Understanding RF Fundamentals and the Radio Design of ...

Fred Niehaus RF Fundamentals and the Radio Design of Wireless Networks 2010 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights PublicPresentation_ID2 Session Agenda -Objectives What is Radio how did we get here? Basic Radio Hardware & Terminology Antenna Basics Single & Diversity Antennas Interpreting antenna patterns Cisco Richfield Facility Diversity, Multipath, RF characteristics Choosing the right Access Point 2010 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights PublicPresentation_ID3 What is Radio ? How did we end up on these frequencies? 2010 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights PublicPresentation_ID4 Basic Understanding of How fast the AC current goes is its frequency AC is very low frequency 60 Hz (Cycles Per Second) Radio waves are measured in kHz, MHz and GHzThe lower the frequency the physically longer the Radio wave Higher frequencies have much shorter waves as such take more power to move them greater distances.

Even today many portable devices in use are limited to 2.4 ... A dipole called the “driven element” is placed in front of other elements. This motivates the signal to go forward into a given direction for gain. (inside view of the Cisco AIR-ANT1949 13.5 dBi Yagi)

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