WiMAX
WiMAX
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Course Description |
Introduction to Wireless Networking
- WPAN
- WLAN
- WMAN
IEEE 802 Standard Overview
- 802.11 (Wi-Fi)
- 802.15 (Bluetooth)
- 802.16 (WiMAX)
Radio Frequency Introduction
- RF Components
- RF Math
- Licensed and Unlicensed Frequency
- Spread Spectrum Technologies
Understanding and Implementing Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi)
- Introduction to 802.11 Standards
- WLAN Topologies
- WLAN Client Access Devices
- WLAN Access Point
- Antenna Concepts
- WLAN Bridging
- Roaming
- WLAN Site Survey Techniques
- Introduction to Adhoc & Infrastructure Mode
- WLAN Security
- WLAN Hands on Labs
Understanding and Implementing Wireless MAN (WiMAX)
- The role of the WiMAX ForumTM
- WiMAX Certification process
- 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
- WiMAX Profiles
- WiMAX Products
Product types
- Base Stations: 802.16, 802.16e, dual mode
- Subscriber Stations: outdoor, indoor, PCMCIA, PDA, laptop
Government regulation and spectrum licensing
- Global View
- Pakistan View
- WiMAX Competitive Environment
- Competing technologies
- Fixed: DSL, Cable Modem, BPON,
- 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
- WiMAX Applications
WiMAX Target Market (Business Models)
- Public Networks
- Business customers, MTUs
- Single Family Residences, SOHO, urban/rural
- Hotspots (e.g. airports)
- Private Networks
- Campus networks (business parks, corporate/education campuses)
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
- Quantifying financial investment, cost and return
WiMAX Architecture
- High Level Overview
- Physical Architecture
- How do Subscribers share the wireless link?
- Uplink and Downlink Issues
WiMAX Operations
- Steps for Joining an 802.16 network
- Bandwidth Requests and Allocation
- Security
- Quality of Service
- Wireless Issues for the subscriber
- Coverage
- Noise and Interference
- Multipath: Why multi-carrier approaches?
- Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
- Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Access (OFDMA)
- The Mobile future: 802.16e subscriber
- Why a mobile version of 802.16?
- 802.16e adoption forecast
- Handover
- Cell Selection
