UMTS Radio Planning and Optimization
- Duration: 2 days or 12 hours
- Level: Level 4
UMTS Radio Planning and Optimization
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)
- UMTS Mobility - Connected Substates.
- Handovers and Handover Triggers.
- Measurement Reporting - Intra and Inter Frequency, Inter RAT.
- UE 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.
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.