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All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, Security

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All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, Security

 

All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, Security – Part 1: Introduction to Cellular Communications

 

  • Cellular System Concepts
    • Base stations
    • Mobile stations
    • Mobile switching center
  • Uplink and Downlink Duplexing
    • Time Division Duplexing (TDD)
    • Frequency Division Duplexing (FDD)
    • Comparisons
  • Multiple Access Methods
    • Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA)
    • Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)
    • Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
    • Frequency hopping concept
  • Networking
    • Circuit and packet switching
  • Evolution of Cellular Communications
    • 3GPP, 3GPP2, and IEEE LAN/MAN standardization
    • 1G to 5G progression and technology differences
    • Mobile phone samples and comparisons

 

All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, Security – Part 2: Radio Wave Spectrum, Propagation, and Antennas

 

  • The Electromagnetic Spectrum
    • Types of radio services
    • Spectrum characteristics
  • Radio Frequency (RF) System Measurements
    • Power measurement using the decibel (dB)
    • Signal to noise and interference ratios
  • Antennas
    • Terminology
    • Gain and loss
    • Law of reciprocity
    • Handset antennas
    • Base station antennas
  • RF Propagation in Fixed and Mobile Environments
    • Propagation mechanisms
    • Path loss models
    • Maximum range calculations
    • Multipath and fading
  • Cell Planning and Frequency Reuse
    • Frequency reuse calculations
    • Cell sectoring
    • Cell splitting
    • Antenna downtilt

 

All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, Security – Part 3: Modulation and Coding

 

  • Basic Modulation Methods
    • Modulated signal structure
    • Amplitude, frequency, and phase modulation
    • Bit error rate performance in Gaussian noise
  • Advanced Modulation Methods
    • Gaussian Filtered Frequency Shift Keying (GFSK)
    • Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK)
    • Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)
    • Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
  • Spread Spectrum Systems
    • Frequency hop
    • Direct sequence
    • Multiple access methods
  • Error Control
    • Error detection
    • Error correction
    • Automatic repeat request
    • Hybrid methods
  • Speech Coding
    • Speech quality rating
    • Speech coding categories and complexity
    • Speech coding techniques and standards
    • Speech frame construction
    • Adaptive Multi-Rate (AMR) speech coding
  • SIM Card and its Contents
    • SIM specification
    • Data stored on the SIM
    • SIM card variations

 

All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, Security – Part 4: Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)

 

  • 3GPP Standardization Process
    • The need for standardization
    • ITU and ETSI
    • 3GPP structure and operation
    • 3GPP releases
  • Summary of 3GPP Standards
    • GSM, GPRS, and EDGE overview
    • UMTS/WCDMA and HSPA overview
    • LTE overview
  • Major 3GPP technology players
    • Worldwide deployment summary
    • Vendor and equipment summary

 

All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, Security – Part 5: 3GPP2 and IEEE Systems

 

  • Summary of 3GPP2 Cellular Standards
    • cdmaOne
    • cdma2000
    • EVDO
  • Summary of IEEE 802.16 WiMAX
    • Usage
    • History
    • Features
  • Market Penetration and Deployment Status

 

All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, Security – Part 6: GSM

 

  • GSM Architecture and Protocols
    • Base station subsystem
    • Network switching subsystem
  • GSM Physical Channels
    • Modulation and coding
    • Frame structure and hierarchy
    • Time slots and their use within a frame
    • Physical channels and their properties
    • Uplink and downlink timing
  • GSM Logical Channels and Burst Family
    • Broadcast, control, and traffic channels
    • Bursts: normal, frequency correction, synchronization, access, dummy
  • Radio Subsystem Link Control
    • Radio performance requirements
    • Channel measurements
    • Transmission power control
    • Cell search, selection, and reselection
    • Channel failure disconnect
    • Power conservation
  • Radio Resource Management
    • Connection setup and release
    • Mobility management
    • Connection management
  • Call Routing and Termination
    • Routing calls to the mobile station
    • Call termination
  • Handover
    • Intra-MSC handover
    • Handover decision process and timing
    • MAP and inter-MSC handover
  • GPRS and EDGE on the GSM Air Interface
    • GPRS/EDGE system architecture
    • Modulation, coding, and ARQ
    • GPRS logical channels and data exchange
    • Packet exchange process

 

All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, Security – Part 7: 3GPP: GPRS and EDGE

 

  • General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
    • Network architecture
    • Protocol structures
    • GPRS on the GSM air interface
    • Medium access control
    • Radio link control
    • Mobility management
  • Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE)
    • EDGE modulation and coding
    • Air interface protocols
    • MAC and RLC procedures

 

All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, Security – Part 8: 3GPP: UMTS and HSPA

 

  • UMTS Architecture and Protocols
    • UTRAN radio network controller and NodeB
    • Core network architecture and protocols
  • UMTS Physical Layer
    • WCDMA modulation and coding
    • Transport channels
    • User data transmission
    • Signaling
    • Cell search and access
  • Radio Interface Protocols
    • Medium access control
    • Radio link control
    • Packet data convergence protocol
    • Radio resource control
  • Radio Resource Management
    • Power control
    • Cell search, selection, and reselection
    • Handovers
    • Admission control
  • High-speed Packet Access (HSPA) operation
    • HSPA timeline and features
    • HSPA modulation methods
    • HSDPA physical layer and performance
    • HSUPA physical layer and performance
    • Comparison of HSPA channels carrying user data

 

All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, Security – Part 9: 3GPP2: cdmaOne, cdma2000, and EvDO

 

  • CDMA Codes and Sequences
    • Maximal length sequences
    • Walsh codes
  • Forward Link Channel
    • Modulation
    • Pilot channel
    • Synchronization channel
    • Control channels
    • Paging channels
    • Traffic channels
  • Reverse Link Channels
    • Pilot channel
    • Access channel
    • Control channels
    • Traffic channels
  • Call Processing
    • Initialization
    • System access
    • Authentication
  • Resource Management
    • Power control
    • Handoff
  • Evolution-Data Optimized (EvDO) Operations
    • Requirements
    • Reference model
    • Forward and reverse channels
    • Modulation and coding
    • Power control
    • Scheduling

 

All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, Security – Part 10: Diversity and Advanced Antenna Systems

 

  • Principles of Adaptive Modulation and Coding
    • Adaptive methods
    • Performance
  • Antenna Arrays
    • Isotropic radiators and omnidirectional antennas
    • Directional antennas
    • Phased and adaptive arrays
  • Diversity Methods
    • Switched diversity, equal gain combining, and maximal ratio combining
    • Delay and cyclic delay diversity
    • Space-time coding
    • Frequency hop diversity
  • Spatial Multiplexing, MIMO, and Beamforming
    • Open and closed loop methods
    • Multi-user antenna techniques
    • Beamforming
    • Direction-of-arrival estimation
  • Smart Antennas
    • Basic principles and configurations
    • Space division multiple access
    • Benefits and drawbacks

 

All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, Security – Part 11: 3GPP: LTE and LTE Advanced

 

  • LTE System Architecture
    • Evolved packet core network entities
    • User plane functions and protocols
    • Control plane functions and protocols
  • General LTE Operation
    • Frequency bands
    • Downlink and uplink modulation
    • Transmission resource structure
    • Error control
    • Spatial multiplexing
    • Performance requirements
  • LTE Downlink
    • User protocol architecture
    • Channel mapping
    • Logical, transport, and physical channel functions
    • Cell acquisition
    • IP packet processing and physical data mapping
    • Control functions
    • Radio resource management
  • LTE Uplink
    • UL/DL similarities and differences
    • Channel mapping
    • Random access
    • Data transfer
    • Power save methods
    • Link activity and capacity
  • Features of LTE-Advanced
    • Background
    • Carrier aggregation
    • Enhanced uplink multiple access
    • Enhanced multi-antenna transmissions
    • Coordinated multipoint transmissions and relaying
    • Self-optimized and self-organized networking
    • Enhanced Inter-Cell Interference Coordination (eICIC)
    • Enhancements to LTE TDD (eIMTA)
    • LTE Device to Device Proximity Services
    • Network-Assisted Interference Cancellation (NAICS)
    • RAN Sharing for LTE
    • Dual Connectivity enhancements for LTE
    • LTE Indoor Positioning
    • Group Communication Systems
    • Rel 14 Narrow Band LTE (NB-LTE) & Narrow Band Cellular Internet of Things (NB-CIOT)
    • LTE Unlicensed Operation (LAA and eLAA)
    • LTE and WiLAN Aggregation (LWA)

 

All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, Security – Part 12: IEEE: 802.16 WiMAX

 

  • Overview
    • Reference model
    • Summary of WiMAX standards
  • Physical Layer
    • RX requirements
    • Link budget
    • OFDM parameters
    • Data rates
  • Advanced Antennas
    • Receive and transmit diversity
    • MIMO operations
    • Advanced antenna options
  • Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)
    • Subcarrier mapping
  • Medium Access Control (MAC)
    • MAC allocations
    • TDD example
  • QoS, Security, and Certification
  • LTE and WiMAX comparisons

 

All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, Security – Part 13: Location-Based Services

 

  • Introduction to LBS
    • Definitions
    • Classifications and applications
  • Location Services Methods and Performance
    • Accuracy requirements
    • Cell identity and timing advance
    • Enhanced observed time difference
    • Uplink time difference of arrival
    • Assisted GPS

 

All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, Security – Part 14: Communication Security

 

  • Wireless Security Challenges
    • Threat categories and attack methods
    • General security setup process
  • Attacks in Mobile Environments
    • Illicit use
    • Spoofing
    • Man-in-the-middle
    • Interception of data
    • Denial of service
  • Cryptography Basics
    • Symmetric cryptography
    • Asymmetric cryptography
    • Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
    • Digital signature
    • Cryptographic attacks
  • Access Control and Authentication
    • Weak and strong authentication schemes
    • Attacks on authentication
    • Authorization and access control
  • GSM Security
    • GSM security model
    • Attacks on GSM
    • GSM encryption algorithms
  • Overview of UMTS Network Security
    • Access and domain security
    • Mitigating GSM security weaknesses
    • Attacks on 3G networks
  • Overview of LTE Network Security
    • Security architecture
    • Authentication and key agreement
    • Signaling and user data protection

 

All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, Security – Part 15: 5G Wireless

 

  • Timeline and Standardization
    • 5G New Radio Stand Alone (NR-SA)
    • 5G New Radio Non-Stand Alone (NR-NSA)
  • RAN Sharing
  • Green Communications
  • Millimeter Wave (mWave), High Frequencies
  • Massive MIMO
  • Software Defined Networking (SDN)
  • Cloud RAN
  • Device to Device Communications
  • Internet of Things (IOT)
    • Machine to Machine (M2M)
  • Device Centric Architecture
  • Enhanced Mobile Broadband
  • C-V2X Communications
  • Private LTE
  • Self Backhaul
  • NS-SS (Spectrum Sharing)
  • GigaBit LTE
  • Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)
  • 5G NR PHY Layer
    • Frame Structure
    • Signals and channels
    • DL Operation
    • UL Operation
    • 5G NR MAC and RLC Layer
    • 5G NR Network

All Wireless: 5G, 4G LTE, UMTS, GSM, WiMAX, CDMA, M2M, IoT, SDN, Security: Course Recap and Discussion

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