All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, Security Training:

All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, Security Training – Hands-on

We designed this All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, and Security Training course, for the unique needs of those who are new to RF/wireless — or who can use a refresher on it — and need a comprehensive course covering the basics of RF/wireless as well as all of the current and emerging technologies including GSM/GPRS/EDGE, CDMA, WiMAX, UMTS/HSPA, LTE, 5G, M2M, IoT, SDN, and more. Diversity and smart antenna systems, location-based technologies, and wireless network security are also discussed.

The All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, Security Training course is taught by a highly qualified subject matter expert experienced with a wide range of RF/wireless technologies and comes in technical and non-technical versions. While the full course is 7 days long, most clients are able to exclude some topics or reduce their coverage depth to make it a five-day course.

Your Registration Includes?

• 5 days of All Wireless: 4G LTE, 5G, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, and Security Training with an expert instructor
• All Wireless: Course Guide
• Certificate of Completion
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Customize It:

We can customize this All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, and Security Training course, usually at little to no added cost, in a number of ways that include:

• If you are familiar with some aspects of All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, and Security Training, we can omit or shorten their discussion.
• We can adjust the emphasis placed on the various topics or build the All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, and Security Training course around the mix of technologies of interest to you (including technologies other than those included in this outline).
• If you’re interested in short-range wireless technologies such as WiFi and Bluetooth, those can be added to the course.
• If your background is nontechnical, we can exclude the more technical topics, include the topics that may be of special interest to you (e.g., as a manager or policy-maker), and present the course in a manner understandable to lay audiences.

Audience / Target Group:

The target audience for this All Wireless: 4G LTE, 5G, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, Security course:

• Those who work with a variety of wireless technologies or whose job requires a broad understanding of the entire RF/wireless field. This includes individuals in national defense, homeland security, technical investigations, and the private sector.

Class Prerequisites:

The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this training course are:

• Technical background and exposure to telecommunications, RF, or wireless systems will be helpful, though the course can be taught at a level understandable to a less technical audience.

What You Will Learn:

Upon completing this All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, and Security course, learners will be able to meet these objectives:

Describe and apply the key concepts, principles, techniques, and technologies of wireless communications including:

• RF basics including propagation/fading, antennas
• Cellular basics including cell planning and reuse
• Architecture and operation of a cellular network
• Modulation and coding
• Evolution of wireless from 1G to 5G and beyond
• 2G/2.5G technologies: GSM, GPRS, EDGE, cdmaOne
• 3G/3G+ technologies: cdma2000, EvDO, UMTS/HSPA, WiMAX
• 4G/5G technologies: LTE, LTE-Advanced, LTE-Advanced Pro, 5G
• Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Communications
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
• Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)
• Wireless network security
• Location-based services

Course Syllabus

PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS

• Cellular System Concepts
  • Base stations
  • Mobile stations
  • Mobile switching center
• Uplink and Downlink Duplexing
  • Time Division Duplexing (TDD)
  • Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD)
  • Comparisons
• Multiple Access Methods
  • Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA)
  • Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)
  • Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
  • Frequency hopping concept
• Networking
  • Circuit and packet switching
• Evolution of Cellular Communications
  • 3GPP, 3GPP2, and IEEE LAN/MAN standardization
  • 1G to 5G progression and technology differences
  • Mobile phone samples and comparisons

PART 2: RADIO WAVE SPECTRUM, PROPAGATION, AND ANTENNAS

• The Electromagnetic Spectrum
  • Types of radio services
  • Spectrum characteristics
• Radio Frequency (RF) System Measurements
  • Power measurement using the decibel (dB)
  • Signal to noise and interference ratios
• Antennas
  • Terminology
  • Gain and loss
  • Law of reciprocity
  • Handset antennas
  • Base station antennas
• RF Propagation in Fixed and Mobile Environments
  • Propagation mechanisms
  • Path loss models
  • Maximum range calculations
  • Multipath and fading
• Cell Planning and Frequency Reuse
  • Frequency reuse calculations
  • Cell sectoring
  • Cell splitting
  • Antenna downtilt

PART 3: MODULATION AND CODING

• Basic Modulation Methods
  • Modulated signal structure
  • Amplitude, frequency, and phase modulation
  • Bit error rate performance in Gaussian noise
• Advanced Modulation Methods
  • Gaussian Filtered Frequency Shift Keying (GFSK)
  • Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK)
  • Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)
  • Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
• Spread Spectrum Systems
  • Frequency hop
  • Direct sequence
  • Multiple access methods
• Error Control
  • Error detection
  • Error correction
  • Automatic repeat request
  • Hybrid methods
• Speech Coding
  • Speech quality rating
  • Speech coding categories and complexity
  • Speech coding techniques and standards
  • Speech frame construction
  • Adaptive Multi-Rate (AMR) speech coding
• SIM Card and its Contents
  • SIM specification
  • Data stored on the SIM
  • SIM card variations

PART 4: THIRD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP)

• 3GPP Standardization Process
  • The need for standardization
  • ITU and ETSI
  • 3GPP structure and operation
  • 3GPP releases
• Summary of 3GPP Standards
  • GSM, GPRS, and EDGE overview
  • UMTS/WCDMA and HSPA overview
  • LTE overview
• Major 3GPP technology players
  • Worldwide deployment summary
  • Vendor and equipment summary

PART 5: 3GPP2 AND IEEE SYSTEMS

• Summary of 3GPP2 Cellular Standards
  • cdmaOne
  • cdma2000
  • EVDO
• Summary of IEEE 802.16 WiMAX
  • Usage
  • History
  • Features
• Market Penetration and Deployment Status

PART 6: GSM

• GSM Architecture and Protocols
  • Base station subsystem
  • Network switching subsystem
• GSM Physical Channels
  • Modulation and coding
  • Frame structure and hierarchy
  • Time slots and their use within a frame
  • Physical channels and their properties
  • Uplink and downlink timing
• GSM Logical Channels and Burst Family
  • Broadcast, control, and traffic channels
  • Bursts: normal, frequency correction, synchronization, access, dummy
• Radio Subsystem Link Control
  • Radio performance requirements
  • Channel measurements
  • Transmission power control
  • Cell search, selection, and reselection
  • Channel failure disconnect
  • Power conservation
• Radio Resource Management
  • Connection setup and release
  • Mobility management
  • Connection management
• Call Routing and Termination
  • Routing calls to the mobile station
  • Call termination
• Handover
  • Intra-MSC handover
  • Handover decision process and timing
  • MAP and inter-MSC handover
• GPRS and EDGE on the GSM Air Interface
  • GPRS/EDGE system architecture
  • Modulation, coding, and ARQ
  • GPRS logical channels and data exchange
  • Packet exchange process

PART 7: 3GPP: GPRS AND EDGE

• General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
  • Network architecture
  • Protocol structures
  • GPRS on the GSM air interface
  • Medium access control
  • Radio link control
  • Mobility management
• Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE)
  • EDGE modulation and coding
  • Air interface protocols
  • MAC and RLC procedures

PART 8: 3GPP: UMTS AND HSPA

• UMTS Architecture and Protocols
  • UTRAN radio network controller and NodeB
  • Core network architecture and protocols
• UMTS Physical Layer
  • WCDMA modulation and coding
  • Transport channels
  • User data transmission
  • Signaling
  • Cell search and access
• Radio Interface Protocols
  • Medium access control
  • Radio link control
  • Packet data convergence protocol
  • Radio resource control
• Radio Resource Management
  • Power control
  • Cell search, selection, and reselection
  • Handovers
  • Admission control
• High-speed Packet Access (HSPA) operation
  • HSPA timeline and features
  • HSPA modulation methods
  • HSDPA physical layer and performance
  • HSUPA physical layer and performance
  • Comparison of HSPA channels carrying user data

PART 9: 3GPP2: CDMAONE, CDMA2000, AND EVDO

• CDMA Codes and Sequences
  • Maximal length sequences
  • Walsh codes
• Forward Link Channel
  • Modulation
  • Pilot channel
  • Synchronization channel
  • Control channels
  • Paging channels
  • Traffic channels
• Reverse Link Channels
  • Pilot channel
  • Access channel
  • Control channels
  • Traffic channels
• Call Processing
  • Initialization
  • System access
  • Authentication
• Resource Management
  • Power control
  • Handoff
• Evolution-Data Optimized (EvDO) Operations
  • Requirements
  • Reference model
  • Forward and reverse channels
  • Modulation and coding
  • Power control
  • Scheduling

PART 10: DIVERSITY AND ADVANCED ANTENNA SYSTEMS

• Principles of Adaptive Modulation and Coding
  • Adaptive methods
  • Performance
• Antenna Arrays
  • Isotropic radiators and omnidirectional antennas
  • Directional antennas
  • Phased and adaptive arrays
• Diversity Methods
  • Switched diversity, equal gain combining, and maximal ratio combining
  • Delay and cyclic delay diversity
  • Space-time coding
  • Frequency hop diversity
• Spatial Multiplexing, MIMO, and Beamforming
  • Open and closed-loop methods
  • Multi-user antenna techniques
  • Beamforming
  • Direction-of-arrival estimation
• Smart Antennas
  • Basic principles and configurations
  • Space division multiple access
  • Benefits and drawbacks

PART 11: 3GPP: LTE AND LTE ADVANCED

• LTE System Architecture
  • Evolved packet core network entities
  • User plane functions and protocols
  • Control plane functions and protocols
• General LTE Operation
  • Frequency bands
  • Downlink and uplink modulation
  • Transmission resource structure
  • Error control
  • Spatial multiplexing
  • Performance requirements
• LTE Downlink
  • User protocol architecture
  • Channel mapping
  • Logical, transport, and physical channel functions
  • Cell acquisition
  • IP packet processing and physical data mapping
  • Control functions
  • Radio resource management
• LTE Uplink
  • UL/DL similarities and differences
  • Channel mapping
  • Random access
  • Data transfer
  • Power save methods
  • Link activity and capacity
• Features of LTE-Advanced
  • Background
  • Carrier aggregation
  • Enhanced uplink multiple access
  • Enhanced multi-antenna transmissions
  • Coordinated multipoint transmissions and relaying
  • Self-optimized and self-organized networking
  • Enhanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (eICIC)
  • Enhancements to LTE TDD (eIMTA)
  • LTE Device to Device Proximity Services
  • Network-Assisted Interference Cancellation (NAICS)
  • RAN Sharing for LTE
  • Dual Connectivity enhancements for LTE
  • LTE Indoor Positioning
  • Group Communication Systems
  • Rel 14 Narrow Band LTE (NB-LTE) & Narrow Band Cellular Internet of Things (NB-CIOT)
  • LTE Unlicensed Operation (LAA and eLAA)
  • LTE and WiLAN Aggregation (LWA)

PART 12: IEEE: 802.16 WIMAX

• Overview
  • Reference model
  • Summary of WiMAX standards
• Physical Layer
  • RX requirements
  • Link budget
  • OFDM parameters
  • Data rates
• Advanced Antennas
  • Receive and transmit diversity
  • MIMO operations
  • Advanced antenna options
• Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)
  • Subcarrier mapping
• Medium Access Control (MAC)
  • MAC allocations
  • TDD example
• QoS, Security, and Certification
• LTE and WiMAX comparisons

PART 13: LOCATION-BASED SERVICES

• Introduction to LBS
  • Definitions
  • Classifications and applications
• Location Services Methods and Performance
  • Accuracy requirements
  • Cell identity and timing advance
  • Enhanced observed time difference
  • Uplink time difference of arrival
  • Assisted GPS

PART 14: COMMUNICATION SECURITY

• Wireless Security Challenges
  • Threat categories and attack methods
  • The general security setup process
• Attacks in Mobile Environments
  • Illicit use
  • Spoofing
  • Man-in-the-middle
  • Interception of data
  • Denial of service
• Cryptography Basics
  • Symmetric cryptography
  • Asymmetric cryptography
  • Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
  • Digital signature
  • Cryptographic attacks
• Access Control and Authentication
  • Weak and strong authentication schemes
  • Attacks on authentication
  • Authorization and access control
• GSM Security
  • GSM security model
  • Attacks on GSM
  • GSM encryption algorithms
• Overview of UMTS Network Security
  • Access and domain security
  • Mitigating GSM security weaknesses
  • Attacks on 3G networks
• Overview of LTE Network Security
  • Security architecture
  • Authentication and key agreement
  • Signaling and user data protection

PART 15: 5G WIRELESS

• Timeline and Standardization
  • 5G New Radio Stand Alone (NR-SA)
  • 5G New Radio Non-Stand Alone (NR-NSA)
• RAN Sharing
• Green Communications
• Millimeter-Wave (mWave), High Frequencies
• Massive MIMO
• Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
• Cloud RAN
• Device to Device Communications
• Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Machine to Machine (M2M)
• Device Centric Architecture
• Enhanced Mobile Broadband
• C-V2X Communications
• Private LTE
• Self Backhaul
• NS-SS (Spectrum Sharing)
• Gigabit LTE
• Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)
• 5G NR PHY Layer
  • Frame Structure
  • Signals and channels
  • DL Operation
  • UL Operation
  • 5G NR MAC and RLC Layer
  • 5G NR Network

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