Designing WiMAX Networks ^TM

Course Description:

This course is targeted at students who are planning a WiMAX network, and need the skills to design a network, balancing the requirements of service quality (including coverage and throughput) with minimum capital and operations cost.

Course length:

2 days

Course Outline:

Module 1: The Many Faces of WiMAX
At the end of this module you should be able to:
         Diagram the architecture of a WiMAX network
         List ten variables that distinguish one WiMAX operator
            network from another
         Describe the likely future evolution of WiMAX services
         Compare and contrast product options for base
            stations, subscriber stations, and antennas

Module 2: Network Architecture and Modeling 
At the end of this module you should be able to:
         Explain and follow each step of DoceoTechs WiMAX
            Planning checklist
         Relate the set of services targeted by your WiMAX
            network operator, to the networks architectural design
         Identify the type, grade and quality of service
            expected by the target customers
         Diagram the selected frequency-reuse and
            sectorization plans
         Plan for network backhaul requirements

Module 3: Service Planning
At the end of this lesson you should be able to:
         Compare and contrast the design implications of
            point-to-point and point-to-multipoint service
         Compare and contrast the design implications of
            business and residential non-line-of-sight services
         Understand the design impacts of a planned
            migration to mobile WiMAX service

Module 4: Performance planning
At the end of this lesson you should be able to:
         Relate channel options, modulation options, and noise levels to throughput
         Determine service level for business subscribers
         Anticipate throughput for residential subscribers
         Allocate bandwidth for Quality of Service requirements
         Incorporate Voice over WiMAX traffic into a performance plan
         Model the impact of noise and interference on performance

Module 5: Coverage Planning
At the end of this lesson you should be able to:
         Describe the impact of regulations on network design
         Prepare an RF plan for your network
         Explain the impact of elevation changes on coverage
         Explain the impact of foliage, buildings, and obstructions on coverage
         Model the cell density for a desired level of service, performance, and coverage.
         Plan to validate the model with field tests

Module 6:  Capacity Planning
At the end of this lesson you should be able to:
         Estimate the number of base stations required to meet service, performance and regulatory
            requirements
         Use a capacity planning tool to estimate equipment requirements
         Engineer backhaul options for each base station
         Itemize an equipment list for each base station, based on expected subscriber traffic

Module 7: Network Deployment
At the end of this lesson you should be able to:
         Explain and follow each step of the DoceoTech deployment
            checklist
         Plan for network installation and testing
         Describe the steps for cell-site construction
         Perform a drive test
         Optimize the network based on test data
         Describe the steps for subscriber station deployment
         Design the IP network settings for all routing components of the
            network
         Design the bandwidth management allocation for all sites

Module 8:  Network Design Case Study