Course 575: HSPA/HSPA+ Network Planning and Design Training - Level I - TONEX.com

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Course #: 575
Course Type: On-site & Public
Duration: 3 days
Price: $1999

Description

HSPA/HSPA+ Network Planning and Design Training course covers the network planning of UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+ network covering the CS, PS and IMS domains. This course is vendor-neutral, thus maximizing the true value of this telecom educational experience for its attendees.

Objectives

This course provides you with a comprehensive business and technical foundation in UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+ network, migration paths, services and applications development.

Course Outline

Network Planning

  • Overview of UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+ Network
  • UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+ Network Planning
  • GoS / Area coverage
  • RNP planning procedure
  • Preparation -coverage & capacity
  • Offered traffic - cell capacity and coverage estimation
  • Cell capacity estimation - simulations
  • Estimated max cell coverage
  • UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+ Network planning process
  • Blocking / Trunking efficiency
  • Cell count
  • Cell count model
  • Offered traffic environments
  • Load factors
  • Estimated cell count

Detailed Network Planning

  • Radio environment characterization
  • Pilot pollution & power
  • Inter-frequency handover
  • Non-uniform traffic
  • Code requirements
  • Control channel planning
  • Soft Handover parameter planning
  • Hierarchical Cell Structures
  • Radio network testing
  • Code Planning

 

Radio Environment & Microcell Planning

  • Microcell Network Planning
  • SHO design
  • Outdoor / Pedestrian / Vehicular
  • Microcell - Corner effect
  • Indoor / Office planning

 

Network Dimensioning

  • Channel element planning
  • Coexisting with other networks
  • Intermodulation
  • Adjacent channel interference
  • Uplink simulations
  • UMTS radio carriers
  • Frequency sharing
  • Transmission capacity
  • Co-planning with other networks
  • External operator interference
  • Uplink Calculations (worst case)
  • Planning with adjacent channel interference
  • Actual spectrum allocation
  • Guard bands & zones

 

Link budgets & range calculations

  • Spectrum efficiency - Uplink & Downlink
  • Eb/No
  • MUD
  • Range calculations
  • Range in unloaded & loaded networks
  • Effect of bit rates on range
  • Uplink/Downlink budgets
  • Terminal Assumptions
  • Typical UMTS ranges
  • Uplink load factor
  • Noise rise
  • Uplink capacityOverheads
  • Capacity and coverage gains - transmit diversity
  • Coverage improvements
  • C/I Ratio
  • QOS
  • Spectrum efficiency comparisons
  • Link budget calculation template
  • Range extensions with MUD
  • Link budgets and loads
  • Processing gain
  • Link Budget samples
  • Propagation model
  • Downlink load factor
  • Coverage versus capacity
  • Coverage versus different bit ratesDownlink transmit diversity
  • Capacity improvements

 

Radio Resource Managemen t

  • RRM algorithms
  • Admission control strategy
  • Packet scheduler
  • Micro diversity
  • Power control
  • Fast power control
  • Uplink fast power control
  • Soft handover algorithm
  • Handover decision
  • Admission control
  • Load control (congestion control)
  • Interference margin
  • Macro diversity
  • Open/Closed/Outer and inner loop
  • Improved power control signalling
  • Handover mechanism
  • Handover measurements
  • Handover parameters

 

UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+ network Planning Methodologies and Tools

  • Planning methodologies
  • Monte Carlo simulations
  • Monte Carlo results analysis
  • Methodology comparisons
  • Deterministic models
  • Popular microcell models
  • Carrier wave measurements
  • Static simulations
  • Monte Carlo input parameters
  • Sample plots
  • Propagation models
  • Popular macrocell models
  • Mapping data requirements

T

raffic Analysis

  • Traffic analysis process
  • Target coverage
  • Sample usage and service offerings

 

Nominal planning & site selection

  • Nominal planning
  • Initial dimensioning
  • Spreadsheet dimensioning
  • Site selection
  • Recommended antenna heights
  • Flowchart
  • UMTS ranges
  • Site options
  • Bad UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+  sites
  • Evaluating traffic requirements

 

Detailed site design

  • UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+  site configurations
  • RX Antennas
  • 4 RX diversity
  • Various configuration coverage increasesCo-siting antennas
  • Antenna tilts
  • System configurations
  • MHA's
  • TX diversity
  • Isolation requirementsDual system antenna sample
  • Antenna orientation

Who Should Attend

Ideal Delegates who would benefit from this course would be technical and engineering professionals, specifying, planning and implementing future 3G networks and services:

  • Development Engineers and Technical Managers responsible for 3G systems and products
  • Network Planning Managers, Radio Planners, and System Developers
  • Technical Sales & Marketing personnel

Prerequisites

Good knowledge of GSM/GPRS, ideally previous 2G RF/Transmission Planning exp., Some Knowledge of RF software propagation tools, some previous background knowledge of UMTS. Any previous radio air-interface/BSS knowledge would also be advantageous

Testimonials

The course was technically excellent. The instructor's communication; knowledge, subject explanation, and methodology were all excellent. The quality of the training material was excellent.

Very helpful for me to quick understand 3G technology structure, which gives a good direction for further study and research.
My knowledge of UMTS and 3G technology has been improved and will be continuously improved.

The training is very informative for beginners to have a quick and general understanding on the 3G technology, another beauty is it also gives student good knowledge about the 3G market development in both short term and long term.

Alex Xu, Microcell Solutions Inc. (GSM/GPRS Carrier, Canada)

 

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