Handbook: Candidate's

Wireless Communication Engineering Technologies (WCET) Certification Program
2008
Handbook
Candidates
W ireless C ommuniCation e ngineering t eChnologies (WCET)

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Quick Reference Guide

Contact Information
IEEE WCET Certification Program IEEE Communications Society (IEEE ComSoc) 3 Park Avenue, 17th Floor New York, NY 10016 USA tel: +1 212 705 8900 fax: +1 212 705 8999 email: cert@comsoc.org website: www.ieee-wcet.org Professional Examination Service (PES) 475 Riverside Drive, 6th Floor IEEE WCET Testing Office (431) New York, NY 10115 USA tel: +1 866 285 0429 or +1 212 367 4369 fax: +1 917 305 9879 email: wcetapp@proexam.org Prometric IEEE WCET Program 1501 S. Clinton St. Baltimore, MD 21224 USA tel: +1 800 532 2169* website: www.prometric.com/wcet
*(See Prometric Regional Contact Center Information for numbers outside the U.S., U.S. territories or Canada)
Important 2008 Dates

Testing Window: 22 September 10 October 2008 Application Period: 17 June 01 August 2008 Application Deadline: 01 August 2008 by 23:59 p.m. UTC
Examination and Other Fees

IEEE WCET total examination fee for IEEE and IEEE ComSoc members IEEE WCET total examination fee for nonmembers Duplicate certificate Review of examination score Online practice examination
*A nonrefundable US$95 application fee is included in the total examination fee.
US$450* US$500* Processing plus shipping fee US$50 US$75
Copyright 2008. IEEE. All Rights Reserved.

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Application, Scheduling/Rescheduling, Withdrawal, Refund, and Other Information

Apply for the IEEE WCET certification Update your contact information Schedule an appointment Visit www.ieee-wcet.org Visit www.ieee-wcet.org Visit www.prometric.com/wcet or Call the number listed on your Authorization to Schedule notice Visit www.prometric.com/wcet or Call the number listed on your Authorization to Schedule notice Visit www.ieee-wcet.org Visit www.ieee-wcet.org Visit www.ieee-wcet.org Email wcetcertificates@comsoc.org Visit www.ieee-wcet.org Email PES at www.wcetapp@proexam.org Call +1 866 285 0429 or +1 212 367 4367 Email PES at www.wcetapp@proexam.org Call +1 866 285 0429 or +1 212 367 4367
Cancel or reschedule an appointment
Withdraw your IEEE WCET certification application (no appointment) Refund requests View/print score report Request a duplicate certificate Request for review of examination score Special accommodation request General customer service

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Contents
Introduction
Certification Overview 6 IEEE WCET Examination Overview 8 IEEE WCET Certification Denial and Revocation Appeals 10
Applying for the Examination
Eligibility Requirements 12 Application and Examination Fees 13 Testing Windows and Application Deadlines 14 Special Accommodation Requests 14 Completing and Submitting the Application 15 Updating Contact Information 16 Application Audit Process 17
After Applying for the Examination
Schedule an Appointment 19 Testing Center Locations 20 Prometric Regional Contact Center Information 21 Appointment Changes, Withdrawals, and Refunds 22
Studying for the Examination
Examination Preparation 27 Online Practice Examination 27
On Examination Day
Presenting Positive Proof of Identity 29 Testing Center Rules 30 Security Acknowledgement and Agreement 31 Inclement Weather and Local or National Emergencies 32

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After the Examination
Receiving Examination Results 34 Retaking the Examination 34 Duplicate Score Reports/Replacement Certificates 35 Review of Examination Score 36
Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E
IEEE WCET Examination Specifications 38 International Testing Center Locations 47
Sample References 54
Sample Examination Questions 55
Sample Forms 57 Special Testing Accommodation Request Form 57 Documentation of Disability Related Needs by Qualified Professional 58 Supporting Documentation of Wireless Communication Engineering Experience 59
IEEE Communications Society
About the IEEE Communications Society 61
Introduction

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Introduction
Certification Overview
What Is Certification?
Certification is a voluntary process by which individuals are assessed against predetermined standards for knowledge/skills/competencies and granted a time-limited credential. Certification normally requires assessment, including testing, and an evaluation of education and/or experience. Certified individuals are usually issued a certificate attesting that they have met the standards of the credentialing organization and are entitled to make the public aware of their credentialed status, usually through the use of acronyms (e.g., WCP Wireless Communication Professional) after their names. This certification differs from an assessment-based certificate program in that the IEEE Wireless Communication Engineering Technologies Certification includes a work experience component. In contrast, an assessment-based certificate program is a relatively short, non-degree granting program that provides instruction and training to aid individuals in acquiring knowledge/skills/competencies and designates that individuals have passed an end-of-program assessment derived from the learning/ course objectives. Although assessment may be an integral part of a certificate program, the primary purpose of such a program is to provide instruction and training.
Why Is Certification Desirable?

Certification sets those with the credential apart fromor abovethose without it. There are a number of advantages to seeking certification. Certification becomes a public recognition of professional achievement, both within and outside the profession. For many individuals, achieving certification becomes a personal professional goal, a way to test ones knowledge and to measure it against ones peers. Others see certification as an aid to career advancement.
The IEEE WCET Certification Program

Global communication is the defining political and economic force in the world today. It requires new ways of thinking and responding. For engineering professionals, recognizing and understanding this phenomenon is fast becoming a job requirement. To address the worldwide wireless industrys growing and ever-evolving need for qualified communication professionals who can demonstrate practical problem-solving skills in real-world situations, the IEEE Communications Society (IEEE ComSoc) has designed the IEEE WCET certification program. Individuals who achieve this certification will be recognized as having the required knowledge, skill, and ability to meet wireless challenges in various industry, business, corporate, and organizational settings.

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To assist with the development of the IEEE WCET certification program, IEEE ComSoc has contracted with Professional Examination Service (PES), a testing organization with more than 60 years of experience in the development and administration of licensing and certification programs. IEEE ComSoc has also contracted with Prometric, the leading global provider of comprehensive testing and assessment services to deliver the IEEE WCET examination via computer at their testing centers throughout the world.
Purpose and Use of Certification

The IEEE WCET certification shows that the individual has demonstrated mastery of the internationally recognized body of wireless communication knowledge and has accepted the challenge to stay informed of new developments in the wireless field. The WCET certification is completely voluntary. Organizations or individuals incorporating IEEE WCET certification as a condition of employment or advancement do so of their own volition. Individuals should determine for themselves whether certification, including eligibility and recertification requirements, when coupled with any other requirements imposed by individuals or organizations, meets their needs and complies with applicable laws. The IEEE WCET certification designation is a visible reminder to peers and co-workers of the individuals significant professional achievement. IEEE WCET-certified professionals should proudly display their certificates and use the WCP credential on business correspondence.

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IEEE WCET Examination Overview

IEEE WCET Examination
The IEEE WCET examination is administered on computer and consists of 150 scored multiple-choice questions plus 15 unscored pretest questions randomly distributed throughout the examination (a total of 165 questions). Test questions on the examination are in English and are based on the most recently published test specifications (see Appendix A). Each question lists four possible answers, only one of which is the correct or best possible answer. The answer to each question can be derived independently of the answer to any other question. Four (4) hours are allotted to complete the examination. A scientific calculator will be available online for use during the examination. A brief tutorial will be available prior to the start of the examination to instruct candidates on how to mark and unmark answers, how to navigate through the examination, and how to use the calculator. A glossary of commonly used wireless communication terms will be available via a link during the examination process. This same glossary will also be available on the website www.ieee-wcet.org. A candidate must obtain a scale score of 500 or higher, on a scale of 200 to 800, in order to pass the examination and receive his or her certification. For those considering taking the IEEE WCET examination, IEEE ComSoc offers an online practice examination. See the section on Studying for the Examination in this handbook for more information on the practice examination.
Pretest Questions
A candidates test score is based on the responses to the 150 scored multiple-choice items. Pretest questions are not counted in scoring. They are, however, essential in building the bank of IEEE WCET test questions and are included on the examination in order to statistically assess their difficulty level and effectiveness at discriminating between candidates who meet the passing standard and those who do not. The information gathered in the pretest process determines whether the questions meet statistical guidelines for inclusion on future examinations.
On Test Day
On test day, candidates should answer easy questions first and mark the more difficult ones to return to later. There is no penalty for guessing, so candidates should answer all the questions, if possible. There are optional survey questions at the end of the examination that candidates are encouraged to answer. Responses are confidential. The information collected is used for statistical purposes only.
IEEE WCET Examination Areas of Expertise

The IEEE WCET examination consists of questions in several different areas of expertise. A short description of these areas and the examination weightings (the percentage of questions allocated to each area of expertise) are presented below.

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18%-22% Area 1 RF Engineering, Propagation, and Antennas: evaluate system performance and reliability; calculate path loss; evaluate the effects of different fading models and empirical path loss models; calculate and evaluate the effects on the received signal of path-related impairments; determine parameters related to antennas or antenna arrays; generate and evaluate coverage and interference prediction maps; develop procedure to optimize the coverage of a radio; make RF system measurements. 18%-22% Area 2 Wireless Access Technologies: analyze building blocks, multiple access, mobility management, and spectrum implications in wireless access system design; design considerations to optimize capacity/coverage; design a wireless access system; analyze the required bandwidth for a wireless system and tradeoffs; analyze wireless access technology standards, their features, and evolution. 18%-22% Area 3 Network and Service Architecture: analyze service platforms, IP addressing schemes for various technologies; design and test quality of service (QoS); select and test a load-balancing scheme; analyze IP routing, ad hoc routing, and mesh protocols; perform capacity planning, error tracking, and trace analysis; analyze the evolution of mobile networks to enable IP multimedia. 11%-15% Area 4 Network Management and Security: design a fault monitoring system and a performance monitoring system; develop/specify types and methods of alarm reporting; compute availability and reliability metrics; assess the potential impacts of known security attacks; plan corresponding solutions to known security attacks. 6%-8% Area 5 Facilities Infrastructure: determine power consumption; analyze electrical protection requirements and design the electrical protection layout for a wireless telecommunications facility; determine the required antennas for the facility and their positions; develop a specification for the required structure for a wireless base station facility; determine the required cable, antennas, and materials to implement an in-building wireless network; evaluate equipment compliance with industry standards, codes, and site requirements. 6%-8% Area 6 Agreements, Standards, Policies, and Regulations: assess service and equipment quality; prepare specifications for purchasing services and equipment and evaluate the responses; verify compliance with regulatory requirements; select and analyze frequency assignments; perform standardized homologation tests as required by regulatory or standardization bodies; evaluate compliance with health, safety, and environmental requirements; perform conformance/interoperability analyses of systems and components; analyze the use of licensed vs. unlicensed spectrum; obtain licenses and permits. 8%-12% Area 7 Fundamental Knowledge: related to electrical engineering, communications systems, general engineering management. Examinations are reviewed by a panel of IEEE WCET subject matter experts to ensure that the questions are current and reflect the published test specifications. See Appendix A for the complete version of the examination specifications.
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IEEE WCET Certification Denial and Revocation Appeals

Denial or Revocation of IEEE WCET Certification
Applications may be denied or certifications revoked for any of the following reasons: Falsification of education and/or work experience or other information on the examination application; Misrepresentation of education and/or work experience or other information on the examination application; Violation of testing procedures; Failure to pass the certification examination; or Failure to meet recertification requirements. Candidates whose applications are denied or certifications revoked for any of the above reasons will be notified in writing. Candidates may appeal the decision to the IEEE WCET Appeals Board by submitting an appeal in writing. Appeals must: Be in writing, signed by the candidate; Be sent to IEEE Communications Society - WCET by certified mail; Explain the specific reason(s) for appeal; Be accompanied by evidence or other pertinent information refuting the original decision; and Be postmarked no later than ten (10) business days after the notification date on the letter. Appeals should be addressed to: IEEE WCET Appeals Board IEEE Communications Society 3 Park Avenue, 17th Floor New York, NY 10016 USA
Appeals Board for IEEE WCET Certification Denial and Revocation

Appeal requests will be reviewed by the WCET Appeals Board. The Appeals Board is composed of two WCET Steering Committee members or their designees, one WCET professional, one WCET staff member, and an attorney if deemed appropriate. The Appeals Board will review the request within 15 business days of receipt. During the review of the appeal, the Board may request additional documentation as needed. All information received will be considered strictly confidential and will be used only to review the appeal.
Appeals Decision
Candidates submitting an appeal will receive written notification of the decision within 30 days of receipt of the request. This notification will also be provided to the IEEE WCET Steering Committee. The IEEE WCET Appeal Boards decision is final. There is no appeal based on failure to pass the examination or to recertify.
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Eligibility Requirements
The IEEE WCET is a broad-based examination that assesses knowledge of the entire wireless communication engineering field. If you have never been a wireless communication engineering practitioner, or do not plan to become one, you will need to evaluate whether it is appropriate for you to take this examination. The IEEE WCET examination is intended for professionals who develop and implement all types of wireless communication in countries throughout the world. To be eligible to sit for the IEEE WCET examination, candidates must meet the following criteria: 1. Candidates must have a degree from an accredited college or university (accredited in the country where the institution is located) and at least three years of graduate-level educational or professional wireless communication engineering experience, OR 2. Candidates must be IEEE members and have at least three years of graduate-level educational or professional wireless communication engineering experience. A person has the required level of professional experience when at least 51 percent of the candidates daily activities are within the wireless communication engineering function and where those activities are at the professional level. The examination reflects current wireless communication engineering practices. Although the three years of professional wireless communication engineering experience need not be current or sequential, recent experience is more likely to coincide with the content of the examination. TThe IEEE WCET certification program does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. IEEE Membership is not a requirement to qualify to take the exam and nothing in the preceding statements should be so interpreted.
Eligibility Review Panel

Eligibility is determined by the information reported in the Educational and Industry Experience section of the application. If eligibility cannot be determined based on the application information, the Eligibility Review Panel may require a candidate to submit additional educational or work experience documentation. Candidates who are notified that this is required must submit the documentation to PES and the envelope must be postmarked within ten (10) days of their being notified. The final decision regarding eligibility to take the examination will then be made by the Eligibility Review Panel on the basis of the completed Supporting Documentation form with any accompanying documentation. See Appendix E for a sample Supporting Documentation form. A candidate who is found ineligible by the Eligibility Review Panel may not appeal the decision. Therefore, it is in a candidates best interest to ensure that supporting documentation clearly demonstrates the three years of graduate-level educational or professional wireless communication engineering work experience.

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Application and Examination Fees

The total examination fee is US$450 for IEEE or IEEE ComSoc members and US$500 for nonmembers. The total examination fee includes a US$95 nonrefundable application fee. (See the table below.) If you are not a member of IEEE and wish to become one, visit www.ieee.org and click on the Membership tab to enroll before you apply for the IEEE WCET certification examination. Candidates must be members of IEEE or IEEE ComSoc at the time of application in order to receive the discount and must include their IEEE membership number in the relevant area on the application. If your membership number is valid, you will be able to complete the application and pay the US$450 fee. If your membership number is not valid, you will be able to complete the application but will need to pay the US$500 fee. Organizations or employers may sponsor candidates for the examination. Candidates who are being sponsored by an employer will receive a promotional code from their sponsor. Candidates should enter this promotional code (and credit card information if applicable) in the payment section of the application.
2008 IEEE WCET Examination Fees

Application Fee
(nonrefundable)
Exam Fee
Total Exam Fee
IEEE or IEEE ComSoc Member Nonmember
US$95
US$355
US$450
US$95
US$405
US$500
Sponsored Candidates
Check with your employer
Payment Methods
Examination fees are due at the time of application submission. Applicants may pay by VISA, MasterCard, or American Express.
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Testing Windows and Application Deadlines

The testing window is the time period during which the examination is offered. In 2008, the first administration of the IEEE WCET examination, there will be one testing window. Starting in 2009, two testing windows will be offered annually. The 2008 window will run from 22 September to 10 October. Candidates may test on any date during the window based upon availability at the Prometric testing centers. The application period is from 17 June to 01 August 2008. The deadline date to apply for the examination is 01 August 2008 by 23:59 p.m. UTC.
2008 IEEE WCET Testing Window and Application Deadline

Testing Window 22 September 10 October 2008 Application Period 17 June 01 August 2008 Application Deadline 01 August 2008 by 23:59 p.m. UTC
Special Accommodation Requests

IEEE ComSoc will, to the best of its ability, accommodate candidates with disabilities who need special arrangements to take the examination. Auxiliary aids and services will be provided except where these may fundamentally alter the examination or result in an undue burden. Prometric may be unable to comply with special accommodation requests made by candidates taking the examination where local operating conditions or local laws and customs render such requests unlawful, impossible, or economically unfeasible to perform. A special accommodation request must be made by the candidate at the time of application by marking the appropriate box on the online application. Candidates who request special accommodations must also submit the Special Testing Accommodation Request form and the Documentation of DisabilityRelated Needs by Qualified Professional form (located in Appendix E of this handbook and in the online application). The Documentation of Disability-Related Needs form must be completed by a professional with a license or credential appropriate to diagnose and treat the candidates disability. The nature of the disability, identification of the test(s) and protocols used to confirm the diagnosis, a description of past accommodations made for the disability, and the specific testing accommodations requested must be included. Full details regarding special accommodations can be found on the website www.ieee-wcet.com. Candidates must mail, email or fax special accommodation information to PES within ten (10) business days of the date they submit the application. Candidates who do not provide the requested information within the specified time frame will forfeit all fees. See the Incomplete Applications section of this handbook. Contact information for PES may be found on the first page of this handbook.

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Completing and Submitting the Application

Please read this handbook carefully before applying to take the examination. Submission of an application attests that you have read this handbook and agree to be bound by all policies and procedures set forth herein. By submitting an application, you are attesting that (1) all facts presented on the application are correct and complete, (2) the work history reported represents professional level experience, and (3) that you are qualified to apply for the certification examination. Submission of the application indicates your agreement to provide supporting documented evidence of your education and/or work experience if asked to do so by IEEE ComSoc and to abide by its ruling should your education and/or work experience be judged insufficient. Further, you are granting permission to IEEE ComSoc to make inquiries which may be necessary to verify your credentials for certification. Finally, you are agreeing to abide by the rules and decisions of IEEE ComSoc and understand that falsification of your application is grounds for revoking certification. To apply for the IEEE WCET examination, go to www.ieee-wcet.org and click on the WCET Certification button. When completing the application, you will be asked to provide contact information, educational and work experience information, and payment information. You will also be asked to answer some demographic questions. Verify that the information you have entered online is correct before you submit the application. Be sure to print and keep a copy of the Candidate Profile page when prompted, since this page is proof that your application is complete and has been submitted. All candidates who submit an application will be issued an IEEE WCET ID number and receive a confirmation email acknowledgement within 24 hours indicating that their application was successfully transmitted. Subsequently, candidates who are deemed eligible will receive via email an Authorization to Schedule notice providing information on how to schedule the examination. The IEEE WCET ID number will appear on the Candidate Profile page, in the confirmation email acknowledgement, and on the Authorization to Schedule notice. This IEEE WCET ID number will be required to review and modify your application and to schedule your examination. This IEEE WCET ID number will also become your unique ID number for any future IEEE WCET examinations as well as for recertification. When completing the application, make sure that the name you enter on your application exactly matches the unexpired government-issued ID that you will present at the testing center. Although candidates can review and modify their contact information, for security reasons name changes cannot be made online after the application has been submitted. See the section on Name Changes in this handbook for instructions on how to make a name change.
Application Availability
For the 2008 testing window, the application is available starting on 17 June 2008 and until 23:59 p.m. UTC on 01 August 2008. To determine the application availability for future testing windows, go to www.ieee-wcet.org and click on the WCET Certification button. Applicants are strongly advised to apply online well in advance of the 01 August 2008 deadline, since the volume of applications on the last day of the application period can be heavy. IEEE ComSoc and PES are not responsible for system problems (e.g., web site down or slow, etc.).
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Eligible Candidates
Authorization to Schedule notices will be emailed to eligible candidates within two (2) days of receipt of a completed application. This notice will provide candidates with the information needed to schedule an examination. Candidates can also access this notice online within two (2) business days of submitting their application. To access the notice, go to www.ieee-wcet.org, click on the WCET Certification button, then log in using your email address and the password you selected when you submitted your application, click on the Communications tab, and follow the instructions to access your Authorization to Schedule notice.
Incomplete Applications
Applications that require additional documentation are considered incomplete until such information is received and processed. PES will send candidates whose applications are incomplete an email indicating what additional documentation is required. If you need to submit the Special Testing Accommodations form, the Documentation of Disability-Related Needs form, the Supporting Documentation form, or other information, these forms must be mailed, emailed, or faxed to PES within ten (10) business days of the date you applied or are notified by PES. Candidates who do not provide their supporting documents within the specified time frame will forfeit all fees. It is strongly recommended that candidates use a traceable mailing method (e.g., certified or registered mail or expedited mail service that requires a signature) and/or keep a copy of the fax confirmation page to verify delivery.
Ineligible Candidates
Candidates who are deemed ineligible to sit for the examination based on the decision of the Eligibility Review Panel will be notified via email. Ineligible candidates will automatically receive a refund of their examination fee minus US$100. The US$95 application fee is nonrefundable.
Updating Contact Information

Address Changes
If a candidates address changes at any time during the application period or testing window, the candidate should go online to update this information in the application. Address changes should be made as soon as they are known since certificates are mailed to the postal address listed on the application. To make address changes, go to www.ieee-wcet.org, click on the WCET Certification button, then log in using your email address and the password you selected when you submitted your application, click on the Communications tab, and follow the instructions for updating your contact information.

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Name Changes
It is important to notify PES of any name changes as soon as possible for two reasons: (1) if the name on your unexpired government-issued ID does not match the name on your Authorization to Schedule notice, you may be denied admission into the testing center, and (2) the score report and certificate will not display your name correctly. To correct minor changes in your name (e.g., incorrect middle initial, missing hyphen, etc.) as printed on your email acknowledgement or Authorization to Schedule notice, email PES at wcetapp@proexam. org to provide them with the correction(s) at least ten (10) business days before your examination appointment. For security reasons, name changes cannot be made online after the application has been submitted. To change your name because of a legal name change (e.g., marriage, divorce), you must submit notarized documentation to PES by mail, email, or fax at least ten (10) business days before their scheduled examination appointment. It is strongly recommended that candidates use a traceable mailing method (e.g., certified or registered mail or expedited mail service that requires a signature) and/or keep a copy of the fax confirmation page to verify delivery. Do no send originals because these documents cannot be returned. When submitting a name change, make sure that you have an unexpired government-issued ID that matches the requested name. When appearing for the examination appointment, candidates without valid ID will not be admitted to take the examination and will forfeit all fees.
Application Audit Process

Submission of an application also indicates your agreement to comply with the terms of the audit process. Although only a percentage of applications are selected for an audit, all applications can potentially be subject to an audit. The selection of an application for an audit is random and candidates will be notified by email. All audits will occur after the application period closes and before the testing window begins. If your application is selected for an audit, you may be asked to submit supporting documentation such as: a copy of your diploma/global equivalent and/or the signature of your supervisor(s) or manager(s) to verify the experience documented in your application. If you successfully complete the audit, you will be eligible to sit for the examination. If you fail to meet the audit requirements, you will forfeit both the application and examination fees.
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Schedule an Appointment
Examination appointments may be scheduled online or by phone. When scheduling an appointment, the following information will be required: Your name exactly as it is printed on the Authorization to Schedule notice and the unexpired government-issued ID you will use to confirm your identity at the testing center; Your IEEE WCET ID number as it is listed at the top of the Authorization to Schedule notice; Your daytime telephone number; and The name of the examination sponsor (IEEE Communications Society). Online scheduling is encouraged because it is faster and more efficient. An email address is required to schedule online. Candidates who schedule online will receive an email confirming their examination appointment and their confirmation number. To schedule online, go to www.prometric.com/wcet and click on Schedule a Test. Your appointment confirmation number is different from your IEEE WCET ID number. Make sure you retain your appointment confirmation number since it is required to confirm, reschedule, or cancel an appointment. Those scheduling an appointment within 48 hours of the end of the application window must do so by phone only. Examination appointments can be scheduled by phone Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Regional Contact Center Time). To schedule by phone, call Prometric at the number listed on your Authorization to Schedule notice or contact the appropriate Regional Contact Center. Each Prometric Regional Contact Center serves many different countries. Candidates should use the table presented below to locate the country in which they will test and then contact the corresponding Regional Contact Center. Candidates scheduling by phone will not receive written confirmation of their appointment unless they have provided an email address, so it is imperative to note the appointment details and appointment confirmation number. Please retain your appointment confirmation number. This number differs from your IEEE WCET ID number and is required to confirm, reschedule, or cancel an appointment. It is highly recommended that candidates confirm examination appointments within 48 hours of making them. Confirmations can be made online at www.prometric.com/wcet or by phone at the number listed on your Authorization to Schedule notice and by selecting the voice prompt to confirm an appointment (the appointment confirmation number will be required), or contact your Regional Contact Center. If you lose your confirmation number, you can confirm your appointment by contacting your Regional Contact Center. Candidates should verify their appointments as soon as possible, but no later than three (3) business days before the scheduled examination. Candidates who cancel their examination appointments but do not request a refund will forfeit all fees. Candidates deemed eligible to take the examination but who do not schedule an appointment and do not request a refund are considered no-show candidates and forfeit all fees. For more information, see the Refunds section of this handbook.
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Schedule an Appointment Early

It is preferable for candidates to schedule their examination appointment as soon as they receive their Authorization to Schedule notice. Candidates who attempt to schedule their examination after the opening of the testing window may not be able to schedule at a time and test location of their choice. In rare instances, candidates who attempt to schedule/reschedule their appointment or change their testing center location late in the testing window may find that they are unable to schedule an examination date and location. If this occurs, candidates may withdraw from the examination and apply for a 50% refund (US$177.50 for IEEE and IEEE ComSoc members and US$202.50 for nonmembers) of their examination fee (see the Withdrawals and Refunds sections in this handbook). The US$95 application fee is nonrefundable.
Testing Center Locations

Testing centers are available in every state in the US and in all Canadian provinces. Testing centers are also available at the international locations shown below. Candidates who are testing in the US and/ or Canada should visit www.Prometric.com/wcet or call +1 800 532 2169 to find the center closest to them. Physically locate or visit the test location before examination day to make sure you can find the testing center and that you are aware of transportation and parking requirements. Driving directions can be obtained through www.prometric.com or you can use MapQuest or a similar Internet site. A complete list of international testing centers is available online, or see Appendix B in this handbook.
Locations Served by Regional Contact Centers

CENTER (1)
Africa Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Cameroon Chad Comoros Congo Cote DIvoire Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Kenya Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Reunion Rwanda Senegal Sierra Leone South Africa Swaziland Tanzania Togo Uganda Zaire Zambia Zimbabwe
CENTER (2)
Europe Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland
Italy Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Netherlands North Cyprus Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland Tajikistan

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Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine United Kingdom Uzbekistan
CENTER (3)
Latin America and Caribbean Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Dominican Republic Guatemala Mexico Panama Peru Venezuela
Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Morocco Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates Yemen
CENTER (6)
Peoples Republic of China Beijing Chang Sai Chengdu Dalian Guangzhou Harbin Jinan Kunming Nanjing Shanghai Wuhan Xiamen Xian
Mumbai New Delhi Trivandrum
CENTER (8)
Japan Osaka Tokyo Yokohama
CENTER (5)
Southeast Asia Bangladesh Hong Kong Indonesia Malaysia Nepal Pakistan Philippines Singapore Taiwan Thailand Vietnam
CENTER (9)
Republic of Korea Seoul Seoul Mapo-Gu Taegu
CENTER (7)
India Ahmedabad Allahabad Bangalore Calcutta Chennai Hyderabad
CENTER (10)
Australia/New Zealand Auckland Melbourne Sydney
CENTER (4)
Middle East Bahrain Egypt
Prometric Regional Contact Center Information

(1) Prometric
Attn: PTC Registrations Africa Noorderwagenplein 6 8223 AL - Lelystad The Netherlands Telephone: +31 320 239 593 Fax: +31 320 239 886
(3) Prometric
Attn: PTC Registrations Latin America and Caribbean 3110 Lord Baltimore Drive Baltimore, Maryland 21244 USA Telephone: +1-443-751-4995 Fax: +1-443-751-5980
(2) Prometric
Attn: PTC Registrations Europe Noorderwagenplein 6 8223 AL - Lelystad The Netherlands Telephone: +31 320 239 540 Fax: +31 320 239 541
(4) Prometric
Attn: PTC Registrations Middle East Noorderwagenplein 6 8223 AL - Lelystad The Netherlands Telephone: +31 320 239 530 Fax: +31 320 239 531
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(5) Prometric
Attn: PTC Registrations South East Asia PO Box 12964 50794 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Telephone: +60-3-7628-3333 Fax: +60-3-7628-3366
(8) R-Prometric, K.K.

Attn: PTC Registrations Japan Kayabacho Tower 15th Floor 1-21-2 Shinkawa Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-0033 Japan Telephone: +81-3-5541-4800 Fax: +81-3-5541-4810
(6) Prometric
Attn: PTC Registrations Peoples Republic of China P.O. Box 84-056 Beijing China International Examination Bureau 100084 Peoples Republic of China Telephone: +8610-62799911 Fax: +8610-82520243
(9) Korean-American Educational Commission (KAEC) / Prometric

Attn: PTC Registrations Korea Mapo-gu Yomni Dong 168-15 Seoul 121-090 Republic of Korea Telephone: +82-2-2116-8331 or 1566-0990 Fax: +82-2-327-54029
(7) Prometric Testing Private Limited

Attn: PTC Registrations India 2nd Floor DLF Infinity Tower - A Sector 25, Phase II DLF City Gurgaon Haryana 122002 India Telephone: 0124-4147700 Fax: 0124-4147773
(10) Prometric Regional Registration Center (Region 6)

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Appointment Changes, Withdrawals, and Refunds

Appointment Rescheduling
Candidates can reschedule examination appointments as often as they wish within their testing window. Testing windows, however, cannot be changed. Testing center seats fill up quickly, so be sure to reschedule as early as possible during the testing window. IEEE ComSoc shares the Prometric testing centers with many other organizations, so reschedule your appointment as soon as possible. There is no charge for rescheduling examination appointments but this must be done no later than 12:00 noon (Regional Contact Center time) five (5) business days before the scheduled examination. Candidates who do not reschedule examination appointments within that time frame and who do not appear to take the examination will be considered no-show candidates and will forfeit all fees. Candidates who attempt to reschedule their examination appointment late in the testing window cannot be guaranteed that a seat will be available and risk forfeiting the examination fee. If this occurs, candidates must withdraw from the examination and apply for a 50% refund (US$177.50 for IEEE and IEEE ComSoc members and US$202.50 for nonmembers) of their examination fee (see the Withdrawals and Refunds sections in this handbook) in order to not be considered no-show

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candidates. The US$95 application fee is nonrefundable. To reschedule your appointment, contact Prometric at www.prometric.com/wcet, call the number listed in your Authorization to Schedule notice, or contact your Prometric Regional Contact Center.
Testing Center Changes

Candidates can change their testing center location; however, doing so will cancel their previously scheduled appointment. Candidates who attempt to change their testing center after the opening of the testing window may not be able to reschedule at a time and test location of their choice. In rare instances, candidates who attempt to change their testing center late in the testing window may find that they are unable to schedule at the new location. If this occurs, candidates may withdraw from the examination and apply for a 50% refund (US$177.50 for IEEE and IEEE ComSoc members and US$202.50 for nonmembers) of their examination fee (see the Withdrawals and Refunds sections in this handbook). The US$95 application fee is nonrefundable. To change testing centers, contact Prometric at www.prometric.com/wcet, call the number listed on your Authorization to Schedule notice, or contact your Prometric Regional Contact Center.
Withdrawals
Candidates who have a scheduled appointment, as well as those candidates who have not scheduled an appointment with Prometric, may withdraw from the IEEE WCET certification examination. To withdraw from the examination, candidates must do the following: Candidates Who Have a Scheduled Examination Appointment Candidates with a scheduled examination appointment may withdraw from the examination by canceling their appointment on or before 12:00 noon (Regional Contact Center time), five (5) business days before their scheduled examination appointment. To cancel an examination appointment, contact Prometric at www.prometric.com/wcet, call the number listed on your Authorization to Schedule notice, or contact your Prometric Regional Contact Center. In addition to canceling your appointment with Prometric, you must submit your Examination Withdrawal information online at www.ieee-wcet.org. The withdrawal information must be submitted on or before the last day of the testing window in order to receive a refund. See the following section on Refunds for more information. Candidates Who Have Not Scheduled an Examination Appointment Candidates who have not scheduled an appointment and who wish to withdraw from the examination must submit Examination Withdrawal information online at www.ieee-wcet.org. The withdrawal information must be submitted on or before the last day of the testing window in order to receive a refund. See the following section on Refunds for more information.
Refunds
Candidates who withdraw from the examination on or before the last day of the application period (01 August 2008) will receive a full refund of their examination fee. The US$95 application fee is nonrefundable.
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To initiate the refund, candidates must submit their Examination Withdrawal information online at www. ieee-wcet.org. Candidates who withdraw from the examination after the last day of the application period, but no later than 12:00 noon (Regional Contact Center time) five (5) business days before their examination appointment, will receive a 50% refund (US$177.50 for IEEE and IEEE ComSoc members and US$202.50 for nonmembers) of their examination fee. The US$95 application fee is nonrefundable. To initiate the refund, candidates must submit their Examination Withdrawal information online at www. ieee-wcet.org. Candidates who do not cancel their examination appointment within the specified time frame and/or do not appear for an examination appointment are considered no-show candidates and forfeit all fees. Candidates who cannot take the examination due to a medical or personal emergency should refer to Refunds for Medical or Personal Emergencies below. Candidates who do not schedule an examination appointment with Prometric and/or who do not submit their Examination Withdrawal information online are considered no-show candidates and forfeit all fees. To receive a refund, candidates must submit their Examination Withdrawal information online at www. ieee-wcet.org on or before the last day of the testing window. All candidates will need to provide the following Examination Withdrawal information in order to obtain a refund: Candidates full name as it appears on the application; Candidates postal and email addresses; IEEE WCET ID number (found in the Authorization to Schedule notice); Testing center location (if applicable); Examination appointment date and time (if applicable); and Date and time the appointment was canceled (if applicable). No refunds will be issued unless candidates submit their Examination Withdrawal information within the specified timeframe. Refunds are issued no later than four (4) weeks after the close of the testing window. Refunds for Medical or Personal Emergencies IEEE ComSoc recognizes that medical or personal emergencies may arise that prevent candidates from rescheduling or withdrawing from an examination appointment. In such cases, candidates may request a partial refund of their examination fee by submitting a written request to PES and including supporting documentation as to the nature of the medical or personal emergency (e.g., accident report, medical documentation, death certificate). Refund requests resulting from medical or personal emergencies will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and candidates will be notified by email of the outcome of the request. If approved, candidates will receive a refund of their examination fee minus US$100.

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The US$95 application fee is nonrefundable. Examinations cannot be rescheduled to a future testing window. Medical or personal emergency refund requests must be made in writing to PES on or before the last day of the testing window (10 October 2008) and must include a description of the situation and documentation of the emergency or extenuating circumstance. Candidates whose examination appointments were scheduled for the last two (2) days of the testing window may submit the refund request no later than five (5) business days from the last day of the testing window. Requests received after that time and/or without documentation will not be reviewed. What Is a Medical or Personal Emergency? IEEE ComSoc considers a medical emergency to be an unplanned medical event that arises within 48 hours of the scheduled examination and prevents candidates from taking the examination. The medical emergency may apply to candidates themselves or to one of the candidates immediate family members (spouse, child, or parent). Medical events that can be anticipated as occurring on or near the examination date or any of the dates on which candidates can schedule, reschedule, or withdraw from the examination are not considered medical emergencies. A personal emergency may apply to candidates themselves or to one of the candidates immediate family members (spouse, child, or parent). Personal events that can be anticipated as occurring on or near the examination date or any of the dates on which candidates can schedule, reschedule, or withdraw from the examination are not considered personal emergencies. Inability to take the examination due to workload or work conflicts, or an inability to properly prepare for the examination is not considered a personal emergency.
No-Show Candidates
Candidates who do not appear for their scheduled examination appointment, who arrive more than 15 minutes late for their appointment, who appear without ID or without a valid ID, or who cancel their appointment later than 12:00 noon (Regional Contact Center time) five (5) business days before the scheduled examination (without a documented personal or medical emergency) will be considered noshows and will forfeit all fees. No-show candidates may reapply for a future examination window and pay the full fee.
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Examination Preparation
Candidates should prepare thoroughly for the examination. Appendix C of this handbook contains a short list of relevant references. This list is provided solely as an example and these references should not be considered the only possible study options. The Wireless Engineering Body of Knowledge (WEBOK), published by IEEE ComSoc, outlines the topics that may be covered on the examination and includes numerous references in which detailed wireless communication knowledge can be found. The WEBOK, available May 2008, can be ordered from John Wiley Publishers at www.wiley.com. Appendix D contains a few sample questions that are similar in form and content to those that appear on the IEEE WCET certification examination A glossary of common wireless communication terms is available on the website www.ieee-wcet.org for study prior to the examination. The same glossary will also be available for reference during the examination.
Online Practice Examination

Before applying for the IEEE WCET certification examination, candidates should strongly consider taking an online practice examination. The practice examination consists of 75 questions reviewed by IEEE WCET subject-matter experts. Questions on the practice examination are similar to those used on the actual examination. The fee for the practice examination is US$75 and it is available starting June 2008. For more information on the practice examination, visit www.ieee-wcet.org.
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On Examination Day
Presenting Positive Proof of Identity
All candidates must present positive proof of identity by providing two forms of identification. One of these must be an unexpired government-issued photo ID with a signature. Examples of governmentissued identifications are a drivers license with a photograph, a military photo ID, or a passport. The name on the ID must match the name used on the application and the Authorization to Schedule notice and the photo must validate the candidates identity. Credit cards with photos and Social Security or similar cards are not acceptable forms of government-issued identification. However, credit cards are acceptable as the second form of identification. All identification documents must be in Latin characters. Candidates testing outside of their country of citizenship must present a passport. Candidates testing within their country of citizenship must present either a passport, drivers license, national ID, or military ID. Candidates must have acceptable and unexpired photo identification to be admitted to a testing center. If a candidates primary ID does not have a photo and signature, the secondary (backup) ID must contain either a photo or signature, whichever is missing on the primary ID. The name on the backup ID must exactly match the primary ID and the name in the scheduling system. Candidates who arrive at the testing center without the required identification will not be permitted to test and will forfeit all fees.
Biometric Validation of Candidate Identification

To further validate candidate identification, Prometric employs a sophisticated biometric identity management system throughout its domestic and international testing center network. Prometrics biometric identity management system consists of a fingerprint reader, a device for reading the data on a drivers license, passport, or similar identification document, and a scanner for scanning in the drivers license or other identification document. The fingerprint reader captures an image of a fingerprint and that image is used for comparison throughout the day. Prometrics biometric technology allows for enhanced monitoring of a candidates movement into and out of the testing room. By capturing the fingerprint scan at check-in, Prometric can allow candidates to leave and return from breaks (based on IEEE ComSoc rules) by rescanning their fingerprint along with their sign-in and a display of their identification documents. The software will compare the fingerprint to the one scanned and saved at check-in, alerting the testing center administrator if the fingerprints do not match. Prometrics reader and scanner system authenticates a candidates drivers license (or other national identification) when presented during check-in at the testing center. The software will read the bar code or magnetic stripe on the license and provide two comparisons. First, it compares the license presented to known license templates for the state, province, or country and will let the testing center administrator know if the template does not match the license presented. The information from the magnetic stripe or bar code will then be compared to the information on the face of the license. Again, the testing center administrator will know if the information on the face of the license matches the
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information embedded in the barcode/magnetic stripe. This enables a testing center administrator to verify that the license presented is valid and that the individual presenting the license is who he/she claims to be. Hyphenated Names Candidates with hyphenated last names whose photo IDs show only one of the last names may be admitted if the single name matches part of the hyphenated name and the signature and photograph clearly match. Candidates whose middle names are spelled out on their ID but are listed with an initial on the application may be admitted as long as the initial matches the first letter of the middle name and the signature and photograph match. This applies to candidates who use their middle name instead of their first name on their application but their ID displays their first, middle, and last names.
Testing Center Rules

The following rules are enforced at all testing centers to ensure a fair and consistent test experience for all candidates. Arrive at the testing center at least 30 minutes before your scheduled reporting time. All candidates must present an unexpired government-issued ID bearing their photo and signature to be admitted to the testing center (see Presenting Positive Proof of Identity). Your ID must match the name you provided on your application and the name that appears on your Authorization to Schedule notice, and the photo must validate your identity. All candidates will be required to have a fingerprint scan and will also have their drivers license (or other national identification) read and scanned. Admittance to the testing center is by appointment only. Candidates must be present at the time and location of their appointment to be admitted. No test materials, documents, or memoranda of any sort may be taken into or from the test room. Candidates will have the opportunity after the examination to submit general comments or comments about specific examination questions by following the applicable onscreen instructions. The IEEE ComSoc Examination Committee will review all comments but will not provide written responses to comments. To learn more about how items and examination forms are developed, please refer to How Examinations are Developed in the Certification section at www.ieee-wcet.org. Smoking is prohibited. Candidates may not ask questions about examination content. All examinations are monitored and may be recorded in both audio and video format.

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No breaks are scheduled during the examination. Candidates who have to leave the testing room to take a break will not be given extra time on the examination. To re-enter the testing room, candidates must have their fingerprint rescanned, and must sign in and present their identification documents. Candidates may not leave the testing site facility while the examination is in progress. IEEE ComSoc and PES reserve the right to cancel any test score believed to be obtained in a questionable manner. Food, drinks, purses, briefcases, notebooks, calculators, pagers, cellular telephones, recording devices, and photography equipment are not allowed into the testing room. It is expressly prohibited to disclose, publish, reproduce, or transmit any part of the examination, in any form, by any means, verbal or written, for any purpose, without the express written permission of the certifying organization. Violation may result in civil or criminal prosecution. Religious headwear may be worn into the testing room; however, it may be subject to inspection by a testing center administrator before entry into the testing room is permitted. Candidates are expected to behave in a civil manner when on the premises of the testing center. Exhibiting abusive behavior toward the testing center staff or other testing candidates may result in forfeiture of your examination and/or criminal prosecution. Please remember that other examinations are being administered at the same time that you are taking the IEEE WCET examination so you may hear typing on keyboards for an essay examination, coughing, and/or people entering and leaving the testing room. It is impossible to provide a completely noise-free testing environment. The testing center allows candidates to bring small earplugs that can be inserted inside the ear. Candidates are not allowed to bring in headsets or headphones. Earplugs are subject to inspection by a testing center administrator before entry into the testing room is permitted.
Security Acknowledgement and Agreement

Prior to taking the examination, candidates will be presented with a security acknowledgement screen. Candidates must acknowledge that they have read, understand, and accept the conditions listed below. 1. I have an ethical duty to protect the security of the IEEE WCET Certification Examination. 2. The examination and questions contained therein are the exclusive property of the IEEE Communications Society WCET Certification Examination Program. 3. This examination and the questions contained therein are protected by copyright law and constitute valuable trade secret information, the disclosure of which will cause injury to the IEEE Communications Society WCET Certification Examination Program. No part of this examination may be copied or reproduced in part or whole by any means whatsoever, including memorizing and/or reporting question or examination content.
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4. The dissemination of question or examination content to any person, organization, company, or other entity in any manner shall constitute a breach of professional ethics and theft of the exam. Any person found guilty of such violation may have his/her score voided. The IEEE Communications Society may prohibit the candidate from future access to the IEEE WCET Certification Examination. 5. The theft or attempted theft of an examination or examination items is punishable as a felony and may result in civil penalties and/or professional sanction. I recognize that the breach of my obligations under this candidate acknowledgment may expose me to liability for damages caused to the IEEE Communications Society and to legal fees incurred by the IEEE Communications Society in preserving its rights. 6. I understand that during the examination, I may not communicate with other candidates, refer to any materials other than those provided to me, or assist or obtain assistance from any person. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in the invalidation of my examination results as well as other appropriate action. 7. My participation in any irregularity occurring prior to, during, or subsequent to this examination, such as giving or obtaining unauthorized information or aid, as evidenced by observation or subsequent statistical analysis, may result in termination of my participation, invalidation of my examination results, or other appropriate action. Candidates who do not agree to the conditions listed above will not be allowed to proceed and take the examination, and will forfeit both the application and examination fee.
Inclement Weather and Local or National Emergencies

In the event of inclement weather or a national or local emergency, please contact Prometric at the regional contact center (the number provided in your Authorization to Schedule notice) or go to www. prometric.com/sitestatus to determine the appointment status. If the center is closed and appointments are canceled, candidates should wait two (2) business days before calling to reschedule their appointments.
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Receiving Examination Results
For the first administration of the IEEE WCET examination, candidates will not receive preliminary test results before they leave the testing center. Additional scoring time will be required to perform statistical analyses to ensure each question is providing meaningful and valid scoring data before score reports are generated. For subsequent testing windows, candidates will receive preliminary test results before they leave the testing center. However, these results are preliminary and unofficial, and candidates should wait until they receive their official score report before informing their colleagues or management of the outcome of their examination. An official score report will be available online approximately three to four weeks after the close of the testing window. To access your score report, go to www.ieee-wcet.org, click on the WCET Certification button, then log in using your email address and the password you selected when you submitted your application, click on the Communications tab, and follow the instructions to access your score report. In addition to a score report, passing candidates will receive a certificate. The certificate will be mailed to the postal address provided in the application, so make sure that you update your address if it has changed. Under no circumstances will scores or pass/fail information be released over the phone, via email or Internet, or by fax. The score report provides information on whether the candidate passed or failed the examination. In order to pass the examination, candidates must obtain a scale score of 500 or higher on a scale that ranges from 200 to 800. In addition to the scale score, candidates will receive information on the total number of questions in each area of expertise and the number of questions the candidate answered correctly in each area. For passing candidates, the information will help identify specific areas to focus on for continuing education purposes. For failing candidates, this information will identify specific areas where improvement or further study may be required if retaking the examination is a consideration. Due to the need to maintain test security, examination questions and answers will not be released to candidates.
Retaking the Examination

Candidates who fail the examination may re-apply for the examination during the next available testing window, but may not apply for the examination during the same testing window in which they failed. Fees and application procedures for those retaking the examination remain the same as those for firsttime applicants.

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Recertification
Passing the IEEE WCET examination means that an individual has demonstrated mastery of the wireless communication body of knowledge. However, passing the examination is only one portion of certification. The wireless communication field is constantly changing and requires that wireless communication professionals keep current with changes in the profession. Maintaining an active certification status through recertification is the way in which certified professionals demonstrate their currency and preserve their professional edge. Recertification is required every five years, determined by the expiration date of your current certification (shown on the passing candidate certificate). Certified Wireless Communication Professionals can recertify by retesting and passing the examination. For more information about recertification, visit the IEEE WCET web site at www.ieee-wcet.org.
Duplicate or Replacement Certificates

Candidates who have not received a certificate within three months after the close of the testing window or who receive a damaged certificate should email IEEE ComSoc at wcetcertificates@comsoc. org. A duplicate certificate (if applicable) will be issued at no cost. A processing and shipping fee may be assessed for requests postmarked more than 90 days after the test date. If you legally change your name, lose your certificate, or want another certificate for personal reasons, you may request a replacement certificate. To request an additional certificate, email wcetcertificates@ comsoc.org. Formal name changes require appropriate legal documentation, such as a notarized copy of a marriage certificate or divorce decree. Documentation should be sent to wcetcertificates@comsoc.org. A processing and shipping fee will be required for additional certificates. Payment must be made by VISA, MasterCard, or American Express. Duplicate certificate requests must include: Candidates full name (as it appears on the application); Postal address; IEEE WCET ID number (found in the Authorization to Schedule notice); Examination date; and Appropriate legal documentation, if applicable. Please do not send originals, as they cannot be returned. .
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Review of Examination Score

To ensure the accuracy of results, PES performs quality assurance procedures before scoring examination files. It is extremely unlikely that a review of your electronic file will result in a change in your examination score. Candidates may request that PES manually review their electronic examination file within six months of the examination date. Requests received after that time will not be honored. To submit a request, go to www.ieee-wcet.org, click on the WCET Certification button, then log in using your email address and the password you selected when you submitted your application, click on the Communications tab, and follow the instructions for requesting a review of your examination score. There is a US$50 fee to have PES review your electronic examination file. Payment can be made by VISA, MasterCard, or American Express
Appendix A: IEEE WCET Examination Specifications Appendix B: International Testing Center Locations Appendix C: Sample References Appendix D: Sample Examination Questions Appendix E: Sample Forms
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Appendix A: IEEE WCET Examination Specifications

Major Areas of Expertise
18%-22%: Area 1 RF Engineering, Propagation, & Antennas: evaluate system performance and reliability; calculate path loss; evaluate the effects of different fading models and empirical path loss models; calculate and evaluate the effects on the received signal of path-related impairments; determine parameters related to antennas or antenna arrays; generate and evaluate coverage and interference prediction maps; develop procedure to optimize the coverage of a radio; make RF system measurements. 18%-22%: Area 2 Wireless Access Technologies: analyze building blocks, multiple access, mobility management, and spectrum implications in wireless access system design; design considerations to optimize capacity/coverage; design a wireless access system; analyze the required bandwidth for a wireless system and tradeoffs; analyze wireless access technology standards, their features, and evolution. 18%-22%: Area 3 Network and Service Architecture: analyze service platforms, IP addressing schemes for various technologies; design and test quality of service (QoS); select and test a loadbalancing scheme; analyze IP routing and ad hoc routing and mesh protocols; perform capacity planning, error tracking, and trace analysis; analyze the evolution of mobile networks to enable IP multimedia. 11%-15%: Area 4 Network Management and Security: design a fault monitoring system and a performance monitoring system; develop/specify types and methods of alarm reporting; compute availability and reliability metrics; assess the potential impacts of known security attacks; plan corresponding solutions to known security attacks. 6%-8%: Area 5 Facilities Infrastructure: determine power consumption; analyze electrical protection requirements and design the electrical protection layout for a wireless telecommunications facility; determine the required antennas for the facility and their positions; develop a specification for the required structure for a wireless base station facility; determine the required cable, antennas, and materials to implement an in-building wireless network; evaluate equipment compliance with industry standards, codes, and site requirements. 6%-8%: Area 6 Agreements, Standards, Policies, and Regulations: assess service and equipment quality; prepare specifications for purchasing services and equipment and evaluate the responses; verify compliance with regulatory requirements; select and analyze frequency assignments; perform standardized homologation tests as required by regulatory or standardization bodies; evaluate compliance with health, safety, and environmental requirements; perform conformance/ interoperability analyses of systems and components; analyze the use of licensed vs. unlicensed spectrum; obtain licenses and permits. 8%-12%: Area 7 Fundamental Knowledge: related to electrical engineering, communications systems, general engineering management.

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Area 1 RF Engineering, Propagation, & Antennas

Tasks:
01.01 Calculate link budgets to evaluate system performance and reliability based on received signal level and fade margin (examples might include satellite, microwave link, base station to mobile station, wireless LAN, PAN, and free space optics). 01.02 Calculate path loss for various RF transmission systems (examples might include between isotropic or dipole reference antennas, base station to mobile station, base station to repeater, earth station to satellite, LOS/NLOS paths, and clutter losses) and under varying atmospheric conditions (examples might include inversion layers, ducting, and variations in K factor). 01.03 Evaluate the effects of different fading models (examples might include Rayleigh and lognormal) and empirical path loss models on the received signal strength in various signal propagation environments (examples might include flat terrain, rolling hills, urbanized areas, and indoor environments [such as buildings or tunnels] with losses caused by walls, ceilings, and other obstructions). 01.04 Calculate and evaluate the effects on the received signal of path-related impairments, such as Fresnel Zone blockage, delay spread, and Doppler shift of a signal received by a moving receiver. 01.05 Calculate the polarization mismatch loss for various antenna systems (examples might include fixed microwave systems, cellular and mobile radio systems, and satellite systems). 01.06 Evaluate receive diversity gain for selection, equal gain, and maximal ratio diversity system configurations. 01.07 Determine parameters related to antennas or antenna arrays (examples might include pattern, beamwidth, gain, distance from an antenna or array at which far field conditions apply, spacing, beam forming, tilt, and sectorization) and analyze the effects of these parameters on coverage. 01.08 Determine appropriate antenna spacing at base station sites to prevent inter-system and intra-system interference effects, taking into account required radiation patterns and mutual coupling effects. 01.09 Generate and evaluate coverage and interference prediction maps for cellular, mobile radio, WLAN, and similar systems. 01.10 Develop a procedure to optimize the coverage of a radio system using propagation modeling and drive test measurements. 01.11 Develop a block diagram of an RF system (examples might include cellular, land mobile, and WLAN) employing standard modules (examples might include filters, couplers, circulators, and mixers) and/or use lumped or distributed matching networks, microstrips, and stripline. 01.12 Make RF system measurements (examples might include swept return loss to determine antenna system performance, transmitter output power [peak or average, as appropriate], signal-to-noise ratio at a receiver front end, and co-channel and adjacent channel interference for specific types of signal spectra).
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01.00.01 different types of losses (examples might include transmission line loss, antenna gain, connector losses, and path loss) 01.00.02 procedures to calculate antenna gain and free space path loss 01.00.03 statistical fading models and distance-power (path loss) relationships in different propagation environments 01.00.04 the effects of outdoor terrain and indoor structures such as walls, floors, and ceilings on signal propagation 01.00.05 indoor and outdoor coverage calculation and verification techniques 01.00.06 Es/N0, EB/N0, RSSI, NF, and other system parameters 01.00.07 the relationship between receiver noise figure, noise temperature, and receiver sensitivity and the relationship between sensitivity under static conditions and the degradation of effective receiver sensitivity caused by signal fading in different propagation conditions 01.00.08 external noise sources and their impact on the S/N ratios of received signals, and of techniques for measuring the impact of external noise 01.00.09 basic antenna system design and use including antenna types (examples might include omnidirectional, panel, parabolic, dipole array, indoor antennas), antenna patterns, gain and ERP, antenna size, antenna polarization, receive and transmit diversity (examples might include MIMO) antenna systems, and proper antenna installation to provide for coverage, interference mitigation, and frequency reuse 01.00.10 adaptive antenna methods and techniques 01.00.11 subscriber unit, mobile, and device antennas and their performance characteristics 01.00.12 use of test equipment such as network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and TDRs 01.00.13 co-channel and adjacent channel interference analysis and measurement methods and techniques 01.00.14 filters, power dividers, combiners, and directional couplers
Area 2 Wireless Access Technologies

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02.01 Analyze multiple access schemes for various technologies. 02.02 Analyze spectrum implications in wireless access system design (examples might include applications, TDD/FDD, inter-modulation, LOS/NLOS, coverage/capacity). 02.03 Analyze design considerations and perform system design to eliminate coverage holes and to optimize capacity/coverage in urban/indoor areas. 02.04 Design a wireless access system (examples might include AP placement and channel selection) according to given bandwidth requirements, coverage, and other considerations.

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02.05 Test devices with respect to interference issues in various operating environments (examples might include TDMA, CDMA, WCDMA, WLAN, 802.15). 02.06 Perform co-location interference analysis for systems (examples might include TDMA, CDMA, WCDMA, WLAN, 802.15, and GSM). 02.07 Compute the required bandwidth for a wireless system given certain network conditions (examples might include BER, flow count, and protocols in use). 02.08 Analyze the tradeoffs (examples might include bandwidth versus BER) of various error detection and correction techniques. 02.09 Analyze the tradeoffs (examples might include bandwidth versus power efficiency) and capacity implications of various power control schemes. 02.10 Calculate frequency re-use factor. 02.11 Design fundamental elements/attributes of wireless network systems (examples might include cellular, 802.16, WLAN, and satellite). 02.12 Analyze the steps involved in the process of handoff for various wireless systems (examples might include UMTS, CDMA2000, 802.16, and WLAN).
Knowledge of:
02.00.01 multiple access and multiplexing schemes (examples might include TDMA, CDMA, OFDMA, FDMA, and SDMA) 02.00.02 technology standards and their evolution (examples might include WCDMA, CDMA2000, 802.11, 802.15, and 802.16) 02.00.03 error detection and correction techniques 02.00.04 objectives of power-control schemes and their operation 02.00.05 handoff/mobility management 02.00.06 paging functions 02.00.07 the major components of a wireless network topology
Area 3 Network and Service Architecture

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03.01 Analyze service platforms including service enablers (examples might include messaging and positioning) and service creation/delivery (examples might include Open Service Access and Parlay). 03.02 Analyze IP addressing schemes for various technologies (examples might include Mobile IP, IPv4, and IPv6). 03.03 Design and test quality of service (QoS) (examples might include design and plan for adequate
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resources, selecting priority schemes, queuing strategies, and call administration control) for VoIP and IMS-based services. 03.04 Select and test a load-balancing scheme. 03.05 Analyze IP routing (examples might include interpreting an IP routing table). 03.06 Analyze ad hoc routing and mesh protocols, and suitability for various deployment scenarios. 03.07 Perform capacity planning using traffic engineering principles. 03.08 Perform error tracking and trace analysis on protocol control messages for specific systems. 03.09 Analyze the evolution of mobile networks to enable IP multimedia services (including circuit-switched to packet-switched network evolution). 03.10 Analyze intra- and inter-domain roaming. 03.11 Analyze the functioning of TCP/IP major transport protocols (examples might include TCP, UDP, and RTP) in the context of wireless communications.
Knowledge of:
03.00.01 IMS (IP multimedia subsystems) and its architecture, including session control and switching plane 03.00.02 VoIP/IP-multimedia protocols 03.00.03 wireless service enablers evolution 03.00.04 location and positioning techniques 03.00.05 load balancing principles in the context of wireless communications 03.00.06 IP routing and mobile IP networking and addressing schemes 03.00.07 error tracking and trace analysis techniques 03.00.08 circuit switched and packet switched data and packet cellular networks and the differences between them 03.00.09 roaming and roaming controls 03.00.10 TCP/IP including transport protocols
Area 4 Network Management and Security

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04.04 Compute availability and reliability metrics from both the network performance and system designer perspectives (related to equipment failure). 04.05 Assess the potential impacts of known security attacks on wireless systems (examples might include virus, worm, DoS, and impersonation). 04.06 Plan corresponding solutions to known security attacks. 04.07 Monitor, log, and audit security-related data. 04.08 Analyze security vulnerabilities and prepare/recommend corrective actions.
Knowledge of:
04.00.01 quality of service (QoS) monitoring and control 04.00.02 fault management 04.00.03 configuration management 04.00.04 authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) principles and mechanisms 04.00.05 types of security attacks on wireless networks 04.00.06 protocols to secure wireless networks 04.00.07 security-violation events logging and monitoring 04.00.08 security issue management and resolution 04.00.09 network management protocols (examples might include simple network management protocol [SNMP]) 04.00.10 performance metrics pertinent to various access networks 04.00.11 IP security, Encapsulation Security Payload (ESP), Internet Key Exchange, and digital signature 04.00.12 MIB, RMON, and Internet Control Messaging Protocol (ICMP) 04.00.13 Intrusion Detection Systems, DDoS Attacks, and traceback techniques
Area 5 Facilities Infrastructure

Tasks:
05.01 Determine the power consumption of a unit of communications equipment. 05.02 Determine the power consumption for a facility containing communications equipment. 05.03 Analyze the electrical protection requirements (includes grounding/earthing, bonding, shielding, and lightning protection) and design the electrical protection layout for a wireless telecommunications facility. 05.04 Determine the required antennas for the facility and their required positions on a structure.
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05.05 Coordinate with other users when implementing a communications system in a shared location. 05.06 Develop a specification for the required structure for a wireless base station facility based on the required antenna sizes and elevations above ground. 05.07 Determine the required cable, antennas, and materials to implement an in-building wireless network. 05.08 Determine the required number of racks on which to mount the equipment and the rack layout and placement, taking into account the maintainability of the equipment. 05.09 Evaluate equipment compliance with industry standards, codes, and site requirements such as NEBS specifications, and ANSI, ETSI, IEC, and other applicable standards.
Knowledge of:
05.00.01 procedures to determine the power consumption of wireless communications equipment 05.00.02 how to determine the power required to support a site 05.00.03 the application of AC and DC power systems 05.00.04 the application of alternative energy sources to wireless communications facilities 05.00.05 heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) requirements 05.00.06 equipment racks, rack mounting spaces, and related hardware 05.00.07 electrical protection (including grounding/earthing, bonding, shielding, and lightning protection) 05.00.08 basic waveguides and transmission lines 05.00.09 tower specifications and standards 05.00.10 physical security requirements
Area 6 Agreements, Standards, Policies, and Regulations

Tasks:
06.01 Assess service and equipment quality. 06.02 Prepare specifications for purchasing services and equipment, and evaluate the responses. 06.03 Verify compliance with regulatory requirements (examples might include licensing, standards, rules, and regulations). 06.04 Select and analyze frequency assignments. 06.05 Perform standardized homologation tests as required by regulatory or standardization bodies. 06.06 Evaluate compliance with health, safety, and environmental requirements. 06.07 Perform conformance/interoperability analyses of systems and components.

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06.08 Analyze the use of licensed vs. unlicensed spectrum. 06.09 Obtain licenses and permits where required.
Knowledge of:
06.00.01 regulatory requirements (examples might include international, national, and local) 06.00.02 spectrum licensing 06.00.03 spectrum characteristics, availability, and management 06.00.04 local and site-specific rules and regulations 06.00.05 electrical safety (examples might include UL, EC, CSA, and IEEE C.95) 06.00.06 frequency assignment databases and online tools 06.00.07 modulation anomalies (examples might include cross modulation, modulation products, harmonics, and quantization impact) 06.00.08 health, safety, and environmental issues 06.00.09 equipment type approval processes/requirements
Area 7 Fundamental Knowledge

Knowledge related to electrical engineering
00.00.01 fundamental AC/DC circuit analysis 00.00.02 mathematics including probability, statistics, and Boolean arithmetic 00.00.03 operation of complex test instruments, including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, TDRs, and signal generators 00.00.04 Fourier frequency spectrum and transforms 00.00.05 basic printed circuit board design considerations 00.00.06 transmission theory and lines, antennas, basic optics, and basic electromagnetic wave theory and applications 00.00.07 power calculations (examples might include dB, dBm, and dBx) 00.00.08 basic concepts of queuing theory and traffic analysis 00.00.09 basic signal processing (examples might include analog, digital, and statistical) 00.00.10 basic concepts related to optical communications 00.00.11 basic electronic system-level block diagrams 00.00.12 basic power supply design
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Knowledge related to communication systems

00.00.13 basic communication and information theory (analog and digital) 00.00.14 basic telephony (including signaling, switching, and transmission) 00.00.15 noise impairments 00.00.16 basic EMI, EMC, and interference 00.00.17 frequency allocations and reuse 00.00.18 how to identify and locate appropriate industry technical standards, codes, and other applicable requirements 00.00.19 modulation techniques for analog (examples might include AM, FM, and PM) 00.00.20 modulation techniques for digital (examples might include FSK, PSK, and QAM) 00.00.21 wireless multiple-access schemes (examples might include FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, and variants) 00.00.22 basic satellite communications 00.00.23 digital data transmission formats (examples might include E1/T1 and OC-n/SDH) 00.00.24 basic components of RF circuitry 00.00.25 basic RF circuit design 00.00.26 basic RF coupling, radiation, and antenna theory concepts 00.00.27 measurements for RF circuits and sub systems, such as output power, receiver sensitivity, noise figure, linearity performance, and spectral performance
Knowledge of general engineering management:

00.00.28 project management methods and processes 00.00.29 fundamental engineering economics 00.00.30 design and configuration for ease of maintenance 00.00.31 documentation and configuration control schemes 00.00.32 IEEE Code of Ethics

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Appendix B: International Testing Center Locations

The following table lists the Prometric testing center locations outside the US and Canada. Candidates who are testing in the US or Canada should visit www.Prometric.com/Candidates or call +1 800 532 2169 to find the center closest to them. Efforts were made to see that the following list was accurate at the time this handbook was published. However, local conditions may result in Prometric opening, closing, or relocating testing centers, and applicants are urged to check the current list via the website www.ieee-wcet.org.
Code
City
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Address
ABW ARE ARG ARM ATG AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUT BGD BGR BHS BLZ BMU
Willemstad / Curacao Dubai Buenos Aires Yerevan St. Johns Adelaide Brisbane Canberra Melbourne Sydney Vienna Dhaka Sofia Nassau Belize City Southampton Devonshire
Avila Beach Hotel AMIDEAST/CERT, Suite GO1, Building 2B Instituto Cultural Argentino Norteamericano Marshal Baghramian 17 Royal Antiguan The Australian Mineral Foundation Novotel Brisbane Haig Conference Centre 530 Little Collins St, Suite 1202 Thomson Prometric, Level 4, 100 Harris Street Bit Schulungscenter Nfg GmbH & Co American Alumni Association Fulbright Commission Nassau Beach Hotel Radisson Fort George Hotel and Marina The Fairmont Southampton Princess
130 Penstraat Knowledge Village A, Al Soufouh Road 1006 2nd Floor Crystal Palace Ball Room 63 Conyngham Street 200 Creek Street 108 Northbourne Avenue Level 12, Exchange Tower Pyrmont KG Lemboeckgasse 49A House 145, Street 13B, Banani 17 Alexander Stamboliiski Boulevard, Sofia Cable Beach West Bay Lumanai Conference Room The Devonshire Room 5065 4001 2601 3000 2009 NSW 1230 1213 1000 375019
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Address
BOL BRA BRA BRA BRA BRA BRA BRA BRB BWA CHE CHL CHN CHN CHN CHN CHN CHN CHN CHN CHN CHN
La Paz Belo Horizonte Brasilia Curitiba Porto Alegre Recife Rio de Janeiro Sao Paulo St. Michael / Bridgetown Gaborone Geneva Santiago Beijing Changsha Chengdu Dalian Guangzhou Harbin Jinan Kunming Nanjing Shanghai
Centro Boliviano Americano La Paz (CBA) Instituto Cultural Brasil Estados Unidos Quadra 606, Conjunto B Asa Norte Rua Maranhao 2088, Portao Rua Riachuelo 1257 Avenida Rosa e Silva 1510 Instituto Brasil Estados Unidos (IBEU) Associacao Alumni Prometric Testing Center Grand Barbados Hotel Plot 39772/1 International University in Geneva Instituto Chileno Norteamericano de Cultura STC, Room 519, B Tower, Dingjun Building Room 1001B, Yonghua Building Wenhua Road, Sichuan University Xin Wen Ke Bldg, 1st Floor Guangzhou University of Foreign Study Room 302, Zhili Building, No. 16 Wenku Street 11th Floor, Main Building South Room 3-14, 3rd Fl., Yunnan Education Committee Bldg. Foreign Testing Center, Nanjing University 3rd Floor, Canteen Building
Parque Zenon Iturralde #121 CEP Casa Thomas Jefferson Inter Americano/EBC Instituto Cultural Brasileiro Norte-Americano Associacao Brasil America Av. N.S. de Copacabana. 690/903 Rua Brasiliense, 65 Golden Shell Room Garamotlhosi Road Junction ICC Building, Route de PreBois 20 Moneda #1467 N0. 75 Suzhoujie No.48 CaiE Rd No. 24 1st South Section, Yihuan Road Liaoning Normal University Baiyun Dadao North #2 Nangang District Campus of Shandong University No. 73 No. 2 Xuefu Road No. 22 Hankou Road Shanghai University of Finance & Economics 100080 410005 610064 116029 510420 150040 250061 650233 210093 200083 1215 30160-011 70840-060 80610 90010-271 52020-220 22050-001 04729-110

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Address
CHN CHN CHN COL COL CRI CZE DEU DEU DEU DEU DOM EGY ESP ESP FIN FRA FRA FRA GBR GBR GBR GBR GBR
Wuhan Xiamen Xian Cali Chia San Jose Prague Berlin Frankfurt Hamburg Munich Santo Domingo Cairo Barcelona Villaviciosa de Odn (Madrid) Helsinki Paris (Courbevoie) Puteaux Toulouse Birmingham Bournemouth Bristol Cardiff Edinburgh
The Educational Test Center Room 101, Jijin Building, Xiamen University. Room 110, ILTC Teaching Building Universidad de San Buenaventura Gimnasio Britanico Centro Cultural CostarricenseNorteamericano U.S. Business School Praha Prometric Testing Centre Prometric Testing Centre Skill Networks GMBH Hamburg Prometric Testing Centre Instituto Cultural DominicoAmericano (ICDA) AMIDEAST IEN Institute of N. American Studies Edificio C, Universidad Europa de Madrid Fulbright Center MBA Globe Training Prometric Test Centre Universite Paul Sabatier, Building U4 Prometric, Part Ground Floor Prometric, Suite 8, Roddis House Prometric, Part 5th Floor Prometric, Part 1st Floor, West Wing Prometric, Suite 3, 1st Floor
No. 5, Changqing Road, Hankou District No. 422, Siming Nan Road Xian Foreign Language University Edificio El Lago Oficina 208 Sede Campestre Chia 150 metros norte de gasolinera Los Yoses Truhlarska 13-15 Tor Strasse 49, Schoenhauser Tor Zeil 5, 3rd Floor Uwestrasse 12 Nymphenburgerstrasse 20A Avenida Abraham Lincoln #21 23 Mosaddak Street, Dokki Via Augusta 123 C/ Tajo S/N URB. El Bosque Kaisaniemenkatu 3B (5th Floor) 19 Rue Armand Silvestre Tour Arago, 5 Rue Bellini, 16th Floor 118 Route de Narbonne, Room 101 Beaufort Hse, 94-96 Newhall St. 4-12 Old Christchurch Road 4 Colston Avenue Windsor House, Windsor Place Glenorchy Hse, 20 Union St.
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GBR GBR GBR GBR GBR GBR GEO GHA GRC GRC GTM HKG HRV HTI HUN IDN IND IND IND IND IND IND IND
Glasgow Leeds London Manchester Newcastle Peterborough Tblisi Accra Athens Thessaloniki Guatemala City Kowloon Zagreb Petion-Ville Budapest Jakarta Ahmedabad Allahabad Bangalore Chennai Gurgaon Gurgaon Hyderabad
3rd Floor, Skypark1 Prometric, Part 3rd Floor Offices Prometric, 2nd Floor Prometric, Unit 38 Waterfront Offices Prometric, 2nd Floor Prometric, 2nd Floor (Front) Office Suite American Councils - Prometric Linear Assessment Services Fulbright Prometric Test Center US Educational Foundation in Greece Instituto Guatemalteco Americano (IGA) Room 501 HKEA San PO Kong Sub-Office University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics El Rancho Hotel Fulbright Commission The Indonesia International Education Foundatrion Prometric Testing PVT Ltd IPEM Prometric Testing PVT Ltd Prometric Testing PVT Ltd Prometric Testing PVT Ltd Prometric Testing PVT Ltd Prometric Testing PVT Ltd
Elliot Street Atlas House, 31 King Street Pellipar House, 9 Cloak Lane Exchange Quay, Salford Quays Melbourne Hse, Melbourne St.. 41 Broadway 27/29 Chavchavadze Avenue, Apt 19 1st Floor Total House 4th Floor, 30 Averoff & Acharnon Street. Venizelou 4, 3rd Floor Ruta 1, 4-05 Zona 4 #17 Tsuek Luk Street, San PO Kong J.F. Kennedy Square 6 Bellevue Conference Room Baross Street 62, Ground Floor 15 Menara Imperium 28th Floor Suite B 301-302 Abhijeet II, Mitha Khali Six Roads 119/25A,Mahatma Gandhi Marg Civil Lines Maini Sadan,38 Lavelle Road, 7th Cross 15,Jagannathan Road, Nungambakkam Mercury Sol Ltd Sec-14, SCO21&22 Lower Ground 2nd Floor, DLF Infinity Tower-A Above SBI, Road 12 Banjara Hill,Avenue 1,St 20
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Address
IND IND IND IND IRL ISR ISR ITA JOR JPN JPN JPN JPN JPN KAZ KEN KOR KWT LBN LTU LUX LVA MEX
Kolkata Mumbai New Delhi Trivandrum Dublin Ramallah District Tel Aviv Milano Amman Kanagawa Kanagawa Osaka Tokyo Tokyo Almaty Nairobi Seoul Kuwait Beirut Vilnius Luxembourg Riga Guadalajara
Prometric Testing PVT Ltd Prometric Testing PVT Ltd Prometric Testing PVT Ltd Prometric Testing PVT Ltd Hospitality House, 16/20 South Cumberland St AMIDEAST, 1st Floor AlWatanieh Towers Prometric, Ground Floor, Hasapanut House Prometric/Politecnico Milano AMIDEAST, 3rd Floor, Rodeo Plaza Building Soutetsu KS Building. 9F YS Shinyokohama Bldg.4F Nakatsu Center Bldg. 7F Kayabacho Tower 15F Nissei Minamiazabu Bldg. 3F ACTR/ACCELS Almaty, Room 417 Frise Holdings KAEC, Fulbright Building Block 3, Corner of 4th St. & Yousef Amideast, Beirut Central District Vilnius Educational Information Center Key Job SA Baltijas Datoru Akademija (BDA) Executrain of Guadalajara
Flat 1/C Sukh Sagar Bldg, 2/5 Sarat Bose Road Marwah House, Saki Vihar Road, Saki Naka 160A,Senior Plaza, Gautam Nagar,Yusuf Sarai PTC Towers, SS Coil Road Dublin 34 El-Bireh Municipality St, El-Bireh 3 Nirim Street, Opp Yad Elihayu Stadium Campus Bovisa Sud, Via la Masa 34 Nuh Al-Rumi St. Sweifiyeh District 1-11-5 KitasaiwaiI Nishi-ku 2-15-10 Shinyokohama Kohoku-ku 1-11-1 Nakatsu Kita-ku 1-21-2 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku 2-8-12 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku Prospekt Seifullina 531 2nd Floor Alys Centre Mapo-gu, Yomni-dong, 168-15 Al-Qenai Street, Building 15, Salmiya Bazerkan Building. 1st Floor, Nijmeh Sq. Sauletekio aleja 9 (VU Skaiciavimo Center), R107 6 Rue de la Fonderie Elizabetes 65 Ave. Lopez Mateos Sur 1480-501
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MEX MEX MUS MYS NGA NLD NLD NLD NLD NPL PAK PAK PAK PER PHL PHL POL PRT PRY ROM RUS RUS SAU
Mexico City Monterrey Quatre Bornes Kuala Lumpur Lagos Amsterdam Amsterdam Arnhem Lelystad Kathmandu Islamabad Karachi Lahore Lima Cebu City Makati City Warsaw Lisbon Asuncion Bucharest Moscow St. Petersburg Dammam Men
Institute of International Education IMNARC - Instituto Mexicano Norteamericano DCDM Business School Prometric Testing Center Firstlogic, Ground Floor, Wema Building Crowne Plaza City Hotel Global Knowledge Network Cito Group Oude Oeverstraat 120 Dummy Technical Fulbright Commission in Nepal (USEF/N) US Education Foundation Pakistan US Education Foundation (Karachi) US Education Foundation (Lahore) Avenida Angamos Oeste 160, Miraflores c/o Train, Educ & Dev Cons Inc. Suite Ateneo Professional Schools, 130 H Polish-Japanese Institute of IT Universidade Lusofona de Humanidades e Centro Cultural Paraguayo IREX Bucharest Amer. Center for Education & Testing Central City Library, Mayakovskogo Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Berlin 18 Colonia Juarez de Relaciones Culturales de Nuevo Leon 4th Floor, Orbis Court Suite 21A-15-1, Faber Imperial Court Plot 30 Oba Akran Ave, Ikeja Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 5 Q-Port Building, 5e Floor, Kingsfordweg 43 4th Floor, Arnhem Bldg. Test Lab GPO Box 380 Hse 3 & 5, St 17 & 18, F-6/2, H#F-47/1 Park Lane, Block#5, K.D.A Scheme#5 H#19, F.C. College Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano 308-Centro Maximo D Jakosalem Street De La Costa Street, Salcedo Village lll.Floor ul. Nowogrodzka 84/86 Tecnologias, Campo Grande, 376 Multi Purpose Room 1-11 Economu Cezarescu St. Apt 1 2 Leninskii Prospekt / Room 530 Nab. Fontanka 46, 2nd Floor Eastern Province Training Center
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Code
City
Testing Location
Address
SAU SGP SUR SVN SYR THA TTO TUR TUR TUR TWN TWN TZA UGA UKR URY MAF UZB VEN ZAF ZAF ZAF ZWE
Dammam Women Singapore Paramaribo Ljubljana Damascus Bangkok Port of Spain Ankara Izmir Nisantasi-Istanbul Kaohsiung Taipei Dar Es Salaam Kampala Kyiv Montevideo St. Maarten Tashkent Caracas Cape Town Durban Johannesburg Harare
Chamber of Commerce & Industry Informatics Campus, Prometric Test Center Hotel Krasnapolsky QSTC D.O.O. Tajheez, Ahmed Mrewed Str Institute of International Education Crowne Plaza Trinidad Turkish American Association Turkish American Association Bil-Merk The Language Training & Testing Center The Language Training & Testing Center University of Dar Es Salaam Cyber Networks IREX Kyiv, 6th Floor Holiday Inn University of St. Martin Global Study Asociacion VenezolanoAmericana de Amistad New Horizons, 2nd Floor, FNB Building Prometric Mobile Testing Center Block C, Empire Park 55 Empire Road iWynSys
Eastern Province Training Center Blk A Lvl3, 10-12 Science Centre Road Domineestraat 39 Neubergerjeva 31 Next to Nadi Al-Sharq 6th Floor Maneeya Center North San Bernardo Conference Room 1st Floor Cinnah Caddesi 20, Kavaklidere Alsancak, 1379 Sokak No. 39 Rumeli Cad. Villa Han 4-6 A Block K:6 7F, 2 Chung-Cheng 3rd Road 170 Hsin-Hai Road, Sec 2 University Computing Center Uganda House, 8th Floor Vul. Pecherskyy Uzviz 3 Colonia 823 1 University Blvd. PO Box 836 38 Gulyamov Str. Av Libertador, Multicentro Empresarial d Este 33 Heerengracht Hilton Hotel Parktown 146 Samora Machel Avenue East
31421 609080
1000 2313 10330
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Appendix C: Sample References

The following references are listed solely as examples of the many books available that provide detailed technical information on the wireless technologies which may be covered by the IEEE WCET certification examination. The list is far from exhaustive; many other useful publications exist and should be considered by applicants while studying for the examination. Inclusion on this list is not intended as an endorsement of any book, nor does absence from this list imply anything about the content or utility of any reference.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Wireless Communications, Principles and Practice (2nd Ed.), T. S. Rappaport, Prentice Hall, 2002. Wireless Communications and Networking, J. W. Mark & W. Zhuang, Prentice Hall India, 2006. WCDMA for UMTS, Radio Access for Third Generation Mobile Communications (3rd Ed.), Editors: H. Holma & A. Toskala, Wiley, 2004. Digital Communications (5th Ed.), J. G. Proakis & M. Salehi, McGraw Hill, 2008. Error Control Coding (2nd Ed.), S. Lin & D. J. Costello, Jr., Prentice Hall, 2004. Location Management Routing in Mobile Networks, A. Mukherjee, Artech House Books, UK, April 2003. Internet Protocols, Advances, Technologies, and Applications, S. Goswami, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003. Designing and Developing Scalable IP Networks, G. Davies, Wiley, 2004. Satellite Communications & Networks: Systems, Techniques and Technology (2nd Ed.), G. Maral & M. Bousquet, Wiley, 1995. Wireless Communications & Networks (2nd Ed.), W. Stallings, Prentice Hall, 2005. WCDMA (UMTS) Deployment Handbook, Planning and Optimization Aspects, Editors: C. Chevallier, C. Brunner, A. Garavaglia, K. P. Murray, & K. R. Baker, Wiley, 2006. UMTS Performance Measurement, A Practical Guide for KPIs for the UTRAN Environment, R. Kreher, Wiley, 2006. HSDPA/HSUPA for UMTS, H. Holma & A. Toskala, Wiley, 2006. RF and Wireless Technologies, B. Fette, R. Aiello, P. Chandra, D. M. Dobkin, A. Bensky, D. Miron, D. A. Lide, F. Dowla, & R. Olexa, Elsevier-Newness, 2008. Wireless Information Networks (2nd Ed.), K. Pahlavan & A. H. Levesque, Wiley, 2005. Fundamentals of WiMAX: Understanding Broadband Wireless Networking, J. Andrews, A. Ghosh, & R. Muhamed, Prentice Hall, 2007. The Mobile Communications Handbook (2nd Ed.), J. D. Gibson (Editor-in-Chief), CRC Press, 1999. Digital Communications, Fundamentals and Applications (2nd Ed.), B. Sklar, Prentice Hall, 2002. Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, J. Kurose & K. Rose, Addison Wesley, 2007. Internetworking With TCP/IP Volume 1: Principles Protocols, and Architecture, (5th Ed.), D. Comer, Prentice Hall, 2006. 802.11 Wireless LAN Fundamentals, P. Roshan & J. Leary, Cisco Press, 2004. Radio Network Planning and Optimisation for UMTS, J. Laiho, A. Wacker, & T. Novosad, Wiley, 2006. OFDM for Wireless Multimedia Communications, R. Van Nee & R. Prasad, Artech House Publishers, 2000. DC Power System Design for Telecommunications, W. D. Reeve, Wiley-IEEE Press, 2006. GSM Switching, Services and Protocols, J. Eberspacher, H-J. Vogel & C. Bettstetter, Wiley, 2001. Wireless Communications, A. F. Molisch, Wiley-IEEE Press, 2007. The cdma2000 System for Mobile Communications: 3G Wireless Evolution, V. Vanghi, A. Damnjanovic, B. Vojcic, Prentice Hall, 2004. CDMA 2000 Evolution: System Concepts and Design Principles, K. Etemad, Wiley, 2004. Handbooks of the International Telecommunications Union Radiocommunications Sector (ITU-R), e.g., Land Mobile Handbook, Satellite Communications Handbook. Fundamentals of Wireless Communications, D. Tse, P. Viswanath, Cambridge University Press, 2005.

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Appendix D: Sample Examination Questions

The following questions are typical of those that will be used on IEEE WCET certification examinations. An answer key may be found at the end of this Appendix.
1. A mobile terminal moving at a speed of 30 m/sec is receiving a signal with a center frequency of 2 G, having a bandwidth of 5 MHz. The received signal has a delay spread of 2 sec. The Doppler bandwidth of the received signal is approximately: 1. 200 Hz 2. 400 Hz 3. 0.5 MHz 4. 2.5 MHz 2. In a CDMA cellular system, the coverage region of a cell located in a dense urban environment at 5:00 PM (busy hour) is most likely to be: 1. smaller than the coverage of 3:00 AM (dead hour) because of higher cell loading. 2. the same as the coverage at 3:00 AM (dead hour) because propagation remains the same. 3. the same as the cover at 3:00 AM (dead hour) because transmit power remains the same. 4. smaller than the coverage at 3:00 AM (dead hour) because of more signal fading due to more cars on the street. 3. A wireless channel has a 10 KHz Doppler spread and a 10 ms delay, and the over-the-air data rate with BFSK modulation is 1 Kbps. Which of the following is the best description of this channel? 1. Fast fading and frequency selective fading 2. Slow fading and frequency nonselective fading 3. Slow fading and frequency selective fading 4. Fast fading and frequency nonselective fading 4. In 802.11 using RTS/CTS as an access scheme where the duration of RTS, CTS, and an ACK are all equal to T, the Short Interframe Spacing duration equals S and the data packet duration of the transmitting source is D, the total period allocated to the transmitting terminal and no others is: 1. 3T+2S+D 2. 3T+3S+D 3. 3T+4S+D 4. 3T+S+D 5. The choice of a duplexing method depends on the: 1. nature of the available spectrum and of the traffic in uplink/downlink. 2. modulation type. 3. chosen multiple access technology. 4. modulation type and the multiple access technology.
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6. The relationship among the IEEE 802.11 timing parameters is: 1. SIFS<DIFS<PIFS. 2. PIFS<SIFS<DIFS. 3. SIFS>PIFS>DIFS. 4. SIFS<PIFS<DIFS. 7. Which of the following OSI layers is responsible for error recovery and reliability? 1. Data link 2. Session 3. Application 4. Physical 8. The main function of the TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) in an internet networking environment is to provide: 1. reliable communication for end systems. 2. fragmentation and synchronization services. 3. error recovery between adjacent nodes. 4. a transparent routing among subnets. 9. A fundamental architectural difference between Mobile IPv4 and Mobile IPv6 is that: 1. Mobile IPv4 dynamic home agent discovery returns a single reply to the mobile node. 2. Mobile IPv6 provides secure but less optimized routes than Mobile IPv4. 3. Mobile IPv6 does not require Foreign Agent (FA). 4. Mobile IPv6 does not require Home Agent (HA).
Answers: Q1 1; Q2 1; Q3 1; Q4 2; Q5 1; Q6 4; Q7 1; Q8 4; Q9 3

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Appendix E: Sample Forms

SPECIAL TESTING ACCOMMODATION REQUEST FORM
Candidates with disabilities covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Canadian/Australian equivalent, or other similar national laws should complete this form and have an appropriate licensed professional complete the Documentation of Disability-Related Needs form so their requests for accommodations can be processed efficiently. The information provided and any documentation regarding the disability and the need for accommodation in testing will be treated with strict confidentiality. APPLICANT INFORMATION Last Name: ___________________________First Name: _____________________Middle Initial: ___ Address:_____________________________________________________________________________ City: _______________________State: ______ ZIP/Postal Code: ___________ Country:____________ Home Telephone Number: ___________________________ IEEE WCET ID Number: ____________________________ Testing Wndow ________________________________________________________________________
SPECIAL TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS Please check the accommodation(s) that you require: (Check all that apply.) o Wheelchair access o Special seating o Reader o Recorder o Extended testing time (time and a half) o Separate testing area o Zoom text font size o Other special accommodations (please specify) ___________________________________________ Please mail, email, or fax this competed form (along with a copy of your Candidate Profile page) to PES within ten (10) business days of submitting your application. Mail, email, or fax the form to: Professional Examination Service 475 Riverside Drive, 6th Floor WCET Testing Office (431) New York, NY 10115 USA fax: +1 917 305 9879 email: wcetapp@proexam.org
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DOCUMENTATION OF DISABILITY-RELATED NEEDS BY QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL

This section must be completed by a licensed health care provider or an educational or testing professional to ensure that PES is able to provide the required test accommodations. The nature of the disability, identification of the test(s) used to confirm the diagnosis, a description of past accommodations made for the disability, and the specific testing accommodations requested must be included.
PROFESSIONAL DOCUMENTATION I have known _____________________________________________ since ______________________

(Name of Applicant) (Date)
In my capacity as a(n) __________________________________________________________________

(Professional Title)
The applicant discussed with me the nature of the test to be administered. It is my opinion that, because of this applicants disability described below, he or she should be accommodated by providing the special arrangements listed on the Special Testing Accommodation Request form.
Comments: _____________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ Signature: _______________________________________________________________________________ Title: ________________________________________________ Date: _____________________________ License No. _____________________________________________________________________________
(if applicable)
Please mail, email, or fax this competed form (along with a copy of your Candidate Profile page) to PES within ten (10) business days of submitting your application. Mail, email, or fax the form to: Professional Examination Service 475 Riverside Drive, 6th Floor WCET Testing Office (431) New York, NY 10115 USA fax: +1 917 305 9879 email: wcetapp@proexam.org

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SUPPPORTING DOCUMENTATION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE

Candidates who have been asked to submit additional documentation of their wireless communication engineering experience should use this form. If more than one position requires supporting documentation, please photocopy this form as needed. Name: ____________________________________ Job Title: _______________________________________ Organization Name: ________________________________________________________________________ Organization Address: _______________________________________________________________________ Supervisors Printed Name: __________________________________________________________________ Supervisors Telephone Number: ______________________________________________________________ Supervisors Email: _________________________________________________________________________ Supervisors Signature: ______________________________________________________________________ Dates Employed: From: ____________________________ To: _____________________________________
(Month/Year) (Month/Year)
Estimated percent of time spent in wireless communication engineering: ______________________% Job Duties and Responsibilities: _______________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ I attest that the facts presented on this form are accurate and complete and demonstrate to the best of my ability that more than 51% of my time on a daily basis was spent doing professional wireless communication engineering work in the position described above. I also understand that the decision regarding my eligibility to take the examination will be made on the basis of this and any other documentation submitted with this form. There is no appeal process to denial of eligibility.
Candidates Signature: ________________________________________ Date: ____________________ Candidates Printed Name: ______________________________________________________________

Home Telephone Number: ____________________IEEE WCET ID # (if previously assigned): ________________ Return this form with any other supporting documentation to: WCET Certification Program IEEE Communications Society 3 Park Avenue, 17th Floor New York, NY 10016 USA Fax: +1 212 705 8999
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