals, cell phones, pagers and consumer electronics. Short range wireless data communications technologies including, infrared, Bluetooth, and ZigBee, RFid, WiMedia and Ultra wide band are introduced
Outcomes
- Describe a wireless personal area network
- Describe security issues of WPAN technology
- Explain how IrDA, Bluetooth, UWB and ZigBee work
- Understand wireless standards and applications
Distribution
Career Training