09 October - 11 October 2010 (Sat - Mon)
3-day instructor-led training, 0900-1700
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

This course will enable participants to:

• Learn technology and applications of Line of Sight Microwave
• Understand the detail of Microwave
• Can analyze and design Microwave system
• Can learn about the tools that is used to design and analyze the microwave links.
• Can calculate multipath fading and path reliability

In Telecommunication, Microwave link is one of the major part. Due to the microwave backhaul, the massive growth of wireless technology in the telecommunication world has been possible. After completing the Microwave Transmission Engineering & Link Planning, Advanced Microwave course is a required course to implement and utilize comprehensively the microwave system using microwave tools. This course also gives the review to the tools that is necessary to design and analyze microwave links. This course gives a proper frequency plan and pathloss analysis.

This course is designed to study the essentials of transmission network planning in greater detail such that at the end of this course the student is able to plan microwave networks such that the link Performance and Availability objectives are met and paths are designed for lowest possible design and maintenance costs. Also the system does not suffer from interference, or disturb other radio system in the vicinity. Finally student can carry on the detailed network analysis and optimize the network performance of any operational network.

Knowledge of Microwave and Link Planning. Students should have attended the course “Microwave Transmission Engineering & Link Planning Course”

Transmissions Radio Link planning Engineers and those who are or shall be involved in transmissions network planning and maintenance and optimization.

Day 1

Transmission Media Characteristics and Selection Guidelines
Leased Lines
Fiber
Satellite
Free Space Optics(FSO)
Digital Microwave Radio

Network Topologies
Tandem Configuration
Star Configuration
Star-Mesh Configuration
Mixed Networks
Networks for Cellular Systems

Day 2

Advanced Topics in Frequency Panning and Interference Control
Class Work involving difficult Frequency Planning and detailed interference analysis and calculations
Typical Case studies

Detailed Availability and performance objectives and planning Guidelines
Example of Availability and Unavailability determination
Availability and Performance Standards: Purpose
ITU-R: Availability and Performance Reference Path Models
North American Availability and Performance Objectives
Rain Model Prediction and limitations
Class Work: Detailed Calculations for real cases.

Day 3

Special Radio Features Considerations in Network design
Automatic Transmitter Power Control (ATPC or APC)
Adaptive Equalizers (ATDE and ASAE)
Forward Error Correction (FEC)
System Gain
Dispersive Fade Margin
Radio Thermal Noise

Interpretation and use of Radio Curves for Systems Design
C/N, C/I, T/I Curves
Radio Signature Curves

Transmissions Network Capacity Enhancement Techniques
Capacity Dimensioning
Mux planning Methods
Hubbing
Grooming (LAPD Methods for Mobile Networks)
2 x STM 1 using Single dual Polarized Antennas
7 x STM 1 using CCDP technique using single antenna
7 x STM 1 using XPIC Method using single antenna

Overview of Performance Testing and Commissioning of Transmissions Network

Overview of Transmissions Network Planning Software Tool (capability and Limitations)

Project:
Network Audit of an existing transmissions Network and performance improvement strategies.