Original workshop plan for curriculum

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Curriculum

The first 5 days will be split between classroom/theory (mornings) and LABs (afternoon to evening).

The LABs will be based around

• Building an equivalent of the Mustang network within the classroom and its surroundings

so that we can study, troubleshoot and improve something that resembles the real life network.

[name] = name of instructor / lead

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DAY 1 - Sept 14

• Arrivals during the day - start of classroom when we are complete = a short day

• Introductions, motivations, expectations - all
• Local case study, provided by a local instructor [Indiver]
• How to share what we learn - supershort introduction to working with wikis [Sebastian]
• APs and clients - basic configuration [Sebastian]
• LAB1: Wireless configuration lab: APs - with focus on Ubiquiti gear - building a simple Mustang network in the classroom

DAY 2 - sept 15

• Short introduction to radio physics [Sebastian]
• Crash introduction to link budget and dB math [Sebastian]
• Antenna fundamentals

• TCP/IP fundamentals [n.n.]
• LAB2: IP planning - routing, subnetting, based on Mustang case

DAY 3

• Power over Ethernet, grounding, and lightning protection
• Outdoor installation
• Alternative energy networking:
  • solar, hydro and wind power
  • power reduction / optimizing infrastructure and cpe
• LAB3: Building a complete solar powered outdoor node / CPE node

DAY 4

• Long distance considerations
  • Planning software (RadioMobile?), field techniques (GPS, compass, etc)
• (How to choose wireless networking equipment)
• VoIP - crash introduction --> LAB
• Network monitoring and management
• LAB4: Monitoring and managing our network, in class, adding Voice
  • maybe a long shot from hotel to somewhere? (optional)

DAY 5

• Local repositories - for content and software
• (Short intro to) Wireless Security
• Mesh networking (short)

• LAB5: Completing and improving the Mustang network in classroom - review

Comments - questions:

• Hands-on DYI antenna lab (building biquads, cantennas, etc) is seen as not top priority - we might do some in an evening BOF
• Currently, there is no session on Voice over IP - should it be included? Now included - seems too relevant (locally, but also: international calls, migrants, expats! key!)
• Is Mesh Networking relevant enough to give it a full day? - answered: No, we will have an in-depth lab on AP conf and OpenWRT, with mesh setup as one aspect of this. Might shrink futher.

Currently not included

• Antenna lab - hands-on DIY antennas
• Bandwidth requirements for various applications
• Radio spectrum, wireless standards, and protocols