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UMTS Radio Planning and Optimization
(2 days or 12 hours)

Across the globe, UMTS networks are continuing to be deployed and areas of 3G coverage are continuously being extended. This course details the radio network design process, incorporating the available options in UMTS. As such, it examines the requirements and considerations a planner needs when designing UMTS coverage and capacity. Those attending should have a good understanding of UMTS operation and the UMTS air interface and as such, mpirical’s UMTS System Engineering and UMTS Air Interface courses are ideal primers.

Who Should Attend

Radio and Network Planners requiring a comprehensive explanation of UMTS Planning and Optimization. Technical Staff involved in the deployment of UMTS networks.

Pre - Learning

Pre-Learning is provided to prime those attending the instructor led phase. Each lesson is based on an interactive online format and should take about 30 minutes to complete. The pre-Learning lessons are:

  • Test of Understanding - Try the online check to see how much you know.
  • Radio Principles.
  • W-CDMA Principles.
  • Radio Planning.
  • Measurements in Radio Systems.

Course Outline

Divided into 9 sections, the topics covered will include:

Section 1: Radio Planning and Deployment Process (1 hour)

  • Factors for Dimensioning and Optimization - capacity, costs, flexibility, reliability.
  • Initial Planning.
  • Dimensioning - Soft Handover Gain, Interference Margin, Fast Fading Margin.
  • Detailed Planning - Combined Capacity and Coverage, Code and Frequency, Configuration.
  • Results Analysis.
  • Continuous Optimization.

Section 2: Traffic and QoS Considerations (1 hour)

  • UMTS Services - Multimedia, Packet Data.
  • HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA and HSPA+.
  • UMTS Traffic Characteristics.
  • Service Characteristics, Traffic Total.
  • Radio Propagation Environment.
  • Radio Propagation Channel.
  • Impact to Services.

Section 3: Planning Tools (1 hour)

  • Key Requirements of Planning Tools.
  • Planning Tool Types - Initial, Coverage, Capacity, Scrambling Code etc.
  • Planning Tool Input Requirements.
  • Optimization Tools.

Section 4: UMTS Planning (2 hours)

  • TRF and Service Capabilities of the UE and Node B.
  • UMTS Link Budget - max cell range and sizes.
  • UMTS Propagation Environment.
  • UMTS Capacity and Coverage Planning.
  • Traffic Disruption.
  • Planning Issues.

Section 5: Antenna Selection (1 hour)

  • Base Station Configuration.
  • Antenna Selection and Antenna Line Configuration.
  • Antenna Characteristics.
  • Antenna Diversity - Space, Polarization.
  • Site Configuration - Sectorization, Antenna Beam Width.
  • Antenna Implementation - Height, Down Tilt.

Section 6: UMTS Site Location and Integration (1 hour)

  • Non-hexagonal Site Locations.
  • UMTS Site Planning.
  • Site Sector Orientation.
  • Repeaters.
  • Hot Spots.
  • Site Integration.

Section 7: Planning and Optimizing Handovers (2 hours)

  • TUMTS Mobility - Connected Substates.
  • Handovers and Handover Triggers.
  • Measurement Reporting - Intra and Inter Frequency, Inter RAT.
  • TUE Internal Measurement Reporting.
  • Soft Handover Settings.
  • Handover Procedures - Common Channel Procedures.
  • Handover Optimization.

Section 8: Optimizing UMTS (2 hours)

  • Network Loading Factors - user mobility, events, emergency, new services and users.
  • Optimization Parameters - CPICH and SCH Power Levels, neighbour lists, cell parameters.
  • Optimizing Capacity - Capacity Upgrades, Link Planning, OTSR, STSR.
  • Power Optimization - Uplink and Downlink.
  • Mobility - Cell Selection, Idle Mode Reselection, UMTS to GSM Cell Reselection.
  • Optimizing Connection Establishment.
  • Optimizing Connections and Resources.

Section 9: Diversity (1 hour)

  • Transmit Diversity.
  • Space Time Transmit Diversity.
  • Smart Antennas - advantages and disadvantages.
  • MIMO.
  • Associated Coverage and Capacity Gains.

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