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CellStream, Inc. – Telecom Consulting and Training! |
1-Day Instructor Led Hands On Lab Class |
Course Description:
Regulators in the US, Europe, and other regions around the world have allocated spectrum in the upper 5 GHz band for the deployment of Intelligent Transport System (ITS). ITS applications include traffic and safety alerts, local information and maps, and traffic management and control.
IEEE 802.11p defines how a Wi-Fi radio can be modified to support communications between vehicles, or between vehicles and roadside units. These enhancements support communications at vehicular speeds, over a greater range, making 802.11p the preferred technology over other sensor and radar technologies.
In the US and Europe the use of 802.11p has been mandated at the lower MAC and physical layer. At the higher layers, the US integrated the IEEE 1609 specification, and Europe the ETSI EN 302 specification.
This course starts with an overviews of the ITS activities around the world, including spectrum allocation and channel plans. It then details the 802.11p MAC and physical layer, explaining how great mobility and range is achieved. It also discusses QoS for control information and how urgent messages are handled.
The course then describes the higher layer IEEE 1609 protocol, features and capabilities. It details how 1609-4 supports operations in multiple frequency channels, and the primitives that provide support to the higher layer 1609.3 network services. It then covers the 1609.3 network services, including the WAVE Short Messaging protocol (WSMP), which is used to send control and safety messages. The course also discussed the routing advertisement messages that support the transmission of IPv6packets over the WAVE network.
Course Objectives:
At the end of this course, the learner will be able to:
- Describe the challenges of implementing vehicular communications
- List the different frequency channels available for vehicular communications
- Distinguish between control and service channels
- Define the physical layer changes to support great range and higher mobility
- Understand how to connect to an 802.11p network and receive data
- Have insight into the mechanism used by 802.11p to prioritize control traffic and emergency services
- Be familiar with the IEEE 1609 standards including 1609.4 multi-channel operations and 1609.3 WAVEShort Messaging Protocol
Audience:
The target audience for this course is anyone in Engineering, Test, Customer Support, Technical Marketing, or Sales and Marketing that requires an understanding of the IEEE 802.11p Protocol and seeks to comprehend the challenges of implementing the Internet of Things (IoT) as applied to their job function.
Ideal candidates are:
- Individuals looking to understand the wireless protocol underpinning the Internet of Things (IoT)
- Operations individuals that will provide configuration and support services
- Network Design Engineers that need to understand Intelligent Transport System (ITS) 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 vehicular communications
- Certification Track individuals that need to expand their knowledge and studies
- Network Administrators
Course Prerequisites:
This course is designed to appeal to anyone needing the skills and knowledge of the 802.11p Protocol or needing to understand the wireless technologies that are enabling the Internet of Things (IoT). The course does not require any prior wireless or Wi-Fi specific knowledge. However, it is highly desirable that learners have rudimentary knowledge of networking fundamentals. Familiarity with the Wireshark packet analysis tool is also beneficial.
Course Materials:
Students will be provided with a Course Student Guide via the Online School of Network Sciences. From here they will have access to:
- PDF of the course slide
- PDF of the course lab guide
- PDF of the course acronyms
- Online reference sites and other information sources
- Pre-course quiz
Related Content:
There are several related courses that explore the technical aspects of both today’s and tomorrow’s wireless networks.
- For students requiring an understanding to today’s and future mobile networks we offer:
- 4G 101 Foundation, available both as instructor led and self-paced
- 4G 201 Advanced, available both as instructor led and self-paced
- 5G 101 Foundation
- 5G 201 Advanced
- For students working on IoT, we have several additional courses that compare and contrast the different technologies being deployed to connect “things” to the Internet, such as:
- Enabling IoT: Wireless Low Power and Lossy Networks
- Enabling IoT: The ZigBee Protocol, available both as instructor led and self-paced
- Enabling IoT: IEEE 802.15.4 Low Rate Wireless Sensor Networks
- Enabling IoT: Wireless Access in Vehicular Environments (WAVE)
- Enabling the IoT: Next Generation 802.11 WLANs
- For students needing a fundamental understanding of the operation of 802.11 Wi-Fi networks we have:
- For students looking to troubleshoot Wi-Fi networks, we offer an Explore Packet Analysis with Wireshark (Wireless Edition) course that shows students how to capture Wi-Fi packets over-the-air and how to analyze your captured packets.
Course Outline:
The course outline is detailed below. The actual outline may change slightly as the course material and labs are finalized.
Module 1 – Establishing the Groundwork
- Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
- Vehicular Communications Systems (VCS)
- Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC)
- Vehicular standards activities
- WAVE protocol stack
- Lab:
- Understanding the WAVE protocol layers
Module 2 – IEEE 802.11p WAVE Physical layer (PHY)
- The 5 GHz frequency band
- WAVE channels and permitted power levels
- Adapting Wi-Fi to work in vehicular environments
- 802.11p physical layer characteristics
- International variances
- Labs:
- A look at the channel information
Module 3 – IEEE 802.11p WAVE MAC Layer
- Operating outside the context of a BSS
- MAC header settings for WAVE operations
- Synchronizing 802.11p operations
- New timing and information management frame
- Implementing 802.11e EDCA mechanisms to multi-channels
- Carrying higher level information in vendor specific action frames
- Labs:
- A look at 802.11p enabled beacon frames
- A look at 802.11p QoS data frames
- A look at 802.11p vendor specific management frames
Module 4 – IEEE 1609.4 WAVE Multi-Channel Operations
- Control and service channels (CCH/SCH)
- Multi-channel operations
- Channel access schemes
- Time synchronization and guard intervals
- MLME primitives support to the network layer
Module 5 – IEEE 1609.3 WAVE Network Services
- Device roles
- WAVE Service Advertisement (WSA)
- Provider Service Identifier (PSID)
- User priorities versus service priorities
- WAVE Short Message Protocol
- Illustration: Toll collection
- Labs:
- A look at the WAVE Service Advertisement (WSA) frame
- A look at the WAVE Short Message Protocol (WSMP)
Module 6- Sending IP Traffic
- IP service information extension fields
- WAVE Routing Advertisement (WRA)
- IP Data exchange
- Labs:
- A look at the WAVE Routing Advertisement (WRA) frame
Course Availability:
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