Digital Radio Link Planning
& Design
Learn to perform network link planning activities
and making use of a generic link-planning tool during
this 2-day theoretical and practical course.
Aimed at field or office personnel, responsible for
the specification, planning and maintenance of digital
microwave radio links and those with a strong telecommunications
background; this course is designed to provide a comprehensive
overview of network link planning activity.
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Duration
2 days
Who should attend?
This course is aimed at field or office personnel
responsible for the specification, planning and maintenance
of digital microwave radio links
Prerequisites
Delegates should have a strong telecommunications
background and be proficient with the use of a PC
with spreadsheets and databases in particular. It
would also be beneficial to have handson experience
in installing, commissioning and maintaining microwave
links
Course objectives
Delegates will be able to perform the network link
planning activity, making use of the generic link
planning tool
Qualifications
BTEC applied for, CableNet certificate
Related Training
Microwave Radio Principles
Advanced Microwave Radio
Course Content (90% Theory, 10% Practical)
Spectrum management
• Describe the spectrum management and licencing
procedures for the UK: RA, Frequency Planning, UK
Allocations, Frequency Assignment & Licencing,
ETSI, ITU, CEPT, DTI, Bands, Sub-bands, RA Licence
Application Forms, Standards & Specifications
• Describe the types of noise & interference
that a radio system typically suffers from & relate
this to effective frequency planning: co-channel interference,
adjacent channel interference
Terrestrial microwave propagation
• Describe terrestrial propagation characteristics
as applicable to microwave: refraction, refractivity
& atmospheric absorption loss
• Define the path profiling & clearance
criteria: radio horizon, straight ray path, flat earth
surface, plotting the profile, diffraction, clearance,
fresnel zone & reflection
• Explain how path losses & fading are taken
into account
• Describe the use of diversity systems to overcome
propagation issues
The planning process
• Describe the general steps to be followed
by link planners in order to complete the planning
for successful link
• Perform path budget calculations: receiver
sensitivity, fade margin, rain fade margin, rainfall
regions, fading due to multi-path effects
Use of microwave link planning tools
• Demonstrate the use microwave link planning
tools by completing practical power budget & link
profiling exercises
Coverage planning tools
• Describe how cellular coverage planning tools
are used to assist with site selection & the siting
of antennas within urban, suburban, rural environments
& roads
