General Description
The intent of Next Generation Wireless: 3G is to provide the learner with a basic understanding of the various IMT-2000 based 3rd generation radio and network technologies and their respective deployment and migration options.
Next Generation Wireless: 3G covers the fundamentals of Cdma 2000, WCDMA and UWC-136 radio transmission technologies including details on the modulation, encoding, and power control at the physical layer. The Curriculum also treats Media Access Control (MAC) sublayer and Link Access Control (LAC) sublayer details in order to describe the data support as part of radio technology. An overview of the network options envisioned for 3G follows the radio section.
Next Generation Wirless: 3G will also examine the network evolution from circuit to packet based data networks. This coverage will include broadband networks, Internet and intelligent networks and how these networks work together to provide user services.
The Curriculum consists of eight modules. The estimated length is eight hours for the average learner.
Target Audience
Next Generation Wireless: 3G is intended for those who possess a basic understanding of wireless radio concepts and technologies. The diverse nature of this Curriculum makes it suitable for those in the following roles:
- Project management and planning
- Product line management
- System design
- System testing
- Systems engineering
- Network engineering
- Product support
- Operations
- Sales and marketing
Curriculum Prerequisites
There is no prerequisite for this Curriculum.
Average Curriculum Length
8.0 hours
Testing
Includes both pre-testing & post testing.
Online Content Index
Available
Author and Subject Matter Expert
The author and subject matter expert is Dr. Roshdy Hafez of Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario. Dr Hafez holds a M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alexandria, Egypt (1974) and a Ph.D. (1978), also in Electrical Engineering, from Carleton University. In 1980, he joined the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University as an assistant professor. He became a full professor in 1989. Dr. Hafez has more than 20 years’ experience in the areas of mobile communications and spectrum engineering. He has taught and lectured extensively in wireless and related areas. His current research focuses on CDMA-based wireless systems and adaptive signal processing. He has served as a consultant to government agencies and telecommunications companies including the Canadian Department of Communications (now Industry Canada), Nortel and Bell Mobility. Dr. Hafez has been actively involved in TRIO and CITR. Between 1994 and 1998, he was a TRIO project leader on CDMA PCS networks
System Requirements
- High speed Internet Connection (DSL, cable, ISDN 128)
- Browser: Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2 (or greater), or Netscape 4.7 (or greater).
- Explorer 5 is recommended
- Flash 4 or greater plug-in
- 16 bit colour, 800 x 600 resolution (minimum requirement)
- Audio card (optional)
- 200 megahertz minimum, 300 megahertz recommended
- 32 RAM minimum, 64 RAM recommended
- 50 mb of available disk cache space