WiMAX – Comprehensive

WiMAX Courses
  • Course:WiMAX – Comprehensive
  • Course ID:WIMAX-C3DC Duration:3 days Where: Your Office (7+ Persons)
  • Available as a private, customized course for your group at your offices or ours and in some cases as a WebLive(TM) class.

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Course Outline

  • Overview of 3G Cellular Systems
    • CDMA2000, WCDMA, HSPA, 1xEV-DV
    • Migration paths (key influencing factors)
    • Network architecture overview
    • Available theoretical data rates
  • Review of Modulation Schemes
    • Complex envelope representation of signals and sub-systems
    • BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM
    • Modulation scheme migration path
    • BER performance comparison
    • Discussion of the impact on Tx and Rx implementations
    • SNR and Eb/No definitions
  • Propagation Channel Modeling
    • AWGN
    • Rayleigh/Ricean fading (mechanisms governing this phenomenon)
    • Delay spread and concept of frequency selectivity (indoors vs. outdoors)
    • Lognormal fading
    • Path loss models
    • Measured path loss comparisons (indoors vs. outdoors)
  • Performance Improvement Methods
    • FEC (convolutional, turbo, LDPC) codes
    • Encoding principles (block processing, trellis, etc.)
    • Decoding principles (Viterbi Algorithm, MAP, etc.)
    • Receive antenna diversity (switched, MRC and optimal combining)
    • Transmit Antenna diversity (STBC, TxAA, MIMO)
  • Multipath Mitigation
    • Presentation how different standards resolve multipath
    • TDMA vs. CDMA vs. OFDMA solutions
    • Discussion of throughput vs. data rate
  • OFDM Principles
    • Transmission and modulation (sub-carrier, IFFT, S/P, etc.)
    • Sub-carrier discussion
    • Reception and demodulation (FFT, P/S, etc.)
    • Purpose of the Cyclic Prefix (CP)
    • Comparison to 3GPP LTE (uplink and downlink)
    • Signal processing discussion
    • OFDM receiver (channel estimation, etc.)
    • MIMO (channel capacity, MAP decisions, MMSE equalization, etc.)
  • IEEE 802.16 Physical Layer
    • HARQ (comparisons to HSDPA and LTE)
    • Discussion of the uplink channels
    • Adaptive modulation and coding
    • TDD and FDD principles (benefits of both will be discussed)
    • Discussion of the downlink channels
    • Bandwidth tradeoffs and options
  • WiMax Signaling Discussions
    • Layer 1, Layer 2 and Layer 3 overview
    • Higher layer signaling
    • MAC functionality
    • Security architecture (authentication, integrity, etc.)
  • System Analysis
    • Network architecture
    • Mobility use cases (handoffs, idle mode, etc.)
    • System performance
    • Operating frequency bands available
    • Link budget examples (discussion of important parameters to optimize)
  • Wrap-up: Course Recap and Discussion

 

 

Course Overview

Course in a Nutshell

The course begins with a review of the 3G cellular systems, modulation techniques, RF propagation channel modeling issues, performance improvement techniques, and multipath mitigation methods.  This is followed by a detailed discussion of the principle of OFDM, IEEE 802.16 physical layer, and WiMAX signaling.  The course concludes with a study of the network architecture, mobility use cases, system performance issues, and a link budget example.

 

Customize It!

We can customize this course to suit the needs of audiences such as hardware designers, application developers, service designers, sales engineers, marketing/sales personnel, radio planners, and persons involved in defense and homeland security applications relating to WiMAX.

 

Audience / Prerequisites

Aimed At

This course is aimed at technical professionals who are familiar with 2G, 3G, and/or other 4G (such as LTE) wireless technologies and desire a comprehensive overview of the WIMAX technology.

 

Prerequisites

Familiarity with 2G/3G technologies or LTE.

Testimonials
  • "Good basics and some in depth information on WIMAX technology. Gave me good foundation for WiMAX system design and better understanding of WIMAX performance, characteristics and vulnerabilities. It was specific to job, great materials. Great job! I liked the energy of the instructor." – US Navy