Wireless Networks and FMC

Wireless Networks and Fixed Mobile Convergence

Enterprise interest in mobility is growing, but wireless networks have been a blind spot for many IT departments. Management is coming to realize the productivity and cost savings benefits mobility solutions can provide, but very often they lack the background to evaluate the options intelligently. That vision will need to be clearer as organizations evaluate fixed-mobile convergence (FMC), mobile unified communications, and mobile communications enabled business processes (mCEBP) solutions that will combine a number of these wireless solutions. Further, the security exposure of wireless networks is a growing concern, and mobility without security is a non-starter. This program is designed to bring your personnel up-to-speed on the range of wireless network issues and options. It is intended to provide a firm foundation in wireless, and an up-to-date assessment of the networks, applications, and challenges.finneran1

Who Should Attend

Communications analysts/managers, equipment vendors, and carrier representatives who need a detailed, business-oriented understanding of wireless networks, fixed-mobile convergence, mobile unified communications, services and technologies that make them possible.

What You Will Learn

  • Introduce the basic principles of radio transmission, the major transmission impairments, and the advantage of digital radio techniques like Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, and Multiple Input-Multiple Output (MIMO) antennas.
  • Understand the full range of wireless technologies and network services, how they compare, and the applications, strengths and weakness of each. 
  • Describe the major developments in wireless local area networks, the role of centrally controlled WLAN switching systems, the variety of implementations, the importance of the emerging 80211n radio link, and the impact it will have on WLAN network planning.
  • Overview the major cellular technologies, the configuration of a cellular network, and the developments that are leading to 3G and 4G cellular services.
  • Look at the developing of WiMAX technology, the applications it serves, and how it compares to Wi-Fi, and cellular technologies.
  • Review the variety of specialized radio systems including Bluetooth, private microwave, satellite, RFID, and GPS.
  • Introduce the overall area of wireless security, the special challenges a wireless network presents, define the security issues introduce in each wireless network technology, and identify the developing areas like mobile device security.
  • Describe the general benefits and major options for fixed mobile convergence.
  • Identify the difference between fixed mobile convergence and mobile unified communications.
  • Compare the relative advantages of carrier-based versus enterprise-based unified communications and describe dual-mode Wi-Fi/cellular, Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA), and IMS-based FMC solutions.
  • Look at some of the other developing technologies in the wireless arena including Ultra-Wideband (UWB), 60 GHz Radio Systems, 700 MHz Spectrum Options, TV White Space, Software Defined/Frequency Agile Radio, and Cognitive Radio/Collaborative Radio

Course Details

  • 1. Basic Wireless
    • Fundamental Transmission Principles
      • The Radio Frequency Spectrum
      • Bandwidth Efficiency
      • The Limits of Shannon’s Law
    • Licensed and Unlicensed Radio Bands
      • 2.4 GHz ISM Band
      • 5 GHz UNII Band
      • International Differences
    • Wireless Transmission Impairments:
      • Attenuation
      • Material Obstructions
      • Multipath
      • Co-Channel Interference
      • Outdoor Impairments
    • Digital Radio Technologies:
      • Analog: AM/FM Radio
      • Digital Radio:
        • Frequency Modulation: FSK, GFSK
        • Amplitude Modulation: QAM, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, etc.
        • Phase Modulation: BPSK, QPSK
    • Spread Spectrum Technologies: General Advantages
      • Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS)
      • Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)
      • Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
    • Antenna Systems
      • Antenna Gain
      • Omnidirectional
      • Directional/Panel Antennas
    • Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) Antenna Systems
      • Space Division Effect
      • Reliability Factor: Space–time block coding, Alamouti Coding
      • Capacity Factor: Spatial Multiplexing
    • Forward Error Correction (FEC)
    • Duplex Transmission: FDD, TDD
  • 2. Overview of Wireless Network Options
    • Wireless LANs
      • Standards Bodies
      • IEEE 802.11 Standards
      • Wi-Fi Alliance Certifications
      • WLAN Applications
      • Enterprise/Office-based Networks
      • Public Hot Spots
      • Home Networking
      • Point-to-Point Systems
      • City-wide Mesh Networks
      • Wireless LAN Configurations
      • Basic Service Set, Extended Basic Service Set
      • Ad Hoc
      • Point-to-Point
      • Mesh Networks
      • Voice Over Wireless LANs
      • Handsets: Wi-Fi Only, Dual Mode Wi-Fi/cellular
      • Quality of Service (QoS): 802.11e/WMM, SVP, etc.
      • Roaming and Handoffs: 802.11r
      • Battery Life
  • 3. Cellular Networks
      • Development of Cellular Technologies: AMPS, Digital Cellular, 3G, 4G
      • Cellular Network Standards: AMPS, TDMA, GSM, CDMA
      • Frequency Bands/International Differences
      • 3G and 4G Services
      • Consumer versus Enterprise Applications
    • WiMAX
      • WiMAX Defined
      • WiMAX vs. Wi-Fi vs. Cellular
      • Basic Capabilities: Range, Data Rate, Cost, Providers
      • Prospects: US and International
    • Specialized Radio Systems
      • Bluetooth, ZigBee, WiMedia/UWB
      • Private Microwave
      • Satellite
      • Low-Earth Orbit Satellite (LEOS)
      • Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
      • Global Positioning System (GPS)
  • 3. Wireless Security
    • Basic Challenges in Wireless Security
    • Major Areas of Exposure
    • Security Issues:
      • Wi-Fi Security
      • Cellular Networks
      • WiMAX Networks
    • Emerging Wireless Security Issues
    • Mobile Device Security
    • Mobile Viruses and Malware
       
  • 4. WLAN/Cellular Integration: Fixed Mobile Convergence
    • Business and Carrier Incentives for FMC
    • PBX-Controlled Solutions
      • Simultaneous Ring/Extension-To-Cellular
      • Automatic Hand-off (DiVitas, Agito, Avaya one-X, Siemens, Varaha, etc.)
      • Mobile Unified Communications: IBM, Microsoft, RIM, Cisco, Avaya, Siemens, etc.
    • Carrier-Controlled Solutions
      • Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA)
      • Femtocells and Picocells
      • IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
         
  • 5. Emerging Areas in Wireless
    • Ultra-Wideband Transmission (UWB)
    • 60 GHz Radio Systems
    • 700 MHz Spectrum Options
    • TV White Space
    • Software Defined Radio/Frequency Agile Radio
    • Cognitive Radio/Collaborative Radio

Course Leader:

Michael Finneran, principal, dBrn Associates, Inc.
 
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