Note: Confirmed. Instructor: Dr. Harvey Gates has a dual appointment as associate professor adjunct in the Departments of Interdisciplinary Telecommunications and Aerospace Sciences, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He specializes in graduate-level data and computer communications. Please find course logistics information below the course description.
SUMMARY
It’s all about supporting next-generation ultra-mobile broadband end users with exciting new concepts and designs that improve performance in ways not thought possible until recently. Join us to sharpen your skills and knowledge of wireless and RF technologies and coding processes. Allow us to ‘demystify’ some of the myths and realities of these emerging wireless communication systems. Learn more about legacy wireless as well as the emergence and roll-outs of next-generation ultra-mobile broadband, MIMO, SDMA, HSPA+, ad hoc-based networks, 802.11n, WiMAX, 802.20, and MIMO wireless developments in G4/5 cellular. Learn how RF multipath is being conquered and tamed. Learn about SDMA, beam forming in next-gen systems, SISO, Ranking, 3GPP LTE, QORL, FFR, Adaptive Interference Management (AIM), MBSFN, Enhanced UTRAN, and GERAN. Examine with us the results of industrial and DoD trials of next-generation broadband highly mobile terrestrial and airborne meshed ad hoc and IP-centric networks and what lessons are being learned.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this course is to sharpen the skills and knowledge base of defense and aerospace personnel and managers of the current state of wireless technologies, protocols and systems and to identify the challenges that face next-generation wireless planners.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Those individuals who are involved in the planning, decision making and procurement of current and next-generation IP-centric fixed-base as well as mobile wireless systems and networks are encouraged to attend.
COURSE OUTLINE
A Wireless World
- The Wireless End Users
- An Overview of the Technologies
- An Overview of the Applications
- Evolving Wireless Devices and Standards
The Technology of Wireless Systems
- A Word on Electromagnetic Signals and RF Transmission
- Wireless Channels
- Multipath and MIMO
- Antennas – How Many is Enough?
- Beam Forming
- Layers & Ranks
- Multiple Access and Modulation
- Channel Coding and Spread Spectrum
- RF Behavior and Measurements
- Putting the Components Together
- Software and Radio Systems
Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB)
- Introduction and Background
- 3GPP2
- Scalability
- Key UMB Design Elements
- Adaptive Antennas
- SDMA
- Fractional Frequency Reuse (FFR)
- Adaptive Interference Management (AIM)
- Some Words on WiMAX and IEEE 802.20
Current and Next-Generation IEEE 802.11 Wireless
- An Overview and Comparisions of 802.11a Through 11t
- The Physical Layer of 802.11
- The MAC and LLC Sub-Layers
- WiFi Security
- IEEE 802.11 Mobility and Ad Hoc Networking
- Trials and Test Results of Meshed Mobile and Ad Hoc Networks
Current and Next-Generation IEEE 802.15 Wireless
- An Overview of 802.15 Standards
- 802.15 Sub-Systems and System Architectures
Current and Next-Generation IEEE 802.16 WiMAX
- Overview and Current State of WiMAX
- An Overview of 802.16a Through 16m
- 802.16 Meshed Mobility
Long Term Evolution (LTE)
- 3gpp.org and Standard TS 36.300
- SCTDMA
- Latency and Mobility
- Brief Discussion of Spectrum Issues
Concluding Remarks
COURSE COORDINATOR AND LECTURER
Dr. Harvey M. Gates
Dr. Harvey M. Gates has been a key contributor to defense-oriented wireless systems and supports a consulting practice in Boulder, Colorado. He is a faculty member in both the Department of Aerospace Engineering Science and the Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program at the University of Colorado-Boulder in the College of Engineering and Applied Science. He has specialized in data communications research, concept studies, system designs and data acquisitions in both defense and commercial arenas. He sits on several advisory boards including the Research and Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles (RECUV) at the University of Colorado and is a board member of two defense contracting companies. He is a Registered Professional Engineer and has published dozens of technical articles in the field of telecommunications and wireless technologies.
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LOCATION: 4400 Fair Lakes Court, Fairfax, VA 22033
DIRECTIONS: Site map is available at directions to AFCEA
HOURS OF COURSE: 8:30am – 4:30pm
DRESS CODE: Business Casual
MEALS: No meals are supplied by AFCEA. For a listing of local restaurants please see Restaurants Near AFCEA .
PARKING: AFCEA has parking available on site. Please do not park in any space that has a reserved sign. The auditorium entrance is located on the right end of the building. AFCEA personnel will be available for check-in beginning at 7:30am. If you need to reach AFCEA personnel on the morning of check-in call 703-631-6142.
AIRPORT & HOTELS: This information is located at AFCEA Travel Info. Dulles is the closest airport and there are several local hotels that provide our course attendees with special rates.
SPECIAL NEEDS: AFCEA complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Please email pdc@AFCEA.org to make arrangements.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Please cancel by email to pdc@afcea.org
- - For full refund, AFCEA must receive cancellation seven days prior to start of class
- - For 50% refund, AFCEA must receive cancellation between seven days and one day prior to start of class
- - There will be NO REFUNDS for “no shows” or cancellations received after the day prior to start of class.
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