WICAST
Center for Advanced Studies in Telecommunication is offering three levels of course in WiMAX. These courses not only help understand the IEEE 802.16 standard but also provide deep understanding of the underlying structure and its theory. Following table gives an overview of these courses.
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Beginner (4 hours) |
Intermediate (15 hours) |
Professional (30 hours) |
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Course Contents |
1. Emphasis on importance of WiMAX technology and its uses 2. Only major technical contents: (a) Channel Coding (b) MIMO (c) OFDM (d) Channel Estimation 3. Coverage of contents: (a) Technical functions of each processes (b) Outcomes of the processes |
1. Emphasis on the contents of beginner course whereas some new shall be introduced 2. Contents shall be: (a) Channel Coding (b) Symbol mapping and demapping (c) MIMO (d) OFDM (e) Channel Estimation (f) Synchronization 3. Detailed touch to (a), coverage of (c), (d) and (e) up to algorithm developments level |
1. Emphasis on technical details up to algorithmic development level 2. All the processes in physical layer are covered, specially: (a) Channel coding (b) MIMO (c) OFDM (d) Synchronization (e) Channel estimation (f) PAPR (g) Constellation mapping and demapping (h) Bits detection and reception 3. Coverage in detail with algorithm development and design aspects |
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Exercises / Labs |
1. Just a brief introduction on the WiCAST GUI (intended to further the curiosity and motivate the audience for more detailed course) |
1. Simulation exercises on following: (a) MIMO (b) OFDM (c) Channel coding |
1. Simulation Exercises on each content mentioned (Day-wise) 2. Detailed algorithm development exercises: (a) Space-Time coding / MIMO (b) Channel Estimation (c) OFDM 3. System level simulation |
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Physical Deliverables |
1. Lecture Notes
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1. Lecture Notes 2. Lab Exercises 3. Printed simulations outputs |
1. Lecture Notes 2. Lab Exercises 3. Printed simulations outputs 4. Homework problems 5. Further reading |