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WBT WiMAX Basics - Detailed Content
Module 1: Introduction to Broadband Wireless Access
The need for Broadband Wireless Access (BWA)
BWA Applications
IEEE 802 16 standards family
WiMAX Forum
WiMAX products certification
Quiz
Module 2: WiMAX Architecture
The need for a standardized WiMAX architecture
Network Reference Model
Network entities and functionalities
Network management reference model
WiMAX topologies
Physical Layer
Medium Access Control Common Part Sub-layer (MAC CPS)
Convergence Sub-layer (CS)
Security Sub-layer
Quiz
Module 3: WiMAX PHYsical layer
Licensed and Unlicensed frequencies
Frequency channels and spectral masks
Digital Modulation: OFDM and OFDMA
OFDM Transmission
OFDMA and SOFDMA
Subcarriers permutations in WiMAX OFDMA PHY
Channel Coding
Turbo coding
TCS, Transmission Convergence Sublayer
Burst profile
The 802 16 physical transmission chains
Quiz
Module 4: Convergence Sublayer (CS)
CS Sublayer in 802 16 Protocol Architecture
Connections and service flow
Classification and mapping CS and QoS
Payload Header Suppression (PHS)
Quiz
Module 5: WiMAX MAC functions
MAC Addresses and MAC Frames
Fragmentation, packing and concatenation
Basic, Primary and Secondary Management Connections
User data and MAC Management messages
TLV encoding in 802 16 standard
Automatic Repeat request (ARQ)
Scheduling and Link adaptation
FDD and TDD Duplexing
Transmission of downlink and uplink sub-frames
Maps of Multiple Access: DL-MAP and UL-MAP
Quiz
Module 6: WiMAX Procedures
Downlink and uplink allocation of bandwidth
Types of uplink access grant-request
Uplink access grant-request mechanisms
Contention-based Focused-bandwidth request in OFDM PHY
Contention-based CDMA-bandwidth request in OFDMA PHY
Ranging
Link adaptation
Scheduling Services
Scheduling and deployment of services
Dynamic Service Addition and Change
Network Entry
Quiz
Module 7: WiMAX Mobility
Handover considerations
Network Topology Acquisition
The Handover process
Fast BS Switching (FBSS) and Macro Diversity Handover (MDHO)
Diversity Set
Quiz
Module 8: WiMAX Security
Security elements used in 802 16 standard
Authentication, PKM Protocol
Data encryption
Message authentication with HMAC
Other security issues
Quiz
Module 9: WiMAX in a Competitive Environment
Comparison between Fixed WiMAX and Mobile WiMAX
Comparison between WiMAX and WiFi
Comparison between WiMAX and 3G
Quiz
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