Abstract:BYU teaches an elective course in broadband communications, with an emphasis on wireless physical layer characteristics. A Lab exercise in this course requires the students to set up and test a 802.11 wireless link between floors of the Technology building. This presents an interesting challenge since the flooring includes steel girders, rebar, corrugated steel panels, and concrete and other absorptive and dispersive materials. The students find that such materials are a significant barrier to wireless connect… Show more
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