Lecturers: SR: Sandro Radicella, RS: Ryszard Struzak, CF: Carlo Fonda, MZ: Marco Zennaro, RF: Rob Flickenger, JJ: Joel Jaeggli, SB: Sebastian Buettrich, EP: Ermanno Pietrosemoli, BB: Bruce Baikie, SO: Steve Okay, AMB: Andrea Marco Borsetti

(lecture titles starting with WTK-… are part of the Wireless Training Kit)

Week 1

Mon 22 Feb: Networking

9:00-10:00: Administrative matters
10:00-11:00: Administrative matters
11:20-12:00: Opening (SR, RS)
12:00-12:30: Presentation of Participants

14:00-15:00: Networking Basics and Routing (JJ)
15:00-16:00: Networking Basics and Routing (JJ)
16:20-17:20: LAB: Networking with Linux, with practical examples (JJ)
17:20-18:20: LAB: Networking with Linux, with practical examples (JJ)

Tue 23 Feb: Networking

9:00-10:00: WTK-00-Why_Wireless (RF)
10:00-11:00: General network design principles (JJ)
11:20-12:20: General network design principles (JJ)

14:00-15:00: Firewalling, NAT (JJ)
15:00-16:00: Firewalling, NAT (JJ)
16:20-17:20: LAB: Firewalling, NAT (JJ)
17:20-18:20: LAB: Firewalling, NAT (JJ)

Wed 24 Feb: Radio Physics

9:00-10:00: WTK-01-Radio_Physics (RF)
10:00-11:00: RF Channel and Modulation Fundamentals (RS)
11:20-12:20: RF Channel and Modulation Fundamentals (RS)

14:00-15:00: WTK-02-dB_Math (EP)
15:00-17:20: LAB: Radio Measurements (CF, EP)
17:20-18:20: LAB: Radio Measurements (CF, EP)

Thu 25 Feb: Antennas

9:00-10:00: WTK-03-Antennas_and_Transmission_Lines (EP)
10:00-11:00: Antenna Fundamentals (RS)
11:20-12:20: Antenna Fundamentals (RS)

14:00-15:00: LAB: Antenna Building and Testing
15:00-16:00: LAB: Antenna Building and Testing
16:20-17:20: LAB: Antenna Building and Testing
17:20-18:20: LAB: Antenna Building and Testing

Fri 26 Feb: Spectrum Management

9:00-10:20: WTK-04-Comparative_Use_of_Unlicensed_Spectrum (RF) - MOVIE (QT)
10:20-11:00: EM Co-existence Fundamentals (RS)
11:20-12:20: Spectrum Management and Regulatory Issues (RS)

14:00-14:40: LAB: Demo of USB Spectrum Analyzer
14:40-15:00: Questionnaire (1)
15:00-16:00: Review of the Questionnaire

16:20-19:00: LAB: Challenge (1)

Quiz 1 results

Week 2

Mon 1 Mar: WiFi

9:00-10:00: WTK-05-Introduction_to_WiFi Networking (RF)
10:00-11:00: Low cost WiFi hardware (SB)
11:20-12:20: WTK-06-Access_Point_Configuration (CF)

14:00-15:00: LAB: AP and client configuration
15:00-16:00: LAB: AP and client configuration
16:20-17:20: LAB: AP and client configuration
17:20-18:20: LAB: AP and client configuration

Tue 2 Mar: Planning

9:00-10:00: WTK-09-Link_Budget (RF)
10:00-11:00: WTK-10-Planning a Wireless Network (CF)
11:20-12:20: Review of the Wiki (Groups' Diaries, Result of the Competition)

14:00-15:00: Radio Mobile (CF,EP)
15:00-16:00: LAB: Practical exercises on Link Budget and RadioMobile (EP, MZ)
16:20-17:20: LAB: AP Configuration with Link Budget (EP,CF,RF)
17:20-18:20: LAB: Preparation for Field Activity (EP,CF,RF,SO)

Wed 3 Mar: Outdoor and Long Distance

9:00-10:00: WTK-11-Outdoor_Installation (EP)
10:00-11:00: WTK-11-Outdoor_Installation (EP)
11:20-12:20: WTK-12-Long Distance Links (CF)

14:00-18:00: Field Activity

Thu 4 Mar: Security

9:00-10:00: WTK-13-Wireless_Security (RF)
10:00-11:00: WTK-14-Wireless_Tools (RF)
11:20-11:50: Monitoring wireless with Kismet (SB)

11:50-12:20: Discussion: Security and Authentication in campus networks (SB)

14:00-15:00: LAB: Wireless Security
15:00-16:00: Introduction to VOIP (SO)
16:20-17:20: LAB: Exercise on VoIP (SO)
17:20-18:20: LAB: Exercise on VoIP(SO)

Fri 5 Mar: Powering

9:00-11:00: WTK-16-Off-grid_Power (EP)
11:20-12:20: Solar Power Exercise (SB, SO)

14:00-18:00: Field Activity: solar and wind power (EP, SB, SO)

Week 3

Mon 8 Mar: Mesh Networking and WiMAX

9:00-10:00: Introduction to Mesh Networking (SB)
10:00-11:00: LAB: Mesh Networking (SB)
11:20-12:20: LAB: Mesh Networking (SB)

14:00-15:00: Introduction to WiMAX (EP)

15:00-16:00: Applications of WiMAX: lessons learned (AMB)

16:20-18:20: Technical Discussion: Q&A on WiMAX projects and scenarios (with A.M.Borsetti)

20:00-close Music from ICTP participants.

If you have brought with you music that is typical of your country, please bring it to the Galileo Lab, we will play it for everyone to hear.

Tue 9 March: Wireless Sensor Networks

9:00-10:00: Introduction to Wireless Sensor Networks (MZ)

10:00-11:00: Waspmote by Libelium (MZ)

11:20-12:20: Exercises with Waspmotes (MZ)

14:00-15:00: LAB: WSN (MZ)
15:00-16:00: LAB: WSN (MZ)
16:20-17:20: LAB: WSN (MZ)
17:20-18:20: LAB: WSN (MZ)