MTA - Understanding Wired and Wireless Networks

Twisted-Pair Cable

Category 3 (Cat-3)

Category 5 (Cat-5)

Category 5e (Cat-5e)

Category 6 (Cat-6)

Types of Patch Cables

MDI and MDI-X Ports

MDI and MDI-X Ports

Attenuation

Interference

Electromagnetic Interference (Emi)

Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)

Crosstalk

Shielded Twisted-Pair (STP) Cables

Plenum-Rated

Fiber Optic Cable

Fiber Optic Cable

Wireless Networks

Wireless Network Adapters

Wireless Access Point

Wireless Modes

Wireless LAN (WLAN)

Wireless LAN (WLAN)

Other wireless devices

WEP

WPA & WPA2

TKIP

AES

Service Set Identifier (SSI)