Software Configuration Management
Foundations of SCM Definition of configuration management SCM in CMMI, ISO, IEEE, and other standards How different software development paradigms impact SCM planning and practice Relationship of SCM to other project disciplines Using SCM to maintain product integrity and quality SCM planning Principles of Software Configuration Identification CMMI guidelines for the identification function Which work…
Wi-Fi LAN Operation & Security
Part 1: Introduction to IEEE 802.11 and Wi-Fi Wired vs wireless communications Comparison of security challenges Introduction to security attacks and countermeasures Layered security attack methods Shared key and public key cryptography Overview of IEEE 802.11 and Wi-Fi General architecture Wi-Fi Alliance IEEE 802.11 task groups Part 2: Wi-Fi Physical (PHY) Layer …
Step up to Supervision!
Introduction to Supervision Exercise: Fears and expectations Introductions exercise: What is a supervisor’s responsibility for setting a social context at work? Leadership in a Supervisory Role Video: Leadership Is Characteristics of a leader Creating a leadership model Generating a Culture of Success Setting employee expectations Developing learning plans for all types of employees Engaging your…
Stress Management
Openers Exercise: What does change feel like? Case study: How would you react to this change? Introduction: How to Chill Course objectives and road map Game: The power of laughter Does stress kill? The four stages of stress Dealing with Stress as if It Were Your Enemy The reactive approach: Recuperation The adaptive approach: Prevention…
Metropolitan WiFi
Introduction Key RF Spectrum Basics: Licensed and License-Free Review of Important RF Concepts Bandwidth, Data Rate, and Traffic Load LOS and N-LOS TDD and FDD Wireless Network Topology Review Subscriber Applications Real-time Applications Internet Access VoIP Gaming (Interactive) Video Surveillance Systems Video Conferencing Systems Best Effort Applications Email, Data and FTP service Music and Video…
Strategic Analysis & Planning
Openers Exercise: What is strategy? 5 Forces Industry Analysis Industry analysis: Competitors, barriers to entry, threat of substitutes, buyer power, supplier power Discussion: Given these 5 forces, what is the long-term attractiveness of our industry? 5 C’s Market Analysis Business analysis: Customer needs/wants, external context, company business model and current strategy; collaborators; competitors Discussion: Given…
Statistical Tolerance Analysis
Day 1: Fundamentals, Worst Cost, and Root Sum Square Approaches Tolerance Analysis Fundamentals. The nature of dimensioning and tolerancing. Tolerance analysis purposes. Tolerance analysis history. How tolerances are typically assigned. Tolerance analysis concepts. Worst case tolerance analysis and worst case tolerance analysis shortfalls. Statistical tolerance analysis and statistical tolerance analysis shortfalls. Differences between worst…
SS7/C7 Overview
Session 1: Signaling Overview History of Telecommunications Signaling Network Signaling Evolution What is Signaling? What is Out-of-Band Signaling? A Summary of the Signaling Network Architecture Network Signaling Evolution The North American Signaling Architecture Signaling System No 7 Overview of SS7, IN, AIN, Wireless, and VoIP Standards Organizations Session 2: SS7 Network Architecture Service Switching Points…
WiFi Technology
Day One Introduction to WiFI and Short-Range Systems Wired vs wireless communications Categories of information transmission Overview of 802.11 The Wi-Fi Alliance and IEEE 802.11 task groups Other short-range wireless systems Propagation and Range Limit Review of decibels Link budget equation and path loss model Calculating maximum range Partition attenuation and primary ray tracing Eavesdropping…
WCDMA/HSPA Planning & Dimensioning
Introduction to the Technology and Planning/Dimensioning Principles An overview of WCDMA CN (Core Networks) architecture An overview of HSPA Radio network dimensioning principles Capacity planning requirements Coverage planning requirements Service Approach: Dimensioning Considerations WCDMA traffic profiles Services requirements Capacity Dimensioning CS dimensioning principles PS dimensioning principles Ec/No considerations: Maximum cell load considerations Power control principles…