Published on May 26, 2014
Teracom DVD-Video Course DVD6: Wireless
Radio Fundamentals • Spectrum • Digital Radio • Mobile Network Components and Operation • Cellular Principles • Digital Voice • Data • Mobile Internet • Cellular Technologies • TDMA • CDMA • OFDM • Generations • 2G GSM • 3G 1X • UMTS • HSPA • 4G LTE • Fixed Wireless • Bluetooth • WiFi • WiFi Security • Encryption • WiMAX • Point-to-Point Microwave • Satellite
ISBN 9781894887083 Length 185 minutes, 74 page course book
Teracom Training Institute http://www.teracomtraining.com/video_...

Teracom's DVD6: Wireless is a complete course covering radio fundamentals, mobile communications and cellular, plus fixed wireless.

Part 1, Fundamentals, begins the course with basic radio concepts, understanding the wireless spectrum and radio bands, analog radio and how modems implement digital radio.

Part 2, Mobile Communications, covers mobility and cellular from A-Z. We begin with the components and operation of mobile networks, cellular concepts, then trace the path of a voice call end-to-end and mobile Internet access, including tethered modems and mobile WiFi hotspots.
The we cover the technologies: FDMA, TDMA, CDMA and OFDM, and the generations: 2G PCS and GSM; 3G 1X, UMTS and HSPA; and 4G LTE.

Part 3, Fixed Wireless, rounds out your knowledge with lessons on Bluetooth, WiFi, WiFi security, WiMAX, Point-to-Point and satellite.

Over 3 hours long and including 28 lessons, this video course provides you with a real understanding of how digital radio communications works, how a cellular network operates, the cellular technologies and generations, plus WiFi, Bluetooth, satellite and much more.

Related video: Videotutorial DVD6 "Mobile Network Components and Operation"is a free sample lesson from this DVD.

Course Outline

Part 1 Fundamentals
1.03 Wireless 
1.05 Wireless Spectrum and Radio Bands
1.07 Analog Radio
1.09 Digital Radio: Modems
1.11 Propagation, Penetration and Fading

Part 2 Mobile Communications
2.03 Mobile Network Components and Operation
2.05 Cellular
2.07 1G: Analog Frequency-Division Multiple Access
2.09 Second Generation: Digital Cellular
2.11 Digital Cellular: Voice Communications
2.13 Internet Access via Cellular: "Data" Communications
2.15 2G: TDMA (IS-136) Time-Division Multiple Access
2.17 2G: TDMA (GSM) Time-Division Multiple Access
2.19 2G: CDMA Code-Division Multiple Access
2.21 Spread Spectrum
2.23 CDMA Operation and Patents
2.25 3G: CDMA 1X and UMTS
2.27 4G: LTE
2.29 4G: OFDM
2.31 Dynamic Assignment of Subcarriers
2.33 Spectrum-Sharing Roundup: FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, OFDM

Part 3 Fixed Wireless
3.03 Infrared
3.05 Bluetooth
3.07 WiFi: Wireless LANs
3.09 WiFi Security and WPA2
3.11 802.16 WiMAX
3.13 Point-to-Point Microwave
3.15 Satellite

Teracom's self-paced DVD-Video courses: ideal for those who need to learn about telecom, datacom, networking and IP outside of structured seminars.

Each course comes with an approx. 2-hour full-color video (DVD6 is over 3 hours long!), a comprehensive course book with copies of all graphics and detailed reference notes that are sure to be a valuable reference for years to come; plus an online knowledge evaluation quiz and personalized course completion certificate suitable for framing.

Check out http://www.teracomtraining.com/video_courses.htm for more information!