WiMAX Fundamentals ^TM

Course Description:

This course is designed for students in non-technical or semi-technical job titles, who require a well-rounded tutorial on WiMAX applications, services, operations, architecture, and technology. It is an ideal foundation course for students who will be planning, financing, managing, marketing, selling, or supporting a WiMAX product or service.

WiMAX Fundamentals gives a two-day briefing on the key
characteristics of the variety of networks which feature WiMAX standard equipment. Whether you are planning fixed or mobile services, or backhaul or access services, or Line of Sight or non-Line of- Sight services, this course can give you an appreciation of the opportunities, issues and obstacles to each application.

DoceoTech features expert instructors, interactive class experiences, and cutting-edge perspective on the issues. DoceoTech is the full service WiMAX training company, with standards-based WiMAX course offerings for design engineers, fundamental courses for managers, and certification tracks for implementers.

Course length:

2 days
 

Course Outline:

Module 1: Overview of Broadband Wireless Markets, Applications, and Requirements
         Architecture of a broadband wireless access network
         The variety of WiMAX Operators
         WiMAX Access from a Laptop
         WiMAX Access from Residence
         WiMAX Access from a Small Business
         WiMAX Quality of Service
         WiMAX and mobility
         The role of the WiMAX Forum
            WiMAX Profiles

Module 2: WiMAX Products
         Product types
         Base Stations: 802.16, 802.16e, dual mode
         Subscriber Stations: outdoor, indoor, PCMCIA, PDA,
            laptop
         WiMAX Certification process
         Government regulation and spectrum licensing
         North American view
         Global view

Module 3:  WiMAX Competitive Environment
         Competing technologies
         Fixed: DSL, Cable Modem, BPON, Pre-802.16
            proprietary
         Nomadic/Mobile: 2.5G, 3G, Wi-Fi, 802.20, Pre-
            802.16e proprietary
         Competing vendors
         Value proposition for 802.16 in fixed subscriber
            stations
         Value proposition for 802.16 in nomadic/mobile
            subscriber stations
         Competing network operators
         Value proposition for 802.16

Module 4:  WiMAX Applications
         Backhaul (WiFi, 2.5G, 3G)
         Public Networks
         Business customers, MTUs,
         Single Family Residences, SOHO, urban/rural
         Hotspots (e.g. airports)
         Private Networks
         Campus networks (business parks, corporate/education campuses)

Module 5: Planning a WiMAX Service
         Analyzing Requirements and Defining Services
         Determining which of the six business models are best for you
         Developing an order-of-magnitude network cost estimate
         Network Architecture and Equipment Choices
         Forecasting demand and service penetration
         Quantifying financial investment, cost and return

Module 6: WiMAX High-level Technical Architecture
         Physical Architecture
         How do Subscribers share the wireless link?
         Uplink and Downlink Issues

Module 7: WiMAX Operations
         Steps for Joining an 802.16 network
         Bandwidth Requests and Allocation
         Security
         Quality of Service

Module 8: Wireless Issues for the subscriber
         Coverage
         Noise and Interference
         Multipath: Why multi-carrier approaches?
         Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) for more-reliable service
         Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Access (OFDMA)

Module 9: The Mobile future: 802.16e subscriber
         Why a mobile version of 802.16?
         802.16e adoption forecast
         Handover
         Cell Selection