TETRA
Introduction Trunked mobile communications Concepts and benefits of trunking Trunk mobile systems compared (iDEN, Tetrapol) TETRA technology ETSI standardization The TETRA MoU TETRA equipment and systems Features and Services TETRA features Bearer services, teleservices, supplementary services Voice and data services Circuit-switched and packet-switched data IP packet data Short Data Service (SDS) Direct Mode Operation (DMO)…
Traffic Engineering – Voice/Data
Review of Important Telecommunications Concepts Brief history of telecommunications Telecommunications systems What is capacity? What is capacity planning and why is it performed? What are trunks? What is multiplexing? What are trunk groups? What are switches? What is a class 5, a class 4 switch? Overview of packet data networks What is a router? What…
Hands-on Technical Writing
Introduction Need for technical writing Definitions Technical writing process: Step by step Typical technical writing products Audience Analysis Identifying your audience’s “problem” Classes of audience Intuitive analysis Interviewing representative members of your audience Selecting audience analysis methods Research Searching the literature Interviewing subject matter experts Using hands-on experience and demonstrations Selecting research approaches Structuring Your…
Team Play
Introduction Introductory exercise: Seeing others in 3D Game: The value of working toward a common goal What is a Team? Discussion: Defining team and teaming Activity: Are there really four stages of a team? Team rules and roles Partnering to Be Seen as One Team Case study: One team, one voice Communicating as a team…
Systems Engineering: Methodology, Best Practices, Management
Module 1: Introduction Objectives Definitions System System engineering Understanding systems and systems engineering Systems and systems engineering in the project/program environment The system development life cycle The systems engineering process Need for systems engineering Meet complex requirements Ensure interoperability Reduce implementation risk Ensure sustainability System life cycle phases Concept exploration Program definition and risk reduction…
Systems Engineering
Introduction What is Systems Engineering? The Systems Approach Standards The 30 Elements of Systems Engineering Overview of Each Element Requirements Engineering Problems and Solutions Derived Requirements Workshop Exercise System Architecting A General Approach DoDAF Workshop Exercise Systems Analysis Tradeoffs and Sensitivities Modeling and Simulation Workshop Exercise Software Engineering What the Systems Engineer Needs to Know…
Software Testing
Introduction Testing goals Definitions White box and black box Testing types Reporting results Test design techniques Boundary value analysis Equivalence partitioning Decision table design White box testing Unit and integration testing Test coverage criteria Black box testing System and acceptance testing Risk-based testing Exploiting use cases Performance testing Test coverage criteria Testing in the production…
Switching/Routing
Introduction to the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) Model Physical Layer Protocols Data Link Layer Protocols Network Layer Protocols Transport Layer Protocols Session Layer Protocols Presentation Layer Protocols Application Layer Protocols Understanding Network Architectures Bus, Ring and Star Topologies Basic Device Functionality LAN Topologies WAN Topologies Binary Number Systems Binary Formats and Weighting Binary Coded Decimal…
WiMAX – Comprehensive
Overview of 3G Cellular Systems CDMA2000, WCDMA, HSPA, 1xEV-DV Migration paths (key influencing factors) Network architecture overview Available theoretical data rates Review of Modulation Schemes Complex envelope representation of signals and sub-systems BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM Modulation scheme migration path BER performance comparison Discussion of the impact on Tx and Rx implementations SNR and Eb/No…
Software Quality Assurance
Introduction Software Quality Assurance (SQA) goals Definitions of quality and quality assurance Contrasting SQA and testing Where SQA fits in the organization Writing the SQA plan SQA standards Software Life Cycle Processes Incremental and iterative software development Incremental and iterative software maintenance Waterfall-based and agile methods Approaches to process improvement SQA role in establishing and…