3-Day WiMAX Network Designer^TM Certification Boot Camp

WiMAX Professional Certification proves that you have the skills to design, install, or operate WiMAX networks. Move your career ahead by distinguishing yourself in the wireless industry with a WiMAX professional certification.

Course Description:
This course is a three-day Boot Camp event, which covers all of the necessary topics to prepare an experienced RF Engineer to complete a simple WiMAX implementation, and to take the WiMAX Network Designer™ certification exam.

Who Should Attend:
This course is targeted at RF Engineers who are planning a WiMAX deployment, and who need the skills to design a network, balancing the requirements of service quality (including throughput and performance) with minimum capital and operations cost.

Pre-Requisite Knowledge:
RF Engineering Expertise. For specific pre-requisites and a self-test, see www.wimax.com/training/3dayprepreq.html

Course length:
3 days
 

Boot Camp Outcomes: At the end of the course, an experienced RF engineer will be able to:

• Follow the three-phase design process to design a simple, multi-site, multi-sector fixed WiMAX network
• List the considerations that change in a Mobile WiMAX system design
• Incorporate into the design the WiMAX-specific considerations, such as PUSC gain, advanced antenna systems, adaptive modulation and coding, adaptive per-frame uplink/downlink boundary, and quality of service
• List the common frequency reuse plans recommended by sample vendors, and proposed for mobile WiMAX
• Determine site selection criteria
• Determine cell density required for a desired level of service, performance and coverage
• Compare and balance uplink and downlink performance
• Employ a modeling tool to prepare an RF design for your network
• Model the effect of frequency, power, terrain, clutter and CPE location on coverage
• Determine service level for business subscribers
• Anticipate throughput for residential subscribers
• Use a capacity planning tool to estimate equipment requirements
• Select optimum cell sites based on coverage, demographics, local issues, and cost issues
• Determine priorities for optimum design: throughput, coverage, operating cost, etc.

Boot Camp practical experience and certification testing

The boot camp is structured as 50% tutorial content, and 50% handson 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. Four spreadsheet tools are provided to enhance hands-on experience. Bring your laptop, or arrange in advance for DoceoTech to provide one for you.

At the end of the three-day boot camp, students will have the opportunity to complete the proctored WiMAX Network Designer™ certification exam. Students who pass the exam will be sent their certificates after the class.