4G LTE
EMERGING TRENDS
IP CONVERGENCE & IMS
TECHNOLOGY FOR BUSINESS
UMTS/HSPA+
WIRELESS LANDSCAPE
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The goal of this program is to equip RF engineers to perform UMTS RF network design by mentoring them using real world data as they develop the required skills. The first part of the program covers the radio network planning and design aspects of a UMTS network. It describes the process of mapping the service and market requirements to RF system parameters and walks through the link budget calculations. The program discusses the cell planning aspects, the use of existing infrastructure, overlay configurations, backhaul capacity planning as well as growth considerations. The second part of the program consists of mentoring sessions to reinforce the key learning points by allowing the participants to utilize national design guidelines, site and market data, and design tools selected by the local market to perform RF design tasks and obtain hands-on experience. Like other mentoring programs from Award Solutions, this program too uses tools, processes and real data for the service provider’s network. Special Note: Market-specific tools and configuration data are needed three weeks prior to the mentoring sessions to deliver maximum value for the attendees.
Learning Objectives
After completing both parts, the student will be able to: • Step through the process of wireless network design • List the source of interference and ways to overcome in typical radio networks • Discuss the selection of antenna and TTLNA, and antenna sharing with 2G • Work out the link budget for a UMTS system • Inter-frequency Handover impacts and planning • Describe the impact of operating frequency spectrum and bandwidth, as well as required guard band • Discuss various scrambling code planning considerations • Discuss neighbor list planning considerations • Design the radio network based on capacity, coverage and quality requirements • Calculate the capacity for cell site, RNC, and back haul needs and plan for the future growth • Compare and evaluate different network design options • Apply selected tools and processes more efficiently • Analyze network economics for different design choices
Intended Audience
This course is intended for UMTS RF design engineers and RF performance engineers who want to learn UMTS RF design.
Suggested Prerequisites
• Mastering UMTS Radio Protocols and Signaling (Instructor Led) • Mastering HSPA Protocols and Signaling (Instructor Led)
Course Length
5 Days Instructor Led
Course Outlines / Knowledge Knuggets
1. Introduction to UMTS System Design 1.1. Process of wireless network design and deployment 1.2. UMTS network requirements 2. UMTS Air Interface 2.1. WCDMA 2.2. HSPA 2.3. IFHO/IRAT 2.4. Design KPIs 3. UMTS/HSPA System Planning Considerations 3.1. Impacts of operating frequency 3.2. Scrambling code planning 3.3. Parameter settings 4. System Planning Exercise 4.1. Frequency considerations 4.2. Parameter planning 4.3. Coverage goals 4.4. Capacity goals 5. Antenna Considerations 5.1. Antenna selection 5.2. Antenna sharing 5.3. Diversity techniques of UMTS 6. Link Budget for UMTS/HSPA 6.1. System parameter considerations 6.2. Maximum allowable path loss for UL and DL 7. Link Budget Exercise 7.1. Uplink 7.2. Downlink 7.3. Options and balancing 8. UMTS RF Design 8.1. Market, radio and service requirements 8.2. RF design process and options 8.3. Propagation models 8.4. Site configurations 9. Coverage Design Exercises 9.1. Overlay design 9.2. IFHO/IRAT planning 10. UMTS Network Capacity Planning 10.1. Cell site capacity planning 10.2. Capacity design 10.3. Capacity optimization 10.4. Backhaul capacity planning 11. Capacity Exercises 11.1. Capacity design 11.2. Capacity optimization 12. Cell Planning Considerations 12.1. Site selection tradeoffs 12.2. Site selection process 12.3. Neighbor list planning 13. Site Shakedown and Acceptance 13.1. Site acceptance 13.2. Cluster acceptance
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