OFDM and MIMO

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  • Course:OFDM and MIMO
  • Course ID:OM Duration:3 days Where: Your Office (7+ Persons)
  • Available as a private, customized course for your group at your offices or ours and in some cases as a WebLive(TM) class.

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Course Outline

  • Evolution to 4G Wireless: GSM and 3GPP standards
  • Evolution of GSM to GPRS/EDGE, WCDMA, HSPA, and LTE
    • GSM technology: BSS and NSS architectures
    • GSM functionality
    • GPRS/EDGE data solution
    • WCDMA principles
    • UMTS architectures
    • The latest solution: LTE
  • Long Term Evolution (LTE)
    • The overall Evolved Packet Solution (EPS) architecture
    • The radio network solution: LTE
    • The core network solution: EPC
  • OFDM Principles in LTE
    • FDD-TDD solution
    • Transmission matrix: Time domain structure
    • Mathematics of OFDM principles with simulations
    • Radio interface structure in LTE
    • Logical channels
    • Transport channels
    • Physical channels
    • Uplink transmission
    • Downlink transmission
  • OFDM Principles in WiMAX
    • The WiMAX solution
    • Radio interface structure in WiMAX
  • MIMO Explained
    • Antenna principles
    • Basic radio channel theory
    • Radio characteristics
    • Single Input/Single Output (SISO)
    • Multiple Input/Single Output (MIMO)
    • MIMO principles
  • Multiplexing
    • Precoding
    • Tx diversity
    • Spatial multiplexing
    • Antenna beamforming
  • MIMO Solutions
    • MIMO in WCDMA
    • MIMO in LTE
    • MIMO in WiMAX
  • Wrap-up: Course Recap, Discussion, Evaluations

 

Course Overview

Course in a Nutshell

OFDM and MIMO techniques have been incorporated into the newest wireless network enhancements including the latest UMTS releases, WiMAX, and LTE. Thus an understanding of the OFDM principles in coordination with the latest MIMO applications is essential for a good appreciation of the emerging wireless telecommunications technologies.

 

Customize It!

Are you a mobile networks engineer who would like to catch up with OFDM/MIMO technology? Or are you an equipment/software developer wanting to stay abreast of the emerging 4G+ technologies? Let us know so we can focus on OFDM and MIMO from the standpoint of the technologies of interest to you.

 

Learn How To

  • Summarize the GSM/GPRS network architecture
  • Explain the fundamentals of OFDM and MIMO
  • Describe how OFDM/MIMO have been employed in LTE, WiMAX and the latest WCDMA solutions

 

Audience / Prerequisites

Aimed At

Those who wish to enhance their understanding of the OFDM and MIMO technologies as employed in the latest WCDMA releases, LTE, and WiMAX.

 

Prerequisites

A basic knowledge of the GSM/WCDMA functionality will be helpful.