Cellular Structure, Introduction to 802.16 Standard, WiMAX Media Access Control Layer, Two Physical Standards, Other Wireless Broadband Standards, Coverage Methods: Point to Multipoint (PMP), Mesh Networks.
Packet Switched Data : Ethernet, ATM, TCP/IP Fundamentals, VoIP Fundamentals, Mobile IP.
PSK, BPSK, QPSK, QAM Linear Modulation systems, Linear Modem Realization Techniques: Line Code/NRZ Conversion, Scrambling/Descrambling, Carrier Recovery, Timing Recovery, and Differential Encoding/Decoding, Transmission Frequency Components, Receiver Front End.
WIRELESS PATHS: FIXED LOS & NLOS
Automatic Request for Repeat (ARQ), Block Codes: BCH, RS, Parity Check, Hamming, Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC), Repetition, Convolution Codes, Code Interleaving, Concatenated Codes, Turbo Codes, Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) Codes, Hybrid ARQ (HARQ).
TDMA multiple access scheme, Transmission Signal Duplexing : FDD, H-FDD, TDD, Medium Access Control (MAC), Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation (DBA), Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS), Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC), Non Line-of-Sight (NLOS) Techniques : Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single Carrier FDMA (SC-FDMA), Receive Diversity, Transmit Delay Diversity, Transmit Space Time Coding (STC) Diversity, Multiple Input/Multiple Output (MIMO) scheme, Frequency Hopping Code Diversity (FHCD), Adaptive Antenna Systems (AAS), Mesh Networks, Transmitter Power Control.
Key features and parameters of WiMAX supported IEEE 802.16-2004 Air Interface Standard and the 802.16e-2005 Mobility Amendment: MAC features, OFDM and OFDMA Physical features, WiBRO, WiMAX System Profiles, Targeted Frequency Bands, Features of WiMAX supported ETSI HIPERMAN Air Interface Standard, WiMAX Chipsets, WiMAX Forum certified products, Connection to the wider network, Throughput/Data rate definitions, Commercial WiMAX fixed PMP systems, Mobile WiMAX and EV-DO, HSPA and LTE comparison, 802.16j overview, 802.16m overview, Conclusion.