Objectives:
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- Wave propagation in the atmosphere
- Terrain profile
- Performance and availability of objective
- Microwave antennas
- Power budget and link planning
- Precipitation
- Diversity
- Frequency planning
- Capacity and topology planning
- Microwave planning tools
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Who should attend? |
This course is open to any telecommunications professionals who require a good understanding
of microwave planning concepts
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Prerequisites: |
| Basic knowledge in transmission concepts and telecommunications fundamentals. |
Detailed contents: |
Transmission Principals
- Transmission Networks
- Voice channel digitizing and TDM
- PCM Coder Block Diagram 64 kb/s
- E1; History, Frame, Transmission Media
- GSM coding and TDM in terrestrial E1
- European Digital Multiplexer Hierarchy
Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH)
Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH )
- Digital Microwave system
- MODEM- Digital Modulation
- Protecting MW Links
- Microwave Equipment Specification
- Microwave Allocation in Radio spectrum
- Microwave Bands
- Microwave Capacities
- International Regulatory Bodies
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Radio Propagation
- Electromagnetic Waves
- Radio Wave Propagation
- Refraction
- K-Factor
- Multipath Propagation
- Fading
- Formation Of a Duct
- Diffraction
- Reflection and scattering
- Absorption
- Rain Attenuation
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Performance and Quality Objectives
- Degradation on quality
- The ITU standards
- Performance Objectives
- Availability Objectives
- Circuit Classification
- Performance Predictions
- Reliability
- Calculation of Unavailability
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Microwave Antenna
- Antenna Gain
- VSWR
- Side and Back lobe Levels
- Beam Width
- Antenna Characteristics - EIRP and ERP
- Antenna Characteristics - Polarization
- Cross Polarization
- Passive Repeater
- Plane Reflectors
- Back to back Repeater
- Mechanical Stability
- Antenna Datasheet
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Microwave Planning
- Planning Objectives
- Link Budget
- Link Budget Parameters
- Fade Margin
- Terrain Profiles
- Line-of-Sight Concept and Path Profile
- Path Profile
- Earth Bulge
- Fresnel Zone
- Multipath Fading
- Flat Fading
- Frequency Selective Fading
- Rain Fading
- Diversity
- Space Diversity
- Frequency diversity
- Hot standby configuration
- Hybrid diversity
- Angle diversity
- Combined diversity
- Path Diversity
- Topology Planning
- Dimensioning Example
- Frequency planning
- Noise in Digital Systems
- Receiver Threshold Degradation
- Interference
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Digital Map and Tools Overview
- Prediction Tools
- Tasks
- Prediction Tool - Database
- Digital Maps
- Geographical Databases
- Vector Data (Linear)
- Altitude
- Clutter (Land use)
- Resolution / Precision
- Map Coordinates - Geodesy
- Map Coordinates - Projection
- Projection Systems
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