Hands-On Wireless Technology for
Service Providers
Course Description
 This
course is Under Construction at CellStream. Due to interest, we have
offered the DRAFT course info on this page. Note that this info is subject
to change.
Course Objectives
The objectives of the course are:
- Develop a "hands-on" skill set targeted at
Wireless technology and IP Routing in the following key areas:
- 802.11
- 802.16
- IP Addressing and Subnetting
- Routing protocols and the control plane of IP
- Wireless Quality of Service with IP
- Be able to design Wireless IP networks and subnetworks using
addressing expertise developed in this class
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Use and understand
configuration
options of Radios and IP routing protocols
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Use and configure fundamental
properties of Antennas, Radios, and IP Quality of Service
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Attain a fundamental
understanding of Voice over IP over Wireless, Video over IP
over Wireless and Multicast Services
on wireless networks
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Observe and understand the
future of Wireless services
Target Audience
The target audience for this course is anyone in the
telecommunications field that requires a solid and complete understanding of the
fundamental operations of Wireless and TCP/IP in networking and desires hands-on skills that can be applied to
their job function. Ideal candidates are:
- Network Administrators
- Operations individuals that will provide IP
configuration and support services
- Development Engineers that must know TCP/IP
networking in order to
provide hardware and software solutions
- Network Design Engineers that need to understand
TCP/IP services and applications
- Network Management individuals that are providing
element and network management tools
- Technical sales individuals that must be able to
correlate features with functionality
- Technical marketing individuals that want more than
just a basic understanding of IP
- Certification Track individuals that need to expand
their knowledge and studies
Draft Course Outline
- Section 1: Introduction
- Section 2: Radio Frequency Fundamentals
- Antenna theory and basic properties of RF
- Free space loss
- Digital to Analog Issues
- Section 3: IP Fundamentals
- Intro to the IP Protocol Model
- IP Addressing and Subnet Addressing
- LAB(s)
- Data, Voice and Video of IP
- Section 4: 802.11
- Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)
- 802.11a/g (OFDM)
- LAB
- Section 5: 802.16
- MAC layer QoS=20
- OFDM
- LAB
- Section 6: Advanced IP Routing
- Basics of Routing
- RIP, OSPF and BGP
- LAB
- Section 7: Network Design and Implementation
- Key design issues/solutions
- LAB
- Section 8: Course Summary
Course Pre-requisites
CellStream has designed this course to appeal to anyone
needing the skills and knowledge of Wireless and TCP/IP Networking. The ideal
student will have some experience in network operations. No prior
knowledge is necessary.
All students must attend with a lap-top computer in order
to interface to the CellStream Lab. If the course is held at a classroom
where computers are available, the Lap-top computer will not be required.
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Course Type |
Hands-On Lab class, Instructor Led |
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Course Length |
2.5 days |
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List Pricing |
$425 per day*
*Contact us regarding discount pricing |
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Course Availability |
click here for
information |
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