From the course: Understanding Copper and Fiber Optic Communication Systems
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Indoor Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and other wireless technologies
From the course: Understanding Copper and Fiber Optic Communication Systems
Indoor Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and other wireless technologies
- [Narrator] More and more people and things are becoming connected to the internet and each other. Networks are constantly growing, and technology continues to introduce new ways to connect more things to it. Smart wiring devices, light switches and plugs, and even sensors on building systems and automobiles can send and receive information that is useful. All of these devices send and receive information using wireless signals. Some of the most common wireless signals are wifi. The term wifi refers to the standard way computers connect to wireless networks. Mobile technology equipment such as cell phones, tablets, and computers all have communication chips within them that converts data language to a wireless signal. It is bi-directional, and it operates according to IEEE 820.11 standard. Wifi operates at 2.4 gigahertz and 5.0 gigaherz. Wifi is unlicensed. Wifi equipment may be ceiling mounted, wall mounted, or just set on a surface. Once active, it will send and receive data to and…
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