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Understanding Emerging Wireless Technologies

Course Description

Course Outline/Details

The Understanding Emerging Wireless Technologies course provides students with an excellent understanding of how wireless communication systems function, as well as why wireless services hold so much potential in the near future. Wireless communications is one of the most dynamic areas in communications today. As wireless transmission systems and architectures mature, a wide range of possible wireless service offerings appear poised to completely alter today. This course teaches students how early cellular systems have migrated to digital and Personal Communications Services (PCS) networks. They discover the basics of Third Generation (3G) systems, in-building wireless systems, and the move to integrate both. In light of the growing demand of data transmission, students are provided with an understanding of how wireless systems offer quickly deployed solutions for data-hungry customers.

ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE OR HARDWARE REQIREMENTS:

Pentium 233 or equivalent computer, with a minimum of 32 MB (48 MB recommended with NT) of memory running Windows(R) 95, 98, 2000, or Windows NT(R) 4.0.

Internet Explorer 5.0 or greater, Netscape Communicator (Navigator) 4.75 or greater (version 6.0 excluded).

Minimum resolution of 800 x 600 with 256 colors (1024 x 768 with 64K or high color recommended).

16-bit sound card with speakers.

A minimum of 56K internet connection.

Windows MediaPlayer and/or Macromedia Flash 5.0 are required to use this product.

Course length: 16 hours

Course ID:
WRA-2550-90

Subscription Duration:
90 days

Price:
$US 395.00

Languages Offered

This course is currently available in English only.

Who Can Benefit

Students who can benefit from this course are new to the communications industry and need an introduction to the new technologies in order to make sound decisions regarding which technologies are becoming popular and are projected to become extremely important in the future.

Prerequisites

To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to:

Display a basic knowledge of the wireless cellular industry, along with First Generation (1G) and Second Generation (2G) wireless systems

Display knowledge or the equivalent of TRA-125: Understanding the Basics of Wireless Communications course

Skills Gained

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

Learn the new wireless technologies that are on the horizon and how they'll likely be deployed and marketed.

Understand how they'll affect the overall wireless marketplace.

Learn some of the technologies that are behind the scenes and how they promise to break out of research and development into actual products and services.

Related Courses

Before: TRA-100: Understanding the Basics of Communications Networks

Before: WRA-1050: Understanding the Basics of Data Communications

Before: WRA-1250: Understanding the Basics of Wireless Communications

After: WRA-2600: Understanding Wireless Internet Access

After: TRA-310: Understanding CDMA

After: TRA-330: Understanding CDMA2000 and High-Speed Mobile Internet

After: WRA-3150: Understanding 3G Wireless Mobile Communications

After: WRA-2650: Understanding GSM

After: WRA-3400: Understanding UMTS

After: TRA-345: Understanding GPRS and its Evolution to UMTS

Course Content

Module 1: Course Introduction

Cellular Telephony Definition

Course Overview

Module 2: Basics of Wireless Communications

Modulators

Channel Frequency vs. Channel Spacing

Wireless System Goals

Reception and Transmission

Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)

Module 3: Mobile Wireless Characteristics

Cellular Concept

Mobile Wireless System Architecture

Making a Mobile Wireless Call

Home Location Register (HLR) and Visitor Location Register (VLR)

Roaming

Module 4: Cellular Networks

Analog FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, and Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)

Integrated Digital Enhanced Network (iDEN)

Module 5: Personal Communications Service (PCS) and Third Generation Wireless (3G)

What is PCS

Spectrum Allocation

ANSI Standards

Dual-Band and Dual-Mode

IMT-2000 and 3G

Module 6: In Building Systems

Wireless Private Branch Exchange (PBX) and Wireless Centrex

Module 7: Fixed Wireless/Wireless Local Loop (WLL)

WLL Technology Choices

Broadband WLL

Licenses

Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS) Internet Access Architecture

Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS)

Cellular TV Service

Module 8: Wireless Cellular/PCS Data

Wireless Data Services

Circuit Switching vs. Packet Switching

Wireless and Wireline Environments

Data Transmission Capabilities

Module 9: Wireless Messaging

Two-Way Packet Data Networks

Cellular Digital Packet Data

Metricom's Ricochet

Module 10: Wireless Local Area Networks (LANs)

Topologies and Applications

Technologies

Vendors and Products

IEEE 802.11 Standards

NII/SUPERNet for the Future