Radio Network Planning & Design (UMTS)

This 2-day course has been designed to provide a comprehensive overview of Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network design.

Including an in-depth study of UMTS network design, this theoretical based course includes an extensive design project, allowing delegates to put their knowledge into practice. Some prior experience is required to attend as it provides those already working with in the industry, the opportunity to upgrade or convert their existing experience and knowledge to include UMTS cell planning.

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Duration
2 days

Who should attend?
Engineers, technicians and managers or those who wish to upgrade or convert their existing experience and knowledge
to include cell planning

Prerequisites
Experience in radio communications, with a good knowledge of telecoms methods is essential. Please contact us
to discuss in more detail

Course objectives
Delegates gain an in-depth knowledge of UMTS cellular planning principles

Course requirements
A PC laptop and calculator

Qualifications
BTEC applied for, CableNet certificate

Related Training
Principles of Radio Site Engineering
Introduction to Mobile Communications Networks

Course Content (100% Theory)

Multipath propagation
• Fast, selective, flat & slow fading

Propagation modelling
• Plane Earth propagation model
• Okumura Hata model
• Building penetration losses
• Link budgets
• Cell breathing
• Interference

Cell coverage calculations
• Cell size & comparison of cell coverage by cell type
• Interference reduction
• Planning for traffic variations
• Cell overlap

System capacity calculations
• Grade of service
• Forecase Traffic
• Traffic capacity dimensioning
• QoS considerations
• Cell reselection & handovers
• Worked examples

Cell site location
• Choice of antenna
• High sites including high density sites
• Hot spots
• Diversity

Tools
• Introduction into the use of radio planning tools
• Test mobile phones
• Software parameters & gathering of key statistics