Course Date & Venue |
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06 July - 10 July 2008
(Sun - Thu)
5-day instructor-led, 0900-1700
Cairo, Egypt
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Course Objectives |
The goal of this
course is to present
details and
up-to-date
information on both
Fixed and Mobile
WiMAX technology and
the corresponding
family of IEEE
802.16 standards.
The focus
is on the WiMAX
radio planning and
deployment. The
participants will
learn the features
of the technology
that
are relevant for
system performance,
planning and
deployment.
Furthermore, the
participants will
learn about
performance
enhancement and
optimization
techniques. The
certification test
will be conducted. |
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Course Overview |
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This a 5-day course
focusing on the
WiMAX radio planning
and
deployment. We will
address the
following
topics.
- Differences
between Fixed and
Mobile WiMAX
technology
will be examined.
The related layer 1
and 2 protocol
functions are dealt
with in great
detail.
- Relevant radio
propagation and
physical layer
characteristics, in
different deployment
scenarios will be
presented.
- Radio planning
case studies will be
presented.
- WiMAX deployment
and roll out
strategies will be
examined.
- Advanced
techniques and their
performance will be
discussed
(beamforming,
space-time coding,
MIMO, different
handover schemes).
- Practical
numerical analysis
will be followed by
certification
testing.
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Key Benefits |
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The participants
will gain a detailed
end-to-end knowledge
of the WiMAX
technology, and the
corresponding radio
planning and
deployment issues.
Furthermore, they
will be
able to address
real-world problems
of the WiMAX
deployment
and future
enhancements.
Hands-on analysis
and certification
testing will be
conducted.
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Pre-Requisites for Participants |
A strong knowledge
of wireless
communication
systems is
required.
Preferential but not
necessary experience
with 2G
or 3G radio planning
and deployment. |
Who Should Attend? |
Technical managers
that want to learn
and understand the
benefits and
potential issues
with Fixed and
Mobile WiMAX.
Development and
radio network
engineers that
require a good
knowledge of the
WiMAX technology. |
Course Outline |
Day 1
Introduction
Wireless Standards
Overview
802.16 Standard
Timeline
802.16 Standard
Characteristics
WiMAX Forum
WiMAX Profiles
WiMAX and ITU
Radio Propagation
Overview
Wireless Channel
Path Loss
Shadowing
Multipath and
Frequency
Selectivity
Temporal Variations
and Doppler
Spread
Line-of-Sight (LOS)
vs.
Non-Line-of-Sight
(NLOS)
Angle of Arrival and
Departure
Antenna
Parameters
Power Levels in dBm
and Watts
Sources of Noise,
Bandwidth and
Frequency
WiMAX
Principles
OFDM vs. Single
Carrier
Frequency and
Temporal
Diversity
TDD vs. FDD
RF Front-End
Network
Topologies
Day 2
WiMAX Physical
Layer
Fixed WiMAX
OFDM Parameters
TDD Frame
Content
Contention
Access
Channel Coding and
Modulation
Measurements
Link Adaptation
Mobile WiMAX
Scalable OFDMA
Permutations
Bins, Subchannels,
Tiles, Slots
HARQ
Frequency Reuse
Handover
Multicast and
Broadcast
Services
MAC Layer
Overview
Day 3
WiMAX Access
Procedures
QoS Enforcement
Network Entry
Ranging
Registration
Bandwidth
Requests
DL-MAP and UL-MAP
Message
Mobility
Procedure
WiMAX Radio
Network Planning
Link Budget
Analysis
Equipment
Specification
Antenna Patterns
Required SNR
Multiple Antennas
Gains
Permutations
Effects
Coding Schemes
Gains
Coverage
Coverage for
preamble and
DL/UP-MAP
Capacity
Path Loss Models
Shadowing
Frequency Reuse and
Planning
Sectorization
Antenna Pointing and
Orientation
Day 4
WiMAX Radio
Planning, contd.
Effect of Terrain
and Clutter
Optimizing for
Different QoS
Classes
LOS vs. NLOS
Fresnel Zone for
LOS
Case Studies for
Pico-, Micro- and
Macro-Cells
Peak and Average
Data Rate Analysis
(User and Sector
Throughputs)
Uplink and Downlink
Balancing
Delay Spread and
Guard Time
System Simulations
Approach
Overview of
Commercial Tools
WiMAX
Enhancements and
Optimization
Space-Time Coding
(STC)
Beamforming
MIMO
Uplink Sounding
Collaborative
MIMO
Repeaters (FDD vs.
TDD issues)
Effects of the
Improvements on
System Performance
and Margins
(Throughput,
Capacity and
Coverage)
WiMAX
Deployment
When to Use Fixed or
Mobile WiMAX
Green-Field
Deployment
2G or 3G Upgrade
Selecting and
Optimizing Type of
Handover
Optimizing for
VoIP
Optimizing for
Different QoS
Classes
Backhaul
Overview
Backhaul
Dimensioning
Day 5
Miscellaneous
Practical Topics
Installation and
Maintenance
Testing
Error Vector
Magnitude
Adjacent Channel
Power Ratio
Mobile WiMAX Release
1 Profiles
Chips Overview
Certification Test
Lab
Practical
Experience
Certification
Test
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