Speaker: Russell Baltera
Candidate for Bachelor of Arts in Computer Information Science
Time: 3:35 PM
Place: Trustee Hall 211
Supervisor: Dr. James McGuffee
Title: Can a Wireless Signal be Disrupted by Common Objects?

Abstract: The purpose of this project was to setup a wireless network and put objects in the path of the signal to see if the signal can be disrupted. Each object was placed at different distances to see how much they affect the signal. The criteria for each test included the object, its distance, and how many packets were sent and received. Other variables were round trip and maximum timeout times. The tests were 1024KB packets being sent across the network with a ping command. Using the results from the test, I put the objects into categories of severity. My study shows that any object that operates in a 2.0 - 11.0 gigahertz range will disrupt the signal.