Fundamentals of 3G Radio Planning
- Course Name: Fundamentals of 3G Radio Planning
- Duration: 1 day
- Technical Level: 2
Overview
Designed primarily for engineers and managers working on, or associated with, the planning and deployment of UMTS radio networks. This course provides an appreciation of the issues and design procedures that need considering when planning a UMTS radio network. The material can also be appreciated by people from a more general telecommunications background without specific prior knowledge.
Planning concepts and procedures are examined, with specific emphasis on the requirements of the 3G (UMTS) radio network, including capacity and coverage, the use of link budgets, traffic modelling and quality of service, cell planning and optimisation, and the use of planning tools. A comparison is made with GSM radio planning techniques. This course is run in association with Imagicom.
Course Objectives
- Describe, in general, the key concepts that affect performance of a UMTS radio system
- List the main procedures used for 3G radio planning, placing them in order of completion within the overall planning process
- Identify three main differences between UMTS and GSM radio planning requirements
- Describe the complex relationship between Capacity, Coverage and Quality within the UMTS radio network
- List the major components of the UMTS Radio Link Budget
- Relate basic traffic modelling parameters to quality of service requirements in the radio network
- Use a flow chart to represent the UMTS Cell Planning & Optimisation process, and describe each stage in terms of its function and basic operation
- Better appreciate the complexity of UMTS Radio Site Selection and relate the processes to the less complex requirements of GSM, and issues surrounding
shared and co-located sites
- Describe the use of Radio Planning Tools in the overall UMTS radio planning process
Course Requirements
A basic understanding of mobile telecommunications (especially UMTS Radio) would be an advantage, but not essential.
