Who Should Attend
Anyone who require knowledge of WiMAX.
After successfully
- completing the course the student will:
- Understand the basic concepts of 802.16-2004
- Understand the basic concepts of 802.16e
- Understand 802.16e Protocols (PHY, MAC)
- Understand OFDMA and SOFDMA Techniques
- Understand the technical implementation 802.16e
- Understand 802.16e RF concepts and issues
- Gain a general understanding of 802.16e systems 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 design and operational support of 802.16e implementation of WiMAX
- Gain a general understanding of similarities and differences between 802.16e and WiBro
General Overview of WiMAX
- 802.16 Frequency Bands
- 802.16 Family of Standards
- Current WiMAX Deployments
- Future WiMAX Deployments
- 802.16-2004 vs 802.16e and OFDM vs SOFDMA
- 802.16e Applications and Scenarios
- 802.16e vs. 802.16-2004
- 802.16e vs. 802.20
- 802.16e and WiBro
Components of WiMAX Systems
- VoIP and IPTV Applications over WiMAX
- 802.16e and GSM/UMTS Interwokring
- IEEE 802.16-2004 enhanced support for indoor CPE
- IEEE 802.16e as an extension to IEEE 802.16-2004
- 802.16e and data mobility to the current standard
- 802.16-2004: 256 OFDM PHY mode of the 802.16-2004
- 802.16e Network Design
- 802.16e QoS and Security
- What is SOFDMA?
- System Profiles for 2 - 11 GHz
- WiMAX Basic Profiles for WirelessMAN OFDMA
- Technical Overview of 802.16e
Network Model for Mobile Communication
- Network Reference Model
- BS Protocol stack
- WirelessMAN-OFDMA PHY
- Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)
- Scalable OFDMA (SOFDMA) Physical Layer in IEEE 802.16e
- Scheduling and Link Adaptation
- Adaptive Modulation Scheme
- OFDMA Frame Structure
- OFDMA Subcarrier Allocations
- OFDMA Ranging
- Mobile Channel Effects, including simulation or field test results
- Doppler
- Dispersive Multipath – Fast Fading
- Impact of the mobile environment on the current 802.16e parameters and performance, including:
- Synchronization & Timing
- Ranging
- Power Control
- Channel Coding
- Measurement methods and messaging for handoff support
- Effect on Advanced Antenna Systems
- MAC common Part Sub Layer
- Data Control Plane
- MAC PDU Formats
- Scheduling Services
- MAC Support of PHY
- Network Entry Initialization
- Ranging
- Establish of Multicast Connections
- Multicast and broadcast services ( MBS)
- MAC Layer Functionality
- Radio Link Control
- Frame Structure and Format
- Network Entry and Initialization
- Downlink Channel Synchronization, Ranging, Capability Negotiation, Registration, IP Connectivity
- PDU Construction and Transmission
- Packing, Concatenation, Fragmentation, ARQ
- Convergence Sub Layer
- Service Impacts
- Dynamic Services
- Service Classes
- Service Flow Addition, Change and Deletion mechanisms
- Bandwidth Allocation and Polling
- QoS and Latency
- Data Rate and BER
- Appropriate Frequency Bands
- QoS and Service Classes
- Unsolicited Grant Services (UGS)
- Real-Time Polling Services (rtPS)
- Non-Real-Time Polling Services (nrtPS)
- Best Effort (BE) Services
- MAC Support for H-ARQ
- Privacy and Security Sub Layer
- Security Architecture
- PKM Protocol
- Cryptographic Methods
- PKMv2
- 802.16e Mobility and Hand-off
Network Reference Model
- Data Delivery Services for Mobile Network
- Mobility Issues with 802.16e
- Network Structure (Control Plane)
- Mobile Subscriber Station (MSS)
- The 802.16e and Mobile 802.16 Clients
- Base Station Sector (BS)
- Handoff (HO) Process
- Hard HO
- Soft HO
- Network topology advertisement
- MSS scanning of neighbor BS
- Example of Handoff Process
- Cell Selection
- Serving, Target and Neighbor BS
- Scanning Interval
- Monitored BS and Selected BS
- MAC Layer HO Procedure
- MAC messages for HO
- Soft Hand over and Fast BS Switching
- MS Ideal Mode
- MSS Service Context
- 802.16e Mobility Operations and Traffic Cases
Reference System Deployment Scenario
- Multi-cell, macro and/or micro
- Omni-directional or sectored antennas or both
- Frequency reuse and cell-to-cell interference (FDD & TDD)
- Level of Cell network interconnect and handoff
- Mobility Agent (MA) Operations
- Network Entry
- Downlink Channel Synchronization
- Initial Ranging
- Capabilities Negotiation
- Authentication
- Registration
- IP Connectivity
- Transport Connection Creation
- Hand-off Scenarios
- Successful Ho Attempts
- Drops and Corrupted HO Attempts
- WiMAX End-to-End Network Systems Architecture
- Impact of 802.16f
- Impact of 802.16g
- Access Service Networks (ASN)
- Primitives for Radio Resource Management (RRM)
- Connectivity Service Networks (CSN)
