Course 9021: WiMAX / WiBro Boot Camp

TONEX WiMAX/WiBro Certification Boot Camp ® is the answer to your WiMAX/WiBro technology certification needs. WiMAX/WiBro Certification proves that you have the skills to define, architect, design, operate and troubleshoot WiMAX/WiBro networks.

The boot camp begins with an overview of the motivations and justifications for WiMAX/WiBro, and a review of the key technical constraints inherent in 802.16/802.6e communications. We’ll then proceed to an overview of how WiMAX/WiBro RF works, and a look at key RF challenges and new developments in fundamental wireless technologies. From there we will explore different technologies and protocols in the radio and core networks.

Topics Covered: 

• WiMAX/WiBro Technology Overview
• WiMAX/WiBro Network Overview
• WiMAX/WiBro Network Architecture
• WiMAX/WiBro Radio Network Architecture
• WiMAX/WiBro Operations
  
• WiMAX/WiBro RF Engineering
• WiMAX/WiBro Link Budget Calculation
• Antennas for WiMAX/WiBro
• WiMAX/WiBro Core Network Architecture
• IP Options and Features in WiMAX/WiBro Networks
• WiMAX/WiBro Network Design
• WiMAX Access Architecture
• WiMAX/WiBro Optimization
• WiMAX/WiBro Backhaul Operations
• WiMAX/WiBro Performance and Coverage
• WiMAX/WiBro Troubleshooting
• WiMAX/WiBro Implementation Case Studies

The WiMAX/WiBro exam is the qualifying exam available to candidates pursuing a single-exam option for the TONEX WiMAX/WiBro Certification. This exam will test materials from the new WiMAX/WiBro RF course as well asWiMAX/WiBro Core Network course. The exam will certify that the successful candidate has important knowledge and skills necessary to select, connect, configure, and troubleshoot the various Cisco networking devices. The exam covers topics on Extending Switched Networks with VLANS, Determining IP Routes, Managing IP traffic with Access Lists, Establishing Point-to-Point connections, and Establishing Frame Relay Connections.

Certification Exam Topics
The following information provides general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam.

WiMAX/WiBro Technology Overview

• Overview of WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access)
• Conformance and interoperability of the IEEE 802.16 standard
• 802.16-2004 and 802.16e-2005 modes
• Overview of 802.16-2004
• Overview of 802.16 PHY layer (both 802.16-2004 and 802.16e)
• Overview of 802.6 MAC layer (both 802.16-2004 and 802.16e)
• BS Protocol stack
• Physical Layer in IEEE 802.16e
• Overview of OFDM, OFDMA and SOFDMA
• WirelessMAN-OFDMA PHY
• Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)
• Scalable OFDMA (SOFDMA)
• Multicast and broadcast services ( MBS)
• QoS and Service Classes
• Technical Overview of 802.16e
• Network Reference Model
• Handoff (HO) Process
• Network topology advertisement
• MAC Layer HO Procedure
• 802.16e Mobility Operations and Traffic Cases

WiMAX/WiBro Radio Network Architecture

• Base Station Equipment (BTS)
• Micro and macro BTS
• OFDM, OFDMA, SOFDMA, and MIMOs
• Duplexing mode of the existing network
• Customer Premises Equipment (CPE)
• Mobile WiMAX Handset
• Broadband Voice Gateway CPE
• Wireless bridging
• Point-to-Point Backhaul Bridging
• Point-to-Multipoint TDM and IP Backhauling
• WiMAX Mesh

WiMAX/WiBro Network entry and initialization

• Scanning and Synchronization for downlink channel and establish
• Ranging
• Service capabilities negotiation
• Security procedures
• Registration
• IP connectivity
• Operational parameters transferring
• Connection setup802.16-2004 Planning and Design

802.16e (Mobile WiMAX) Planning and Design

WiBro Planning and Design

Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) Technology Overview

• WiMAX/WiBro RF Technologies and Deployment
• Radio Propagation
• Modulation, Bandwidth, Interference, and Performance
• WiMAX/WiBro Link Structure
• WiMAX/WiBro RF Propagation Principles
• Propagation Models and Link Budgets
• Practical System Design Considerations
• Traffic Considerations
• System Design Considerations
• WiMAX/WiBro Optimizations

WiMAX Core Network Archieture

• Resource Layer
• Applications Layer
• Operations Support Layer
• Core Network Layer
• Connectivity Layer
• Access Layer
• WiMAX Transport Network
• Layer 2 Access Network
• Layer 3 Access Network: Cell Site Router
• VLAN
• IP/Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) aggregation router
• Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)
• Cell site router
• Aggregation router

WiMAX Access Architecture

• IP Phones
• Managed Gateways
• Managed Routers
• Edge Routers
• Signaling Gateways
• Trunking Gateways
• Call Agent
• Media Gateways (MGs)
• SIP Servers
• Media Servers
• CPEs
• BridgesWiMAX Planning & Designing

WiMAX Connectivity Archietcure and Implementations

• Common Network Functions
• MGC and MGs
• Megaco/H.248 Gateways
• SIP Gateways
• Media Servers
• H.323 Gateways
• Application Layer
• Application Servers (AS)
• Resource Layer
• Service Creation Environment (SCE)
• IP Options and Features in WiMAX/WiBro Networks
• Management Interfaces
• Payload Header Suppression
• Multicaset Polling
• ARQ
• Fragmentation and Packing
• Scheduling
• Encryption
• QoS Features in the Routers
• 802.1Q VLAN
• MIR/CIR
• DiffServ
• Packet IPv4 over 802.3 Ethernet
• Packet IPv4 over 802.1Q
• Subscriber traffic management (STM)
• Low-latency queuing (LLQ)
• Class-Based Weighted Fair Queuing (CBWFQ)
• Class-Based Weighted Random Early Detection (CBWRED)
• Policing, Marking and Shaping
• MPLS VPN
• MPLS traffic engineering
• Security Options
• DES, 3DES and AES
• Digital Certificates
• Tunneling
• Generic routing encapsulation (GRE)
• Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)
• Access control lists (ACLs)
• Network Address Translation (NAT)
• FirewallWiMax/wiBro Network Operations

WiMAX Implementation & Operation

WiBro Implementation & Operation

WiMax/wiBro Operations Scenarios

• Operations Process Flows
• Managed network security and services
• Service management
• Operations Support Systems (OSS)
• Service Order Management
• Customer Management
• Policy-based QoS
• Configuration Management
• QoS Management
• Traffic Modeling, Measurement, Analysis, Engineering, and Visualization for IP
• Management of Dynamic Service Level Agreements
• Charging and Accounting for WiMAX/WiBro Services

WiMAX/WiBro Troubleshooting

• Managed Services on WiMAX/WiBro Networks (IP-VPN, QoS, VoIP, Instant Messaging, Video over IP, Webcasting, etc.)
• Interworking Operations and Management of WiMAX and IP Networks
• Provisioning & Restoration
• Security and Privacy in WiMAX/WiBro Networks
• IP Network Management
• Large-Scale IP Network Operations & Management
• Causes for Scanning and Synchronization Failure
• Causes for Ranging Failure
• Causes for lack of Service capabilities negotiation
• Security Procedures Failures
• Registration Failures
• IP Connectivity Failures
• Operational Parameters Transferring Failures
• Connection Setup Failures

Evaluate key characteristics of WiMAX/WiBro

WiMAX/WIBro Network Implementation Case Studies

• Experienced instructors including senior executives, managers, authors, educators, consultants, course developers, and CTOs.
• Real life examples and practices
• Small class size
• Personalized instructor mentoring
• Ongoing post-training support via e-mail and phone

On-Site Classes 

On-site classes can also be tailored to meet your needs. You might shorten a 20-day class into a 5-day class, or combine portions of several related courses into a single course, or have the instructor vary the emphasis of topics depending on your staff's and site's requirements. We require a minimum of five employees and above. The CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professionals) exam is a six-hour, monitored paper-based exam covering 10 domains of information system security knowledge, each representing a specific area of expertise.

Customize your Boot Camp
TONEX Boot camps can be tailored to meet your specific needs. At TONEX, we gain an in-depth understanding of your organization and your training requirements. We can then customize the Boot Camp to match your project and the attendees' experience and requirements.

• Courses can be delivered to your office, providing content and focus integrated with the immediate needs of your organization.
• TONEX extracts the key elements of the course topics and packages them into an efficient and cost effective Boot Camp by eliminating the overlap and introductory redundancy.
• A customized Boot Camp gives provides immersion into a subject in a comparatively short period of time. For those requiring more detailed views, we offer Advanced courses.

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