IT 242 Week 8 Assignment Wireless Signals

Assignment: Wireless Signals

• Resource: Ch. 18 of Wide Area Networks

• Discuss four different types of wireless technologies in a 350– to 700–word paper in APA format.

• Describe the characteristics and properties of each signal type, and how each can be used.

• Include a table or matrix that compares properties of the four signal types.

• Provide a hypothetical situation for each signal type that illustrates how it could be, or is being, used in a WAN. In what circumstance, for example, would a company choose to use a satellite signal?

• Post your paper as a Microsoft® Word attachment.