The trainer is a Chartered Engineer professional
specialising in mobile communication technologies. He has accomplished
numerous consultancy projects in Europe and the Middle East for
companies like Orange, Vodafone, Q-Telecom, Forthnet, TeliaSonera,
IPwireless and ARCchart. Topics include GPRS
and WCDMA Radio Network Planning and Optimisation, Wireless LAN
and Broadband Wireless Access technologies like Flash-OFDM, IPWireless
TDD, WiMAX and WiBRO. He has considerable experience on WiMAX Network
Design and Deployment and currently he is heavily involved in WiMAX
consultancy and training in many parts of the world, some of which
are based in Europe and Asia.
He graduated from the University of Bristol with a degree in
Electrical & Electronic Engineering and holds a MSc in Mobile
Communication Systems & DSP from the same university. After
his studies, he has been involved as a research engineer with
future wireless communication technologies (3.5G, 4G, MIMO etc...)
at the Orange Research & Innovation department in Bristol
UK. Equipped with valuable skills and
knowledge on different air interface technologies, he was later
appointed as a 3G Senior Network Planning Engineer, responsible
for designing, planning and optimising the Orange UK 3G network.
For the past 3 years, he is working as a freelance wireless communications
consultant with projects mainly from mobile network operators
and broadband providers. He is also currently pursuing an MBA
from the University of Edinburgh.
Course Objectives
Understand the basic concepts of 802.16
and 802.16e
Understand 802.16 and 802.16e Protocols
(PHY, MAC)
Understand the technical implementation
of different
types of 802.16 and 802.16e
Understand 802.16 and 802.16e RF concepts
and issues
Explore all relevant and important topics
from basic RF
theory to link budget math
Explore WiMAX RF regulations, design, deployment
and
optimization
Course Overview
This course provides a detailed technical
insight of WIMAX RF Planning. It is an advanced course reviewing
the technical specifications and standards from an RF Network Planning
and Implementation point of view.
Key Benefits
Gain an understanding of WiMAX RF planning,
coverage and capacity
Be able to select the most effective WiMAX
type from a wide assortment of recent and emerging implementations
Be able to perform a more efficient RF
design and operational support of WiMAX
Pre-Requisites for Participants
Basic understanding of RF, Cellular networks,
IP technology
Who Should Attend?
RF Engineers, Radio Network Planners, Technical
Managers
Course Outline
Broadband Wireless Access: an introduction
to WiMAX and IEEE 802.16
- WiMAX as a WirelessMAN Technology
- Regulations
- 802.16 Benefits
- Application and Services
- "Last Mile" Broadband Connections
- Hotspot and Cellular Backhaul
- High-speed Enterprise connectivity
- 802.16 Frequency Bands
- 802.16 Family of Standards
- Current Deployments
- IEEE 802.16d enhanced support for indoor CPE
- IEEE 802.16e as an extension to IEEE 802.16d
- Implementation Scenarios and Market Opportunities
- System Profiles
WiMAX Frequency Bands
- 10-66 GHz licensed bands
- Frequencies below 11 GHz
- License-exempt frequencies below 11 GHz (primarily 5-6 GHz)
- 2.3, 2.5, 3.5, and 5.8 Bands
- Air interface nomenclature and PHY compliance
- Changes in 802.16e
WIMax Technical Information
- The Interoperability Challenge
- 802.16a amendment: 2 to 11GHz
- IEEE 802.16a and ETSI HiperMAN standards
- System Profiles for 2 - 11 GHz
- 802.16a and HiperMAN standards
- The MAC profiles for both WirelessMAN (Licensed) and WirelessHUMAN
(License-
exempt)
- System Profiles for 10-66 GHz
- IEEE 802.16c
- 802.16 and 802.16e
- Basic ATM system MAC profile
- Basic IP system MAC profile
- 25 MHz wide channel for (typically for U.S. deployments) use
in the 10-66 GHz range
- 28 MHz wide channel for (typically European deployments) use
in the 10-66 GHz range
- Sub-profiles: FDD and TDD
WiMAX Protocols
- Physical Layer (PHY) specifications
- Channel Spacing, Modulation
- Physical Layer Architecture
- Physical Layer Operations
- 802.16 PHY (SCa, FDMA, OFDMA and SCOFDM)
- Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
- Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)
- Scheduling and Link Adaptation
- Adaptive Modulation Scheme
- Binary Phase Shift Keying (BPSK)
- Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK)
- Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)
- Variable-rate Read-Solomon (RS)/Convolutional Coding (CC) scheme
- ARQ active on all connections
- TDD vs. FDD
- Symmetric UL/DL traffic
- 256 point FFT OFDM PHY mode
- Scalable OFDMA (SOFDMA) Physical Layer in IEEE 802.16 WirelessMAN
- STC and Other Standard-Compliant Diversity Schemes
- Mutlicarrier Design Requirements and Tradeoffs
- The Basics of OFDMA Frame Structure
- Subcarrier Allocation Modes
- Diversity Options
- Ranging in OFDMA
- Channel Coding
- PHY Transmit diversity in the Downlink (DL)
- H-ARQ (Hybrid ARQ)
- Space Time Coding (STC)
- Adaptive Antenna Systems (AAS)
- Multiple Input, Multiple Output (MIMO)
- MIMO for Throughput and Range
- Spatial Division Multiple Access (SDMA)
- Other Diversity Schemes
IEEE 802.16 Physical Layer Procedures (PHY)
- The original 802.16 standard and the 10-66GHz frequency band
- 802.16 Service Areas
- WiMAX’s technology for LOS and NLOS environments
- PHY Considerations
- Effect of multipath
- High Capacity Links on both the Uplink and the Downlink
- WirelessMAN-SC PHY
- WirelessMAN-SCa PHY
- WirelessMAN-FDMA PHY
- WirelessMAN-OFDMA PHY
- 802.16 and 802.16e PHY
- What are Non line-of-sight (NLOS) Connections?
- Time Division Duplexing (TDD)
- Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD)
- The 802.16e and Mobile 802.16 Clients
- Hand-off Between 802.16 Base Stations
IEEE 802.16 Medium Access Control (MAC)
- MAC Layer Operations
- MAC Frame Structure
- Framing in Detail
- MAC Frame Type and Classes
- Access Methods
- Synchronization
- Power management
- Variable Length Protocol Data Unit (PDU)
- Self-correcting Bandwidth Request/Grant Scheme
- Link adaptation and Automatic Repeat Request (ARQ) functions
- Fast path activities (such as scheduling, packing, fragmentation,
and ARQ)
- UL and DL schedulers
- QoS on IEEE 802.16
- High bit rates (up to 268 mbps each way)
- Delivering ATM Compatible QoS: UGS, rtPS, nrtPS, and Best Effort
- Implementation Challenges on MAC and QoS
WiMAX RF Planning, Coverage and Capacity
- RF and Capacity Planning
- RF theory to link budget math
- Equipment manufacturers, products, systems and services
- Spectrum policies and licensing
- Frequency, capacity, coverage and interference
- Site survey and selection
- RF engineering and network design
- Project management, vendor selection, installation and commissioning
- RF Optimization: testing and troubleshooting
- Requirements Analysis Steps
- Analyzing the Feasibility of a 802.16
- Subscriber Station (SS)
- Base Station (BS)
- Base Stations Locations
- BS Frequency Assignments
- Complete Coverage (no gaps)
- Adequate Capacity
- Design Based on Extensive Measurements
- Propagation and coverage
- Complete coverage of target space
- Interference sources
- Capacity in 802.16
- Consideration of high- and low-density areas Throughput
- Interworking and coexistence with mobile and cellular networks
- A Complete 802.16 Link Budget Analysis and Modeling
- Fixed, nomadic and mobile channel models
- How to model a radio channel in WiMAX?
- Fixed and Nomadic channel models
- Fading characteristics fade distribution, K-Factor
- Modified Stanford University Interim (SUI) channel models
- SUI channel models implementation
- Mobile channel models
- Mobile channel models implementation
- Simulation Results
Implementing a 802.16 Network
- Designing and Planning a 802.16
- Preparing for Operational Support of a 802.16
- Installing a 802.16
- Service Classes
- Fragmentation, Equalizers and RAKE Receivers
- Installation Options
- Performance
- Multivendor Operability
- QoS Enhancements
- Dynamic Frequency Selection, Transmit Power Control
- Upcoming Standards and Future Trends
- Forthcoming IR standards
- Other RF standards: DECT, Bluetooth, WATM, HomeRF
- Integration of WLAN and Cellular (Mobile Networks)
- 3GPP Standards and Mobile IP
- Performance evaluation of the adaptive modulation, channel coding,
space-time coding
and equalization techniques
