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Chapter 6 Solutions
Note: The labs in Chapter 6 reuire the follo!in" additional files:
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Activity Questions, Lab 6-1
3. What s the name of the server? What s the name of the cent?
Answer: 1aries2 1aries
13.What s the reported throughput n kobytes per second?
Answer: 1aries
14.What s the reported throughput n Mbps?
Answer: 1aries
15.Cacuate the percentage of the rated bandwdth you experenced durng
the downoad by dvdng the reported throughput recorded n Step 14
by the rated bandwdth of your connecton. If you are usng the 802.11g
standard, the rated bandwdth s 54 Mbps.
Answer: 1aries
16.If you competed Lab 5.2, what was the percentage of rated bandwdth,
n Mbps, you experenced whe transferrng the same e whe roamng?
Ths vaue was recorded n Step 9 of Lab 5.2.
Answer: 1aries
Review Questions, Lab 6-1
1. What s the advantage of usng the hash command when downoadng a
e usng FTP?
Answer: The hash co++and lets -ou !atch !hile the file do!nloads, and this can be especiall-
helpful if the do!nload crashes, because -ou !ill 3no! !hen it happens&
2. What unts does FTP use to report throughput?
Answer: 4ilob-tes per second
3. Theoretcay speakng, why shoud communcatng n ad hoc mode be
more emcent than communcatng n nfrastructure mode?
Answer: The fra+es don5t ha6e to pass throu"h other de6ices !hen usin" ad hoc +ode&
4. If you competed Lab 5.2 as we as ths ab, how dd transferrng the e
through two access ponts whe roamng compare to transferrng the
same e n ad hoc mode?
Answer: The ad hoc +ode transfer should ha6e been faster&
5. How meanngfu s the term "rated bandwdth" when takng to wreess
users about the knd of performance they can expect on the new
wreess LAN?
Answer: Wireless users should be told up front that the- !ill e7perience far less throu"hput than the
rated band!idth of the s-ste+&
Activity Questions, Lab 6-2
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9. What s the reported throughput n kobytes per second?
Answer: 1aries
10.What s the reported throughput n Mbps?
Answer: 1aries
11.Cacuate the percentage of the rated bandwdth you experenced durng
the downoad by dvdng the reported throughput recorded n Step 10
by the rated bandwdth of your connecton. If you are usng the 802.11g
standard, the rated bandwdth s 54 Mbps.
Answer: 1aries
12.What was the percentage of rated bandwdth, n Mbps, you experenced
whe transferrng the same e whe roamng?
Answer: 1aries
13.What was the percentage of rated bandwdth, n Mbps, you experenced
whe transferrng the same e n ad hoc mode?
Answer: 1aries
Review Questions, Lab 6-2
1. How dd nfrastructure mode throughput compare to ad hoc mode
throughput?
Answer: The ad hoc +ode throu"hput should ha6e been faster&
2. How dd BSS throughput n ths ab compare wth ESS throughput n Lab
5.2?
Answer: The /SS throu"hput should be faster than ESS throu"hput&
3. How many tmes does a wreess frame contend for bandwdth n
nfrastructure mode compared to ad hoc mode?
Answer: 8nfrastructure +ode fra+es contend t!ice as +an- ti+es as ad hoc fra+es because the-
contend fro+ the source to the access point, then a"ain fro+ the access point to the destination&
4. The overhead assocated wth CSMA/CA reduces tota throughput by
approxmatey the same percentage, regardess of the number of
devces the wreess frame must pass through. True or Fase?
Answer: )alse
5. Theoretcay, roamng across an ESS ntroduces more overhead than
communcatng wthn a BSS. True or Fase?
Answer: True
Activity Questions, Lab 6-3
7. What s the statons roe n the network?
Answer: 9oot +ode
9. Do you see the addtona nfrastructure SSID ko-mawap? Do you see
staton-roe repeater?
Answer: :opefull-, -es2 :opefull-, -es
12.What s your connected speed?
Answer: 1aries, but probabl- .; Mbps
19.What s the reported throughput n kobytes per second?
Answer: 1aries
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20.What s the reported throughput n Mbps?
Answer: 1aries
21.Cacuate the percentage of the rated bandwdth you experenced durng
the repeater mode downoad by dvdng the reported throughput
recorded n Step 20 by the rated bandwdth of your connecton. If you
are usng the 802.11g standard, the rated bandwdth s 54 Mbps.
Answer: 1aries
22.What was the percentage of rated bandwdth, n Mbps, you experenced
whe transferrng the same e n ad hoc mode?
Answer: 1aries
23.What was the percentage of rated bandwdth, n Mbps, you experenced
whe transferrng the same e n basc nfrastructure mode?
Answer: 1aries
24.What was the percentage of rated bandwdth, n Mbps, you experenced
whe transferrng the same e whe roamng?
Answer: 1aries
25.In Tabe 6.1, enter the e transfer throughputs n Mbps for each of the
dherent abs.
Answer: Theoreticall-, the table should indicate that ad hoc +ode had the fastest throu"hput and
repeater +ode had the slo!est& The /SS transfer should be faster than the ESS transfer& 8t is possible
that different le6els of interference durin" the labs could affect the theoreticall- correct outco+e&
27.Who s assocated wth your access pont?
Answer: The tea+5s t!o laptops should be associated !ith the tea+5s access point&
28.Browse to the access pont ko-mawap. The nstructor w gve you ths
IP address. Who s assocated wth ths parent access pont?
Answer: Laptops as !ell as repeaters should be associated !ith 3ilo-li+a!ap&
Review Questions, Lab 6-3
1. Why shoud you avod repeater mode f at a possbe?
Answer: 9epeater +ode se6erel- de"rades perfor+ance&
2. What s the purpose of repeater mode?
Answer: To allo! clients that are too far fro+ the root access point to "ain access to the !ired net!or3
3. How does repeater mode degrade wreess LAN performance?
Answer: E6er- fra+e +ust be repeated&
4. Approxmatey what percentage of ce overap s necessary between the
root mode devce and the repeater?
Answer: .=>
5. The repeater tsef becomes a cent of the root access pont. True or
Fase?
Answer: True
Activity Questions, Lab 6-4
9. What s the reported throughput n kobytes per second?
Answer: 1aries
10.What s the reported throughput n Mbps?
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Answer: 1aries
11.Cacuate the percentage of the rated bandwdth you experenced durng
the downoad by dvdng the reported throughput recorded n Step 10
by the rated bandwdth of your connecton. If you are usng the 802.11g
standard, the rated bandwdth s 54 Mbps.
Answer: 1aries
12.What was the e transfer throughput, n Mbps, you experenced whe
transferrng the same e n basc nfrastructure mode (BSS)? Ths vaue
was recorded n Tabe 6-1 of Lab 6.3.
Answer: 1aries, but should be faster than the ans!er recorded in Step $=
Review Questions, Lab 6-4
1. Descrbe any nterruptons you experenced durng the downoad n the
ab actvty.
Answer: M- laptop loc3ed up t!ice !hile tr-in" to do!nload the file&
2. How woud you descrbe the performance of the Lnksys wreess router
as compared to the Csco 1200 seres access pont?
Answer: The throu"hput 6ia the Cisco $<== !as probabl- faster&
3. Theoretcay, shoud there be any performance dherence between the
Lnksys wreess router and the Csco 1200 seres access pont? Expan
your answer.
Answer: ?sers +a- e7pect the sa+e perfor+ance because the- are rated the sa+e @.; Mbps0&
4. The Lnksys wreess router performs more networkng functons than the
Csco 1200. True or Fase?
Answer: True
5. The Lnksys wreess router s more powerfu than the Csco 1200. True or
Fase?
Answer: )alse
Activity Questions, Lab 6-
9. Enter the correct vaues usng the payback cacuator
Answer: 8nputs: !ireless protocol deplo-ed A )i7ed B=<&$$b,
nu+ber of e+plo-ees pro6isioned A B==,
nu+ber of access points deplo-ed A <<,
deprecation schedule A $ -ear,
incre+ental 8T costs A C.=== per $=== WLAN usersD-ear,
a6era"e e+plo-ee salar- A C.$,===D-ear
10.How much tme must each empoyee save per day usng the wreess
nfrastructure to pay for the nfrastructure and support n one year?
Answer: ;6 seconds
11.In your opnon, and under these crcumstances, woud t be reatvey
easy to convnce your boss to mpement a wreess nfrastructure?
Answer: ,es, 6er- eas-2 hardl- an- ti+e +ust be sa6ed in order for the s-ste+ to pa- for itself
Review Questions, Lab 6-
1. How many access ponts are necessary for your 800 users f you want to
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mt each access pont to 35 assocatons?
Answer: << access points
2. Accordng to the payback cacuator, what s the WLAN cost per user per
day?
Answer: 66 cents
3. Accordng to the payback cacuator, what s the cost of twenty-two
802.11b access ponts?
Answer: CE,E==
4. Accordng to the payback cacuator, what s the cost to do the ste
survey and nsta the wreess equpment for ths scenaro?
Answer: CE,;6=
5. In your opnon, what are advantages and dsadvantages of usng the
payback cacuator when promotng a wreess network at your
company?
Answer: The ad6anta"e is that, accordin" to the pro"ra+, i+ple+entin" a !ireless net!or3 pa-s for
itself uic3l-& The disad6anta"e +i"ht be that, because it is a Cisco calculator, the pro"ra+ probabl-
has a built-in bias to!ard i+ple+entin" !ireless because Cisco is sellin" the euip+ent and ser6ice&
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