Advanced Transmission Engineering for IP/Ethernet Backhaul Design
Transmission engineering
Overview: Microwave Networking in the RAN
At the end of this advanced course, participants will be able to:
- Analyze path profiles from topographic data
- Download topographic data from the Internet
- Design simple paths as per industry standards
- Profile a path
- Analyze reflections
- Prepare a frequency plan
- Analyze interference
- Understand the RAN topology for IP backhaul in the access, aggregation, and core layers
- Understand how microwave radios links can be engineered to meet the RAN demands for IP traffic with QoS
Course outline
- Ethernet radio technology
- Radio network planning considerations
- RF design parameters review
- Error and quality performance objectives
- dBs review
- Adaptive Coding and Modulation
- L1/L2 link aggregation
- RATs overview
- Multipath probability
- Vigants’ model
- ITU-R P.530 recommendations
- Diversity improvements factors
- Path calculations sheets
- CCDP/ACAP/ACDP/XPIC in the RAN
- Objectives (Long haul, short haul, access)
- North American “Bell”
- ITU-R
- Licensed PathLoss V.4/V.5
- Path design workshop using licensed PathLoss V.4/V.5:
- Profile
- Multipath error performance objective
- Rain outage objective
- Interference analysis
- Interference objective
- Reflection study
- Radio meteorology
- Electromagnetic near and far fields
- Geo-climatic effects
- Path clearance criteria
- Path profiles
- Fade mechanisms
- Over-water analysis
- Real meaning of fade margin
- Path survey principles
- Interference performance objectives
- Frequency planning
- Interference case workshop using licensed PathLoss V.4 or V.5:
- Interference objective
- T/I review
- Noise floor discussion
- Parabolic antenna pattern analysis
- ATPC and DTPC concepts to mitigate interference levels
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Pricing & scheduling
Please contact your Aviat local sales team for a quote or email
Course specifics
- Duration: 5-day
- Capacity: 10
- Materials provided:
- e-Book
Target audience
The course is intended for Network Planners, Transmission/Network Engineers, and Network Support Staff requiring advanced microwave transmission knowledge for the current IP/LTE evolution.