CERTIFIED 3G MOBILE RF PROFESSIONAL:
Course Duration: 2 weeks ( 3 hrs /day)
Eligibility: B.E (ECE /EEE/CS/ETC/IT) . Final year students can also apply.
Courser Objective:
This course provides an introduction to operation and maintenance, cell planning and optimization through drive test for GSM and 3G network.
Course outline:
1. RF basics and propagation:
- RF bands and its Propagation
- Different modulation techniques used.
- RF links used for mobile and P2P networks
- Different types of antenna used in GSM and backbone applications
2. GSM Network
- GSM network architecture
- Functionality of each entity in the network
- Channels and frame structure
- Call flow – MT , MO
- GPRS and EDGE network
- Networking planning methods
3. UMTS /WCDMA network
- What is UMTS / WCDMA
- Comparison of technologies –TDMA /WCDMA
- GSM/GPRS 2G and 2.5 networks
- UMTS network overview
- Principles of 3G communication – WCDMA and Coding methods.
- UMTS Radio network
- Interface- core network and UTRAN
- UMTS key features and services
4. Optimization
- RF optimization overview
- Practical issues and challenges in RF optimization
- Different types of drive test tools and its description
- Practical on drive test and understanding its reports.
- Optimization of RF network, based on drive test results.
Practical/Hands-on : Afforda has its own GSM, 3G and LTE / LTE-A network in the lab
- Drive test for GSM and WCDMA using TEMS
- Post processing of drive test results.
- GSM /3G network test in the LAB
At the end of the course:
The candidate will be able to understand, design and optimize GSM/3G access networks. Candidate will be able to carry out drive test and do optimization independently.