UMTS Radio
Network Planning
Course no. 917

Who Should Attend?

Professionals that need an insight on the WCDMA cell planning principles. The course is feasible to both operator and development staff, providing clarity to the principles of cell planning in WCDMA. The course covers important aspects on the radio protocols, the QoS implementation in WCDMA as well as the key steps to plan and optimize WCDMA networks.

Entry Requirements
The participants should have knowledge in telecommunications and preferably from the GSM area.

Training Method
Theoretical lessons and exercises
The trainig will be in english

On-line tilmelding:

You can send your registration to:

NetConcept
Vesterbrogade 149
DK-1620 København V
Tlf: 33 27 00 15
Fax nr. 33 27 00 16
eller
Email: education@netconcept.dk

• Overview of the WCDMA principles
• Soft handover and power control principles
• The radio protocols and channel structure in WCDMA
• System configuration criteria
• Link budget and service mixes
• Calculation methods and the Monte Carlo model
• Code planning and hierarchical cell structures
• Resourse congestion control in UMTS
• QoS and RAB handling
• Network performance and optimization issues

After the course, the participants shouldbe able to describe:

• The cell planning process in WCDMA networks
• Typical radio characteristics for WCDMA systems
• Type of cells and their expected characteristics
• How soft handover impacts the cell capacity
• Why power control is a central issue in capacity
• QoS traffic classes and attributes
• How different service assumtions can influence the planning results
• How code planning is implemented
• How radio resourse management is handled
• Site selection criteria and possible environmental impact
• Different types of antennas and Node B configurations
• The important cell planning steps in UMTS
• How capacity can be configured and optimized in WCDMA networks