4G TECHNOLOGIES AND NETWORK DESIGN Course presented by CelPlan: sales@celplan Dr Andre Fourie (CEO, Poynting), Dr Derek Nitch (CTO, Poynting) and Sifiso Gambaya (Design engineer) attended the first course. Andre gave the following personal reference: This course was originally a 15 day intensive course covering from fundamentals to intricate protocol and other details. To give an indication: 1.5 hrs is spend covering mathematics starting at number theory and finishing with Fourier transforms, correlation, integration, differentiation and so forth – essentially most of the material covered in an undergraduate engineering degree. Same for Signal processing, data communication protocols (ISO stack etc), modulation, antennas, propagation and also business fundamentals. Some of the most useful aspect from our perspective: -rigorous basics associated with propagation, multipath, modulation and its relation to OFDM (4G) network planning, functioning and design -in depth detail on WiMAX, LTE and WiFI standards with reference how they influenced each other and implementation details -nitty gritty detail on implementation of each standard above from MAC to IP/TCPIP and higher levels. Down to header bits and bytes and function of every aspect that the operator can adjust to optimise system performance -Planning a cellular network starting with market input, intended client offering, capex, opex and showing how important it is to first define what you want to offer, to which market, for how much and then doing assessment to see if your budget, network etc can actually deliver this and do so profitably and be successful based on investment level planned for. -Huge amount of background articles, details of standards provided to aid further in depth investigations/studies -Brief overview of Celplan software tools to plan coverage, service levels and different tools to help with financial/performance/QOS analysis. The course presenters have experience, knowledge and the ability to transfer these which is priceless. Normally I have a cynical view to any course since outcomes rarely meets my expectations. The course cost is an issue, but the real issue is the manpower cost to attend such course. In this case it opened an new world and insight bot on my level (company strategic/product architect), Derek’s level (guiding technical development/R&D) and Sifiso (design of CPE antennas for use in LTE antennas). Quite remarkable, and really a course not to be missed by anybody from hard core engineering to compony executive level if you wish to survive, understand and thrive in the new Wireless Universe a lot of us are about to enter.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:41:59 +0000
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