Introduction:

This course is designed for students who will be installing and configuring WiMAX networks. With the knowledge and experience they acquire, the student will be able to configure the network for optimum Radio Frequency operation, traffic balance, and IP networking performance. Hands-on practice with configuration tools and hands-on labs teach immediately-applicable skills.

Audience:

This course is designed for students who are working on configuring WiMAX networks, or expect to be working on those projects soon. Students will deepen their understanding of configuring WiMAX networks

Customize it

This 2-day course will be customized to your needs and specifications. Enowireless will assist you in identifying those needs and specifications. A word to the wise, there are many vendors of wireless training. They will typically have a broad and general course, one size fits all, already developed and just put your organization’s name on the title slide. This minimizes their effort and time investment. At Enowireless, every course is made to your exact and exacting specifications. We help you ensure what you are getting is what you really need even if at the beginning you weren’t too sure of what that was. We fit the class to your needs. We never fit you into our “standard”, one size fits all, class.

Course Objectives:

This course is designed for students who will be installing and configuring WiMAX networks. With the knowledge and experience they acquire, the student will be able to configure the network for optimum Radio Frequency operation, traffic balance, and IP networking performance. Hands-on practice with configuration tools and hands-on labs teach immediately-applicable skills.

Course Outline

Module 1: WiMAX Network Overview At the end of 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 Module 2: Physical Equipment at the Base Stations At the end of this module you should be able to: • List the antenna options for your base station • Compare and contrast cabling options • Identify RF transceiver functions • List IP Router and bandwidth management functions • Compare and contrast backhaul options • Identify connectors for various backhaul choices Module 3: WiMAX Physical Layer configuration At the end of this module you should be able to: • Configure RF channel size and frequency, within the channel options of the base station equipment • Configure the PHY options for the selected network design • Configure the base station controllers to match the sectored antenna pattern • Configure maximum and fallback rates for the uplink and downlink Module 4: WiMAX MAC Layer configuration At the end of this module you should be able to: • Configure settings for acceptable bandwidth requests and services • Configure Retransmission options • Configure Encryption settings • Configure Quality of Service requirements for three sample station types Module 5: Internet Protocol Configuration At the end of this module you should be able to: • Configure IP address assignment settings, network segments, and Virtual LANs • Configure IP bandwidth allocations for varying levels of Quality of Service Module 6: Subscriber Station installation and configuration At the end of this module you should be able to: • Recite a quick checklist of subscriber-station install steps • Install a simple residential WiMAX station • Install a simple point-to-multipoint point antenna and transceiver Module 7: Verifying the Configuration At the end of this module you should be able to: • Test the network configuration • Identify trouble spots, and execute simple troubleshooting tasks • Identify possible interference types and sources • Test for interference, and configure interference countermeasures • Use graphical Network Monitoring Tools Module 8: Summary Lab Exercise