Designing WiMAX Core Networks

Course Overview

Proper design of the IP network and proper engineering of these facilities, ensures high service quality for the end-user, and ease of operation for the WiMAX provider.

This unique WiMAX Core Network Design training course is the most authoritative WiMAX training course of its kind. The course is designed for technical staff 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.

In this WiMAX course, students learn a formal approach to the design of the Internet Protocol Core of a WiMAX network.

This course is one of three WiMAX training courses in a series of WiMAX certification courses which prepare students for the WiMAX Network DesignerT certification exam.

Audience

Technical staff 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.

Skills Gained

• Architect the core of a WiMAX Network.
• Explain and follow the steps of the DoceoTech core-network design checklist.
• Engineer the backhaul links from each WiMAX base station, based on estimated subscriber load and quality of service parameters.
• Assure appropriate bandwidth allocation for various traffic classes of service.
• Design the IP addressing and routing plan for a WiMAX network.
• Evaluate routers and servers for WiMAX core networks.
• Prepare equipment lists for your WiMAX network.
• Plan for base station construction, installation and commissioning.

Prerequisites

Attendees should have prior technical experience working with a mobile or wireless technology prior to attending the course.

Course Outline

Module 1: IP Network Design

On completing this module you should be able to:

• Explain and follow each step of the DoceoTech core-network design checklist
• Design the IP network settings for all routing components of the network
• Architect the IP routers and servers in an optimal design
• Plan for IP network installation and configuration

Capacity and Bandwidth Planning

On completing this module you should be able to:

• Design the bandwidth management allocation for all sites
• Allocate bandwidth for Quality of Service requirements
• Incorporate Voice over WiMAX traffic into a performance plan
• Engineer backhaul options for each base station
• Plan for subscriber station installation and configuration
• Itemize an equipment list for each base station, based on expected subscriber traffic

Deployment Planning

On completing this module 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
• Describe the steps for subscriber station deployment

WiMAX Core Network Design Case Study