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RF PLANNING / NETWORK OPTIMIZATION & DRIVE TESTING PROFESSIONAL

The course is designed to address key practical concepts in the field of RF. This covers advanced RF Network Planning fundamentals in detail. Using field relevant advanced RF softwares such as TEMS Investigation, the training explores techniques and methodologies of exploring RF Networks and RAN tuning to its peak. Collecting live network cellular data for detailed study, analysis is performed using Route Analysis & MAPInfo collectively. Further, Optimization of the network is done using MAPInfo after which Final report is designed, mentioning discrepancies and recommendations for KPI improvement & network performance enhancement. TARGET AUDIENCE: Professionals, Managers, RF Engineers, Network Planners, Fresh Engineers & undergraduate students. PRE-REQUISITES: This is Level-III Advanced Training, which requires prior knowledge of Radio Access Network. Participants are requested to have attempted atleast Level-I or Level-II pre-requisites, i.e. GSM/3G/WIMAX/LTE Professional or BSS/RAN Engineering Professional. JOB MARKET: The market is quite good enough & variety of jobs available amongst Operators, Vendors & Subcontractors regarding RF Planning Engineer Optimization Expert COURSE CONTENTS:
Module I - Introduction to RF Spectrum Allocation Coverage planning Capacity planning Omni and Directional deployments Site Cell configurations Macro sites Micro sites Cell splitting - Umbrella cell - Concentric cell Module III - Practical Antenna design Omni Directional Antennas - Deployments in Macro & Micro & IBS setup Directional Antennas - FET - VET - RET Antenna properties - F/B ratio - Beamwidth & Gain - Directivity Tilting techniques - Mechanical - Electrical Video Demonstration Module II - Channels & its classification Physical & Logical Channels - Broadcast Channels BCCH, SCH FCH - Common Control Channels PCH RACH AGCH - Dedicated Channels SDCCH, SACCH, FACCH - Traffic Channels TCH/F, TCH/H TCH 2.4/4.8/9.6 BCCH/8, SDCCH/8, SACCH/8, FACCH/8 AMR (Adaptive Multirate) Comfort noise & DTX

Radio Network Engineer RF Optimization Consultant

Radio Network Planner Network Design Specialist

RNO Engineer RNP Engineer

Module IV - Diversity in Antennas Older design Antennas Modern design Antennas Diversity technique - RX Diversity - Space diversity - Polarization diversity Duplexors - Use of duplexors Diplexers - Function of Diplexers Triplexers - Function of Triplexers Application in the RF-Subsystem Connectivity in telecom operators

Module V - Radio Frequency Planning RF Planning Coverage of a cell Frequency re-use principle Some formulas 3x3, 4x3, 5x3, etc. planning - Single BCCH planning - Concentric BCCH planning Planning Traffic Channels Allocating BSIC to cells Verification of channel allocation Module VII - Drive Testing Why need DT? Types of Drive Test - Pre Drive Testing - Post Drive testing - Cluster Drive Testing - Routine Drive Testing - Performance benchmarks Drive Testing - Troubleshooting DTs - GPRS/EDGE testing Drive Testing guidelines Drive Test setup Module IX - Frequency Hopping Why implement Frequency Hopping - Baseband - Synthesizer based - Cyclic MA List HSN - Hopping Sequence No. MAIO - Mobile Allocation Index Offset Examples of Frequency Hopping Advantages of freq. hopping Testing hopping channels in TEMS Troubleshooting Practical Testing HSN & MAIO of Cellular Networks

Module VI - RF Propagation Models & Fading Propagation models - Okumura model - Hata model - Okumura-Hata model COST231 model Fading & its types - Ricean fading - Longley Rice Diffraction Reflection & Refraction Module VIII - Frames & Bursts Types of Frames - 26 frame MF - 51 frame MF Burst and its types - Normal Burst - Freq. Correction Burst - Synchronization Burst - Dummy Burst - Access Burst Normal Burst in Detail

Module X - RF Optimization & Parameters What is Optimization Types of Optimization - Soft Optimization - Hard Optimization Optimization parameters - Rx_Lev, Rx_Qual, SQI - BER, FER - C/I, C/A Optimizing KPIs - CSSR, DCR, HoSR

SOFTWARE I - TEMS INVESTIGATION

Module XI - TEMS Data Collection Main Overview Interface - GSM Line Chart - GSM Current Channel Parameters - GSM Neighbours - GSM Radio parameters - Events Signalling - Layer 2 & Layer 3 messages - Mode reports - Events Data Function Map Function Scanner Function Control & Config Function - Equipment configuration Module XII - TEMS Data Collection Logfiles Menu - Recording logfiles - Opening & play logfiles - Log file properties - Exporting log files - Report Generation Scanning Menu - Need of scanning - ARFCN Selection - Scanning Channels Command Sequence - Setting values - Benchmarking setup Presentation Menu - Selection criteria as per requirements

Module XIII - TEMS Investigation Data Collection Connecting handsets Connecting GPS Loading .cel file Loading vectors Call testing - Long calls - Short calls Understanding real-time parameters

Module XIV - TEMS Route Analysis & Report Preparation TEMS Route Analysis Interface - Loading .cel file - Loading routes Setting reqd. parameters Analyzing recorded data Report generation - Documenting - Presentation - Recommendations - Conclusion Module XVI - Live Network Demonstration Live Cellular Network Setup Studying Network parameters Checking different operators sectors performance Locking ARFCNs Testing forced handovers

Module XV - TEMS Pocket Hardware Introduction to TEMS Pocket - Verifying CellID, RxLev, LAC, etc. - Checking Neighbouring freq. via BA List - GSM/GPRS Parameters - Testing BCCH carrier, TS, TA, MS TXPWR - Checking C/I

SOFTWARE II - MAPINFO PROFESSIONAL

Module XVII - MAPInfo Professional Introduction to MAPInfo - Importing .xls(x) files - Generating .tab files - Modifying table structure - Layers & Layer Control - Styles - Labelling - Thematic mapping Module XIX - MAPInfo GtoolGSM Plugin Some Recommendations - Importing Site data - Importing Cell Data - Importing Antenna data - Importing Neighbour data - Find Site function - Finding BCCH & BSIC - Analysing Neighbours Module XVIII - MAPInfo Alcatel PIANO Plugin Recommendations - Creating Base Stations - Loading BTS file - Locating GSM/E-GSM & DCS freq. - Identifying BSIC - Finding co-BCCH issues - Verifying C/I and C/A problems - Checking BSC & LAC Module XX - MAPInfo Extra Plugins Bearing Tool - Calculating site-to-site azimuths - Verifying sector orientations Pathcalc - Calculating inter-site distances - Optimizing co-channel & adjacent freq.