Course #49

4G - Fourth Generation Wireless Networking

2011, location to be decided.
Available as a corporate-exclusive / tailored course at your site.
Please contact Ms Elisabet Larsson for an offer: 
cei@cei.se   Phone: +46-13-100 730   Fax: +46-13-100 731

INSTRUCTOR
Richard D. Gitlin, Agere Systems Chair, Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of South Florida, FL, USA

TECHNOLOGY FOCUS
We are on the threshold of Fourth Generation (4G) wireless networks that will define a wireless century characterized by pervasive broadband wireless communications and networking. This transformation is being driven by an explosion in bandwidth-intensive multimedia applications (e.g., mobile television service), as well as the expanded technological capabilities of wireless communications systems technology such as OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access) air interface technology, MIMO (Multi Input Multi Output) smart antennas, and IP networking. These new technologies coupled with emerging architectures, such as mesh networking and IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem), will deliver the freedom of anywhere, anytime, multimedia wireless communications. In this course we focus on the emerging WiMAX and LTE/SAE 4G networks that realize high speed wireless networks that seamlessly interface with wireline backbone networks. These networks are capable of providing transparent integration with other wireless communications systems such as 802.11 WLANs, Femtocells, Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks (MANETs), and sensor networks to enable ubiquitous broadband wireless communications anywhere and anytime. 

COURSE CONTENT
After a comprehensive review of wireless market drivers, we present the underlying core communications technology advances that are enabling 4G networks, including OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing), MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) smart antennas, and cognitive radios. These new technologies, when combined with significant networking technology advances in security/encryption, mobile IP, MPLS/IP networking, IPv6, mesh networks, and IMS-based fixed mobile converged (FMC) networking, provides the technology foundation for emerging 4G networks such as broadband wireless 802.16 /WiMAX Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) and UMTS 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) and System Architecture Evolution (SAE), often referred to as LTE/SAE, which will provide IP-based pervasive, adaptive broadband wireless networking. The larger 4G picture will include the smooth interworking of LTE/SAE and WiMAX with local and personal area networks such as 802.11/WiFi Local Area Networks (LANs), Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks (MANETs), Femtocells, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and Sensor Networks. The unifying signalling and control architecture of the IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS) is a key enabler of wireless and wireline convergence and many advanced services. It is expected that IMS will dramatically enhance subscriber experiences while creating compelling new integrated service bundles for converged wireless and wireline networks.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course provides thorough coverage of the key market, architectural, and technological concepts driving 4G wireless networks, many of which are developing now. Also presented are a detailed description of the main features of modern wireless systems and standards. 

The course is meant for product planners, system architects and design engineers, who are new to wireless, as well as those who are experienced in wireless and wish to learn the leading-edge trends and technologies that will create 4G networks. Some general understanding of communications and networking is a useful prerequisite.

Monday 

Overview of Wireless Communications and Networking emphasizing the important role of the cellular concept and the various means of increasing capacity of wireless systems. Topics that will be covered include:

• What is 4G?
• Market, Technology Drivers, and Evolution of Wireless
• The Cellular Concept and Technology Platform: Frequency Reuse, Handoffs, Signaling, Mobile Switching Center (MSC)
• Internetworking with Wired Systems 
• Digital Radio Elements and Strategic Technologies: Modulation, Channel Coding, Equalization, and Smart Antennas 
• 2G Wireless Systems: GSM
• Network Engineering: Traffic loading and performance
• Satellite-Based Systems and GPS
• Wireless LANs/PANs: 802.11 [WiFi], Bluetooth, Zigbee, Ultra Wideband (UWB)
• Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs)
• 3G/3.5G Wireless Systems: UMTS/WCDMA, CDMA2000, HSDPA
• IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) and FMC (Fixed Mobile Convergence)
• 4G: Broadband Wireless: 802.16 (WiMAX)
• 4G: Long Term Evolution and System Architecture Evolution (LTE/SAE) 

 Foundation Communications Technologies for 4G - the Wireless Channel

• The Wireless Environment
• Propagation Basics: Carrier frequency, RF spectrum, wavelength, and antennas
• Path Loss, Multipath, and Shadow Fading
• Fading Multipath Channels: Delay Spread, Gaussian, Rayleigh and Rician Channels, Doppler Shift
• Propagation in Macrocells and Microcells

Tuesday

Foundation Communications Technologies for 4G - modulation, coding, smart antennas, MLSE Viterbi Equalization, speech and video processing, and multiple access technologies

• Modulation Methods: OFDM, QAM
• Channel Codes: Convolutional and Turbo Codes 
• Spatial Domain Processing (Smart Antennas, MIMO)
• Time Domain Processing: MLSE Viterbi Equalization
• Speech and Video Processing
• Multiple Access Technologies: TDMA, CDMA, OFDMA

Wednesday 

Foundation Networking Technologies for 4G

• Cellular Systems Engineering: Frequency Reuse, Sectorization, and Hierarchical Systems for TDMA, CDMA, and OFDMA
• Networking Architecture and Protocols
• Security and Encryption
• Wireless Backhaul: MPLS and Pseudowire Networking
• Femtocells
• Mobility Management, Handoffs, Channel Assignment, and Signaling
• Mobile IP

Thursday

Wireless LANs (WiFi/802.11) 

• Overview of the LAN Industry: Market and technology
• Service Requirements
• IEEE 802.11 Standard(s)
• Centralized and Distributed Architectures
• Ad-hoc Packet Networks
• PHY and MAC Layers 
• Bluetooth, Zigbee
• Mobility Management and Routing Protocols
• Power Conservation, Security, Network Performance
• Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs)

3G Systems: IMT-2000/UMTS/WCDMA/CDMA-2000

• 3G Wireless Standardization: UMTS, WCDMA and CDMA-2000 
• IMS: IP Multimedia Subsystem - enabler of value-added wireless networks
• Network Model and Architecture
• Resource Management
• UMTS Bearer and Service Architecture, Resource Management, and Security
• UMTS: Radio communications, Radio Access Network (UTRAN) and core network, services
• Quality of Service (QoS), UTRAN, IP packet access, FDD/TDD modes
• TD-SCDMA
• Beyond 3G

4G Systems

• HSDPA, HSUPA, and HSPA
• WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access)
• DVB-H -Mobile Video
• Long Term Evolution (LTE) and System Architecture Evolution (SAE)
• LTE Standards and Frequency Bands
• LTE System Architecture
• LTE Physical and MAC Layers-uplink and Downlink
• SAE Basics
• eNodeB
• Resource Scheduling and Interference Coordination
• All IP Networking
• Next Generation Networking (NGN)

Friday am

4G --- The Wireless Century 

• LTE/SAE
• Extended 4G Vision
• Ultra Wideband (UWB) Radio 
• Cognitive Radios
• Sensor Networks
• Mesh Networks
• RF ID
• Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC)
• The Wireless Century

See interesting article about Dr Gitlin - The Wizard!

Regular Course Fee: EUR 2995

Early Registration Course Fee: EUR 2725
This applies to firm registrations received 2 months before course start. 

University Student and Faculty Rate:
Two university participants are welcome to attend for one course fee if payment is to be made from university funds.

Deliverables:
The course fee covers tuition, course material, and the day conference packages (morning/afternoon refreshments, lunches, etc.) paid on your behalf to the course venue. Accommodation is not included.