Fundamentals of Wireless Systems and Networks

Course Overview

In just five days, this unique course provides an essential, comprehensive, fast-track coverage of the technical aspects of the predominant wireless communications technologies, protocols and systems used throughout the World.

Purse incorporates a range of hands-on practical labs using commercial wireless communications equipment, to reinforce the material covered.

Audience

This course is ideal for anyone wanting a solid understanding of the broad range of wireless communications systems used around the World today, including:

• Developers of wireless products and services
• Technical sales and marketing professionals
• Staff responsible for technical testing of wireless equipment
• Wireless communications engineers
• Mobile communications engineers
• Radio engineers.

Skills Gained

On completing the course, delegates will be able to:

• Understand and explain the fundamental principles of a range of wireless communications systems.
• Understand and apply the essential concepts of Radio Frequency (RF) technology, including RF planning, RF-related calculations and spread spectrum technologies.
• Understand some of the fundamental problems and constraints of wireless systems, and apply these to problem analysis and troubleshooting of wireless networks.
• Undrestand the essentials of radio frequency (RF) propagation, Fresnel Zone, and more.
• Understand the design and operation of wireless radio hardware and antenna.
• Understand the sources, causes and effects of RF interference, and techniques for mitigating against interference.
• Describe the rules governing wireless operation in the licensed and license-exempt bands, to comply with local radio regulations.
• Undestand and explain the roles of modulation, multiplexing, coding (including Block, RS, Viterbi decoding), puncturing, and more.
• Describe the mainstream media and multiple access schemes used in modern wireless networks, including FDMA, TDMA and CDMA
• Describe spread spectrum technologies, multiplexing and modulation technologies, including FHSS, DSSS, PBCC and OFDM
• Understand and explain the concepts behind 1G, 2G, 2.5G, 3G, 4G and 5G networks.
• Understand and explain the modern wireless network architectures, including Cellular Mobile Communications, Wireless LAN, Wireless PAN, Hot Spots, Mesh, Wireless WAN, Roaming, Voice and Multi-Media over Wireless

Prerequisites

Delegates should have existing experience in telecommunications or data networking prior to attending this course.

Fundamentals of Wireless Systems and Networks / 603