Course Overview
This unique two-day WiMAX course is designed for engineers who are familiar with the general configuration of a WiMAX network, and who wish to formalise their approach to maintenance and troubleshooting of WiMAX networks through use of generic approaches. While the tools used to illustrate maintenance and troubleshooting are specific to one vendor's equipment, the skills learned are transferable to any WiMAX implementation.
With the knowledge and experience they acquire, the technical staff will be able to apply maintenance tools to maintain, optimise and troubleshoot their network, thereby improving their effectiveness and return on investment.
This WiMAX engineering course features hands-on practice with maintenance tools, in hands-on labs. Students must bring a laptop to the class to participate in the class exercises, or arrange with CourseMonster to provide a laptop. We also provide sample tools for network management lab exercises.
In public course settings, CourseMonster teaches industry-general maintenance skills, using an industry-leading vendor s set of maintenance tools. In onsite course settings, we will work with your chosen vendor s equipment and tools to develop the specific maintenance labs, for network-specific skills training. This course outline outline describes for industry-general training content and structure.
Audience
Technical staff seeking an authoritative coverage of WiMAX network concepts and terminology, WiMAX RF network planning and design, and WiMAX core network design will find this WiMAX bootcamp invaluable.
Prerequisites
Attendees should have practical experience working with WiMAX equipment prior to attending the course.
Course Outline
WiMAX Network Overview
On completing this module you should be able to:
- Diagram a WiMAX network
- List the six major applications of WiMAX technology
- Converse in the industry-general and vendor-specific WiMAX vocabulary
- Describe the impact of RF regulation on network configuration
Overview of WiMAX Maintenance Toolsets
On completing this module you should be able to:
- Explain and follow each step of the Maintenance checklist
- Understand the operation of sample WiMAX network diagnostic tools and maintenance databases
- Use these tools to maintain and improve
- WiMAX network performance
- Understand how the tools relate to general network management systems
Scheduled Maintenance Actions
On completing this module you should be able to:
- List sample steps to take with Urgent actions
- List sample actions to take Daily
- List sample actions to take Weekly
- List sample actions to take Monthly
Optimising WiMAX Networks
On completing this module you should be able to:
- Explain and follow each step of a sample optimisation checklist
- Use appropriate tools to optimise the network
- Review the health of operating links
- Re-configure the network based on the tool data
- Analyse backhaul reports
- Evaluate alternate channel assignments
- Identify and address problems with noise
Real Network Lab Exercise
On completing this module you will have:
- Interpreted data collected from a sample network
- Worked with a team of students to determine problems within the network
- Worked with a team to recommend the best solution to overcome the problems
- Reported recommendations for evaluation
Practice labs
On completing this module you will have had practice executing the Maintenance and Troubleshooting procedures to diagnose fault scenarios with a WiMAX network.
Follow On Courses
- WiMAX Forum(R) RF Network Engineer (WFRE) Boot Camp, 4-day training course
- WiMAX Forum(R) Core Network Engineer Certification (WFCE) Boot Camp, 4-day course
- WiMAX Forum(R) Network Associate Certification (WFNA) Boot Camp, 4-day training course
- WiMAX Forum(R) Security Professional Certification (WFSP) Boot Camp, 3-day training course
