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ENG-506E

Wi-Fi/WiMAX: PLANNING, DESIGN & DEPLOYMENT

Description

A 5-day Training Program to provide participants with essential knowledge of WiMAX and Wi-Fi technologies, applications and services, as well as regulatory, marketing and business objectives.

Objectives

• Present all relevant and important topics from basic RF theory to link budget math, including:
• Standards: PHY and MAC protocol layers, security, QoS and interoperability
• Technology: equipment manufacturers, products, systems and services
• Regulatory: spectrum policies and licensing
• Planning: frequency, capacity, coverage and interference
• Design: site survey and selection, engineering and network design
• Deployment: project management, vendor selection, installation and commissioning
• Optimization: testing and troubleshooting
• Identify the components of WiMAX and Wi-Fi products and systems
• Explain the detailed layers and protocols covered in the IEEE standards such as 802.16-2004 for WirelessMAN, 802.11 for WirelessLAN and 802.16e for mobility
• Provide an in-depth understanding of wireless voice, video and data access systems from a technical perspective combined with regulatory, market and business objectives
• Develop the skills to plan, design and deploy an efficient and profitable wireless data network
• Plan for growth, operational support and emerging technologies

Topics

PART I - Wireless overview

• General Overview of WiMAX and Wi-Fi
• Identify the components of WiMAX and Wi-Fi systems
• Explore the various standards, forums and suppliers
• Understand the network architecture, deployment challenges, marketing and business opportunities

PART II - Wi-Fi

• Radio Frequency (RF) fundamentals
• Spread spectrum technologies
• Organizations and standards
• PHYsical and MAC layers
• Network operations
• Hardware installation, configuration and management
• Troubleshooting Wireless LANs
• Wireless LAN Security

PART III - WiMAX

• Overview
• Basic network architecture
• Regulatory and spectrum policies
• Frequency bands and standards
• Applications and services
• Products and systems
• Current deployments

• IEEE Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks
• Service specific convergence sublayer
• Medium access control common part sublayer
• Privacy sublayer
• Physical sublayer
• Quality of Service (QoS)
• Emerging standards

• Engineering planning, design, deployment and optimization
• Project management
• Radio and traffic engineering
• Site engineering and planning
• Network, backhaul and core engineering
• Commissioning and troubleshooting
• Network management systems

• Marketing and business opportunities
• Market analysis summary
• Market segmentation and service offering
• Strategy and implementation
• Sales, cost of sales, capital and operational costs
• Personnel plan

Target Audience

• Telecommunications engineers, technicians and personnel responsible for the design, planning, deployment and management of wireless voice, video and data access networks
• Entrepreneurs, managers, marketing and sales professionals looking to complement their skill-set by gaining a good understanding of WiMAX and Wi-Fi technologies, applications and services, market and business opportunities
• Telecommunications regulators responsible for spectrum policies, coordination and standard radio system plans

Methodology

Our Training Programs combine expert presentations, workshops, case studies and discussions on real-life situations faced by participants. Complete training material is provided to all participants for future reference and follow-up action plans.

Location

Our Training Programs are held at regular intervals in selected cities around the world. Upon request, our expert trainers can lead Training Programs at the location of your choice. If interested, please contact us at training@neotelis.com.

Expertise

Neotelis provides consulting and training services to telecommunications organizations worldwide. Its team of experts has trained thousands of executives and managers working for operators, regulators, policy-makers and governments in over 100 countries around the world.