WiMAX Forum RF Network Engineer Certification Boot Camp (WFRE): WiMAX RF Network Engineer Training Course WiMAX RF Network Engineer course

Why this WiMAX Forum RF Design course?

This unique four-day WiMAX training course is the only WiMAX RF Network Design course available that is WiMAX Forum® authorised. The course provides the most authoritative WiMAX training available today for WiMAX RF network designers. This WiMAX course covers all of the necessary topics to prepare a technical staff for the WiMAX Network Engineer™ certification exam. WiMAX Forum® professional certification proves that you have the skills to design, install, or operate WiMAX networks. Stay competitive and improve your marketability with the WiMAX Forum® professional certification that matches your skills and interests.

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WiMAX Forum® professional certification
Training from the creators of the technology™
The most authoritative course of its kind in the World.

The WiMAX Forum® RF Network Engineer Boot Camp is designed for technical staff who will be involved in planning a WiMAX deployment, and who need the technical skills to design a WiMAX network, balancing the requirements of service quality (including throughput and performance) with minimum capital and operations cost.

All WiMAX bootcamp training course attendees receive a comprehensive WiMAX course reference manual; WiMAX planning tools; and a demonstration copy of the EDX SignalPro® software tool, The course incorporates real-world WiMAX planning and design examples, WiMAX planning exercises and case studies.

Who should attend this WiMAX Forum RF Design course

Technical staff seeking an authoritative coverage of WiMAX network concepts and terminology, WiMAX RF network planning and design, and WiMAX core network design will find this WiMAX bootcamp invaluable

WiMAX Forum RF Design Course Pre-requisites

Attendees should have prior technical experience working with a mobile or wireless technology prior to attending the course.

Hands-on Practicals

This WiMAX boot camp is structured as 50% tutorial content, and 50% hands-on exercises, illustrated with case studies. Through a special arrangement with EDX Wireless, a demonstration copy of the EDX SignalPro® software tool, including the Network Design Module, is provided to each student, and used for in-class exercises. You’ll have the experience of designing the RF network for a sample WiMAX-served community. Ten spreadsheet tools are provided to enhance hands-on experience. Bring your laptop, or arrange in advance for our staff to provide one for you.

Lifetime Post-Course Support

After completing this WiMAX Forum RF Design training course, delegates receive lifetime post-training support from LEVER Technology Group PLC, to help them apply the technologies and skills they have learned with us, to provide career-long support, and to ensure they are better equipped for their future roles in IT and networking.

WiMAX Forum RF DesignTraining Course Content

Module 1: WiMAX Network Design Options

At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:

List six applications of WiMAX technology
Match each application to its WiMAX specification, frequency band, and architecture
Describe five 802.16e mobile WiMAX enhancements

Module 2: Review of RF Fundamentals

At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:

Calculate power levels in dBm, Watts and µV/m
Apply Nyquist and Shannon observations to calculations of the bandwidth of channels, and to WiMAX’s adaptive modulation and coding

Module 3: Antennas for WiMAX

At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:

List three antenna diversity techniques
Describe the operations of two types of MIMO systems and two types of Advanced Antenna Systems

Module 4: RF Design Considerations for WiMAX

At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:

Describe the sources of noise based on bandwidth and operating frequency
Determine the system noise floor based on bandwidth and Noise Figure
Determine system performance based on C/N and Eb/No

Module 5: Performing a WiMAX Link Budget

At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:

Determine LOS and NLOS Maximum Allowable Path Loss (MAPL) based on system parameters
Determine power settings for a balanced path
Use spreadsheets to design for specified lognormal fading probability
Perform a link budget based on manufacturer’s equipment parameters and system requirements

Module 6: WiMAX Path Loss Modeling

At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:

Determine expected point-to-point link performance using an analytical path loss model
Calculate expected NLOS performance using an empirical path loss model
Determine the amount of margin required, based on lognormal fading

Module 7: Frequency Reuse in Fixed and Mobile WiMAX Networks

At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:

Design the frequency reuse plan for your WiMAX network, working with your equipment vendor
Diagram FUSC and PUSC permutation zones
Discuss several reuse proposals for mobile WiMAX networks

Module 8: WiMAX Performance and Coverage Considerations

At the end of this lesson you should be able to:

Explain and follow each step of the WiMAX Three-Phase Network Design process
List eight WiMAX-specific network design considerations
Model a flat-earth WiMAX network with the Design spreadsheet, and determine sensitivity of the estimated economic payback to changes in market and technical factors
Determine site selection criteria
Determine cell density required for a desired level of service, performance, and coverage
Choose backhaul options to support throughput requirements

Module 9: WiMAX Coverage and Performance Planning with modeling tools

At the end of this module, delegates should be able to:

Employ a modeling tool to prepare an RF plan for your network in a three-part case study
Illustrate the effect of frequency, power, terrain, clutter and CPE location on coverage
Import terrain and clutter databases
List options for accommodating system and subscriber growth

Module 10: Capacity Design, and Oversubscription

At the end of this lesson you should be able to:

Mathematically relate oversubscription and subscriber quality of service
Validate vendor design rules for capacity planning

WiMAX Forum® RF Network Engineer Boot Camp™ — a 4-day training course

The authoritative WiMAX Forum training course covering WiMAX RF Network Planning and Design