WiMax training
course contents
Introduction
What is WiMax? WiMax applications, The Internet, Internet access choices, wireless broadband access, WiMax benefits.
WiMax overview
Spectrums, LOS vs. non LOS, bit rates, modulation, mobility, channel bandwidth, cell radius.
WiMax standards
The WiMax forum, IEEE, ETSI, HIPERACCESS, HIPERMAN, 802.16, 802.16-2004, 802.16a, 802.16e, 802.16f.
WiMax architecture
Subscriber Stations (SS), Indoors, outdoors, antennas, Radio Base Stations (BS), LOS, Non LOS BackHaul, Point to multipoint, mesh support.
Physical layer
10 - 66GHz, TDMA, TDD, FDD, 2 -11 GHz, SC2, OFDM, OFDMA, QPSK, QAM, Radio Link Control (RLC), uplink, downlink.
MAC layer
Traffic types (continuous, bursty), QoS, service types. MAC operations, connection oriented, frame structure, addressing. Convergence sublayers, service specific, common part, profiles (IP, ATM). Bandwidth request-grant, ARQ, Management messages.
Security
MAC privacy sublayer, network access authentication, AAA, 802.1x, key exchange and privacy.
WiMax alternatives
WiMax vs. 3G, WiMax vs. 802.20.
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