WiMAX Overview

This seminar offers an expansive summary of both the business and technical aspects of the WiMAX system, thereby enabling attendees to better understand the basic features, capabilities and limitations of this new technology and how it might impact the future of wireless communications. Ever mindful of market realities, this seminar intends to distill thousands of pages of IEEE 802.16, IETF, WiMAX Forum standards and documents into clear explanations of key attributes and procedures of the WiMAX system. Examples of current and future WiMAX applications, including broadband wireless access (BWA), backhaul networks, and nomadic / mobile systems are discussed. Special emphasis will be placed on the mobility aspects of WiMAX found in IEEE 802.16e such as; Modulation, Scalable OFDMA, QoS Scheduling, Handover, Power save, Link Adaptation techniques, Advanced Antenna Systems & MIMO. Relevant comparisons of WiMAX vs. 802.11 (Wi-Fi) and 3G cellular technologies are Interspersed throughout this seminar.

Summary of Objectives:

Differentiate 2nd, 3rd and 4th generation Multiple Access Techniques & Data Rates

List WiMAX Services types, Market opportunities & Ecosystem

Understand Market Challenges regarding Spectrum,

Product Certification & Availability

Explain Important Role and Structure of the WiMAX Forum

List the components of a mobile WiMAX System and describe their functions

Understand where WiBro fits in

Understand Key WiMAX Attributes for Broadband and Mobility ---Power Save, Handoff

Outline IEEE 802.16 PHY Layer protocol functions and operation

OFDM / OFDMA and TDD, FDD

Modulation and Advanced Antenna Systems (AAS)

Outline IEEE 802.16 MAC Layer protocol functions and operation

QoS, ARQ Scheduling & Bandwidth Allocation

Understand Basic TCP/IP and Mobile IP & IETF Protocols

Decipher Key Industry Acronyms

Detail important Call processing procedures

Understand WiMAX Relationship with 3GPP/2 Evolution &, DVB-H and Media FLO