FIRST WEEK

See: this page for first week

SECOND WEEK

Monday, June 13

09:00 - 12:00

• Intro to Networking and OSI Layers Model (PDF, 2.1MB)
• Discussion: "The Real Digital Divide" - The Economist

14:30 - 17:00

• Discussion on few examples of IP network structures

Tuesday, June 14

09:00 - 12:00

• Security in Wireless Networks

14:00 - 17:00

• Exercises on Security, Authentication and Authorization

Wednesday, June 15

09:00 - 12:00

• Techniques for Bandwidth optimization

15:00 - 17:00

• Examples of bandwidth optimization: proxy, monitoring tools (by C. Onime)

Thursday, June 16

09:00 - 12:00

• Topographical planning (by T. Ombasa)

14:30 - 15:00

• Experience on proxy configuration (by E. Mabo)

15:00 - 17:00

• Examples of bandwidth optimization: proxy, monitoring tools (by C. Onime - cont'd)

Friday, June 17

• Solar power (by Sharma)

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THIRD WEEK

Monday, June 20

• Discussion on the programme for this week
• Experiences on wireless equipment selection (outdoor and indoor) (by Bassey)
• Integration of wireless and wired networks (with contributions by Precious and comments by Mikeka)

Tuesday, June 21

• Review of the projects by participants
• IP Routing (PDF, 900 KB, by Chaudhari)
• Wireless equipment selection (PDF, 370 KB, by Sebastian)

Wednesday, June 22

• Planning of the link at University
• Exercises on AP configuration (PDF lecture by Sebastian)
• Open Source (by Chonia)

Thursday, June 23

• Exercises on Antennas and AP configuration for long distance link
• Preparation of the field activity (working with a Metrix Box)

Friday, June 24

• Field activity: wireless link at the University of Trieste (bus leaving from GGH at 9:00, back at ICTP at 13:00)
• Financial considerations for WLAN projects (by Repici)
• Discussion after the field activity

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FOURTH WEEK

Monday, June 27

• morning: Financial considerations for WLAN projects (by Repici)
• afternoon: Hands-on experiences of effect of physical and environmental conditions on WiFi links

Tuesday, June 28

• morning: IP subnetting (by Chaudhari)
• morning: Optical communications technologies (by Chaudhari)
• afternoon: Field Activity

Wednesday, June 29

• morning: FREE TIME (for individual work on project revisions, reports, etc.)
• afternoon: Final Presentation of Revised Projects by Participants:
  • Mikeka
  • Bassey - Muyideen
  • Arikpo
  • Ombasa
  • Chimon

report from final project presentations

Thursday, June 30

• morning: FREE TIME (for individual work on project revisions, reports, etc.)
• afternoon: Final Presentation of Revised Projects by Participants:
  • ElHag
  • Odhiambo - Yugi
  • Ejimanya
  • Mbayiha
  • Mabo

report from final project presentations

Friday, July 1

• morning: Final discussion
• afternoon: Closing ceremonies and certificates

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Challenges

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Posted at Jun 21/2005 04:32PM:
Struzak: A simple question to Carlo & Marco: where is any trace of the first week?

Carlo: yes, it's on the website (not the wiki), I'll try to incorporate it into the wiki as well

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Posted at Jun 27/2005 11:49AM:
Struzak: Many thanks to Crlo & Marco

Physical and environmental effects on Wifi

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