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Contents 1

Portfolio Overview ...............................................................................................................3 ...............................................................................................................3 1.1 Fundamental Courses ................................................................................................3 ................................................................................................3 1.2 GSM Courses .............................................................................................................3 .............................................................................................................3 1.3 UMTS Courses ...........................................................................................................3 ...........................................................................................................3 1.4 LTE Courses ........................................................................................................ ...............................................................................................................3 .......3 1.5 Backhaul Courses ..................................................................................... .......................................................................................................4 ..................4 2 Portfolio Overview Maps (recommendation only) ...............................................................4 2.1 GSM/UMTS/WiMAX RAN ......................................................................... ...........................................................................................4 ..................4 2.2 LTE RAN ..................................................................................... .....................................................................................................................5 ................................5 2.3 BACKHAUL .......................................................... ................................................................................................................5 ......................................................5 3 Course Summaries ....................................................................................................... ..............................................................................................................7 .......7 3.1 Fundamental Courses ................................................................................................7 ................................................................................................7 3.2 GSM Courses .............................................................................................................8 .............................................................................................................8 3.3 UMTS Courses ........................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................ 11 3.4 LTE Courses for Engineers ..................................................................................... ..................................................................................... 15 3.5 Backhaul Courses ............................................................ .................................................................................................... ........................................ 21

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Portfolio Overview These trainer-led, classroom-based theory courses are designed for a maximum of 10 people with course durations ranging between 1 and 5 days. These tried and tested courses are a must for engineers or managers who need to stay abreast of current evolving technologies, whilst broadening their overall knowledgebase. Some of these courses involve the optional use of AIRCOM’s product portfolio to further your understanding.

1.1 Fundamental Courses K100

Telecom fundamentals for non-technical-staff

K101

Telecom fundamentals for engineers

K102

Telecom fundamentals for OPTIMA users

1.2 GSM Courses K011

GSM technology for engineers

O016

GSM network pre-launch optimisation

O017

GSM network post-launch optimisation

P013

GSM cell planning principles

P014

GSM applied radio network planning

P015

GPRS planning and optimisation

1.3 UMTS Courses K021

UMTS FDD technology for engineers

O046

UMTS FDD network pre-launch optimization

O056

UMTS FDD network post launch optimization

P024

UMTS planning principles

P025

UMTS FDD applied radio network planning

P030A

UMTS/HSPA planning, dimensioning and optimisation using ASSET

P035

UMTS/HSPA troubleshooting and optimisation

1.4 LTE Courses K025

LTE technology for engineers

K037

LTE for radio network managers

K039

SON and Advanced LTE

K040

LTE measurement reports

K045

Designing high capacity cells for hotspot areas

P027

LTE applied planning

P042

PCI & PRACH planning

P028A

LTE planning, dimensioning and optimisation using ASSET

P028B

LTE planning, dimensioning and optimisation

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P034

LTE cell planning principles

P036

LTE troubleshooting and optimisation

A202

Aircom accredited LTE planning and optimisation engineer

1.5 Backhaul Courses

2

T013

Microwave link planning

T029

Next generation transmission planning for UMTS and LTE/EPC networks

T030

Backhaul transmission fundamentals for mobile networks

Portfolio Overview Maps (recommendation only) Our courses are designed so they can be taken as standalone courses or link up to form a development route. The below diagrams give you an overview of the recommended course routes. We have split the courses into 3 levels to give you a guide on where to start in the portfolio depending on your background and experience. Note: Solid boxes below are Technology courses and those in dotted are further option if you have ours products.

2.1 GSM/UMTS/WiMAX RAN LEVEL 3 – Experienced Engineer with good 3G knowledge

TROUBLESHOOTING & PLANNING & DIMENSIONING

OPTIMISATION

P030A UMTS/HSPA with ASSET (3 days) P030B UMTS/HSPA without ASSET (2 Days)

P035 - UMTS/HSPA Includes Signalling, Parameters and Mastering KPI’s (4 days)

LEVEL 2

Engineer with Intermediate understanding of 2G/3G

APPLIED PLANNING

PRE LAUNCH

POST LAUNCH

TOOL USER

P014 – GSM (3 days) P015 - GPRS (2 days) P025 – UMTS (3 days)

OPTIMISATION

OPTIMISATION

O016 – GSM (2 days) O046 – UMTS (2 days)

O017 – GSM (2 days) O056 – UMTS (3 days)

TECHNOLOGY FOR

E101,E109 E203,E117,E111 ASSET GSM, UMTS, WiMAX E110 - ENTERPRISE Admin E126 - ARRAYWIZARD E104 - ILSA E140 – SONORITY E116 ADVANTAGE E125 ASSET ACP E165 CAPESSO E151, E152 I-VIEW LIVE PLAN

LEVEL 1

Engineer with Limited/No Working Knowledge in 2G/3G

TELECOMS

CELL PLANNNING

FUNDAMENTALS

PRINCIPLES

ENGINEERS

K101 - For Engineers (3 days)

P013 GSM (2 days) P024 UMTS (2 days)

K011-GSM (2days) K021-UMTS (2 days)



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2.2 LTE RAN LEVEL 3 Experienced Engineer with good LTE understanding

LEVEL 2 Engineer with good background but new to LTE

LEVEL 1 Engineer with limited/no working knowledge in LTE

LTE PLANNING & DIMENSIONING P028A - with ASSET (5 Days) P028B – without ASSET (4 Days)

TECHNOLOGY FOR ENGINEERS K025 – LTE (2 days)

CELL PLANNING PRINCIPLES P034 - LTE (2 days)

PCI & PRACH PLANNING P042 – (2 days)

APPLIED PLANNING P027- LTE (2 days)

LTE TROUBLESHOOTING & OPTIMISATION P036 - Includes Signalling, Parameters and Mastering KPI’s (5 days)

SON & ADVANCED LTE K039 - (2 says)

OTHER Lv3 COURSES K045- Designing High Capacity cells for Hotspot Areas (1 day) K040 - LTE Measurement Reports (1 day)

TOOL USER E111- ASSET for LTE (3 days)

OTHER Lv1 COURSES K035 - LTE for Managers (½ day)

ACCREDITATION COURSES

A202 AIRCOM Accredited LTE Planning and Optimisation Engineer (5 days inc exam)

2.3 BACKHAUL

LEVEL 3

Experienced Engineer with TRX planning experience

LEVEL 2

Engineer with TRX planning experience

LEVEL 1

Engineer with limited/no working knowledge in TRX planning

ADVANCED COURSES

T029 – Next Generation Transmission Planning for UMTS & LTE/EPC Networks Coming Soon

MICROWAVE LINK PLANNING

T013 - (2 days)

TOOL USER

E106 CONNECT Tool User (3 days)

TELECOMS

BACKHAUL

FUNDAMENTALS

TRANSMISSION

K101 - For Engineers (3 days)

FUNDAMENTALS


T030 - (2 days)


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Course Summaries 3.1 Fundamental Courses Title

Telecoms fundamentals for non-technical staff

Code

K100

Duration

2 days

Level

For non-technical staff

Designed For Any person wanting to learn the basics or have a refresher of mobile communications basics Prerequisites None At the end of course delegates will be able to: 

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Have a good understanding of the History of Telecoms Have a good understanding of how mobiles work and are able to picture how a call goes through the RF and core areas of a mobile network Have a good understanding of the mobile market place. Understand the difference and development of 1G, 2G, 3G and 4G technologies and how this affects the end user.

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Look into the future 5G.

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Understand the key terms the industry uses.

Title

Telecoms fundamentals for engineers

Code

K101

Duration

3 days

Level

1

Designed For Any engineer wanting to learn the basics or have a refresher of mobile communications Prerequisites None At the end of course delegates will be able to: 

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Have a good understanding behind the history of Telecoms Have a good understanding how mobiles works and be able to picture how a call goes though the RF and core areas of a GSM network. Have a good understanding of the mobile market place. Understand the difference and development of 2G (GSM), 3G(UMTS) and 4G(LTE) technology and how this effects the industry and the end user.

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Understand of the basics of how to plan and optimize a network.

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Understand a number of key terms that the industry uses.



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Title

Telecom fundamentals for Optima users

Code

K102

Duration

2 Days

Level

1

Designed for: Engineers starting out with OPTIMA want a better understanding of the basics of mobile and performance monitoring. This includes common KPI’s on UMTS/LTE networks and common counters on SDH systems. Prerequisites: An engineering background is recommended. At the end of course delegates will able to: 

Have a basic understanding on the UMTS (3G) network architecture

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Have a basic understanding on the LTE network architecture.

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Have a basic understanding of the common KPI’s for mobile networks

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Have a basic understanding of a transmission network

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How do you performance monitor a transmission network

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Have a basic understanding of counters and KPI’s in a transmission network

3.2 GSM Courses Title

GSM technology for engineers

Code

K011

Duration

2 days

Level

1

Designed For Designed for engineers who require a good understanding of GSM Prerequisites None At the end of course delegates will be able to: 

Be familiar with the development of 2G mobile systems

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Describe the architecture of a GSM network (BSS and NSS)

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Appreciate the main services provided within a GSM network

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Understand the various facets of the GSM air interface including, access structures, frequency allocations, physical and logical channels

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Appreciate GSM transmission and signalling protocols over

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Describe the methods of speech and error coding on the air interface (Um)

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Understand the principals mobility management (MM)

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Understand the principles of radio resource management (RRM)

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Describe the processes involved in connection management (CM)



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Understand selection, reselection, mobile originated call, mobile terminated call and handover processes

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Appreciate the security measures implemented by GSM

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Understand GSM mechanisms for customer billing

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Be familiar with the evolution of GSM

Title

GSM network pre-launch optimisation

Code

O016

Duration

2 days

Level

2

Designed For Designed for GSM radio planners and optimisers Prerequisites Delegates should have attended the GSM TECHNOLOGY FOR ENGINEERS (K011) and GSM CELL PLANNING PRICINPLES (P013) courses. At the end of course delegates will be able to: 

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Be able to describe the GSM optimisation process and, in particular, the purpose of the BSS parameter reviews within this process. Be familiar with the purpose and structure of network and cell identifier parameters and the parameters that control air-interface channel configurations Be familiar with the functionality and parameters that control the following Idle Mode functions Be familiar with the functionality and parameters that control the following Dedicated Mode functions

Title

GSM network post-launch optimisation

Code

O017

Duration

2 days

Level

2

Designed For Designed for GSM radio planners and optimisers Prerequisites Delegates should have a good understanding of GSM Technology. At the end of course delegates will be able to: 

Understand performance management and KPIs

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Perform fault finding based on PM data.

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Understand the use of drive test data for network optimisation.

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Understand the process and rationality of parameter optimisation for the improvement of accessibility, retention and integrity in the network. Understand the process of benchmarking a GSM network



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Implement ways to enhance the network for coverage, capacity and quality.

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Understand NSS parameters that affect BSS performance.

Title

GSM cell planning principles

Code

P013

Duration

2 days

Level

1

Designed For Cell Planners with some or little experience in GSM cell planning. Prerequisites Understanding in GSM, cell planning tools, link budgets, propagation models, propagation effects, knife edging, and uplink and downlink power control. At the end of course delegates will be able to: 

Have a good knowledge in cell planning

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Good understanding in difference between coverage over capacity planning

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Understanding of planning for different environments urban, sub urban rural

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Have a good understanding of the BTS location and acquisition process

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Have an understanding of uplink and downlink power budgets

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Understanding of frequency planning

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Understanding the effects of traffic analysis

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Understand more about propagation models and CW measurements

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Have a good knowledge of propagation effects within the radio environment

Title

GSM applied radio network planning

Code

P014

Duration

3 days

Level

2

Designed For Designed for GSM radio planners Prerequisites Delegates should have attended ‘GSM TECHNOLOGY FOR ENGINEERS (K011)’ course. At the end of course delegates will be able to: 

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Have a good understanding control channel dimensioning Have a good understanding of frequency hopping and hopping modes and methods

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Have a good understanding frequency planning

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Have a good understanding GPRS channel coding schemes (CCS).



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Title

P015 GPRS planning and optimisation

Code

P015

Duration

2 days

Level

2

Designed For Designed for GSM/GPRS radio planners Prerequisites None At the end of course delegates will be able to: Have a good understanding of the following subjects: 

Concepts behind GPRS

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Mobile Data Evolution

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Architecture and interfaces of GPRS

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The GPRS air interface

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Protocols Overview

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GPRS Transmission Process

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Mobility management

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Radio Resource Management

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Packet Routing and Transfer

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GPRS Operational Issues

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Interaction with GPRS

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GPRS Internet Working

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GPRS Planning

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The Optimisation Process

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BSS Optimisation Activities

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NSS Characteristics

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NSS Optimisation and Parameters

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Optimisating Networks for New Services

3.3 UMTS Courses Title

UMTS FDD technology for engineers

Code

K021

Duration

2 days

Level

1

Designed For Designed for telecommunications engineers whom with no experience in a 3G environment.



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Prerequisites None At the end of course delegates will be able to: 

Have a basic understanding air-interface

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Have a basic understanding UMTS network elements and architecture (Rel’99)

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Understand CDMA spreading

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Understand types of code

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Be familiar with logical, transport and physical channels

Title

UMTS FDD network pre-launch optimisation

Code

O046

Duration

2 days

Level

2

Designed For Designed for UMTS telecommunications engineers. Prerequisites Delegates should be familiar with 3G networks concepts equivalent to those presented in AIRCOM's UMTS technology for engineers. At the end of course delegates will be able to: 

Have a good understanding WCDMA power budget

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Have a good understanding coverage

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Have a good understanding of capacity

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Have a good understanding of pilot pollution

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Have a good understanding SHO handover parameters

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Have a basic understanding of KPI’s

Title

UMTS FDD Post Launch Optimisation

Code

O056

Duration

3 days

Level

2

Designed For Designed for telecommunications engineers who have experience in 3G environment Prerequisites Delegates should be familiar with 3G networks concepts equivalent to those presented in AIRCOM's UMTS technology for engineers and UMTS Pre-launch (O046) or have worked on 3G for 6 months. At the end of course delegates will be able to: 

Have a good understanding signaling



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Have a good understanding of layer3 messages

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Have a good understanding of KPI’s

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Have a good understanding of Iub profiles and Iub dimensioning

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Have a good understanding ISHO failure analysis

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Have a good understanding call failure analysis

Title

UMTS planning principles

Code

P024

Duration

2 days

Level

1

Designed for: Designed for telecommunications engineers that preferably have some experience in a 3G environment. Prerequisites: Delegates should be familiar with 3G networks concepts equivalent to those presented in AIRCOM's UMTS technology for engineers or have worked on 3G for 6 months. At the end of course delegates will be able to: 

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Become familiar with and get a understanding of parameters which effect coverage Become familiar with and get a understanding of Neighbour and Scrambling Code Planning

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Become familiar with the Planning Process for HSDPA

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Become familiar with Link Budget for UMTS

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Become familiar Coverage Dimensioning

Title

UMTS FDD applied radio network planning

Code

P025

Duration

3 days

Level

2

Designed For Designed for telecommunications engineers who preferably with experience in a 3G environment. Prerequisites Delegates should be familiar with 3G networks concepts equivalent to those presented in AIRCOM's UMTS technology for engineers or have worked on 3G for 6 months. At the end of course delegates will be able to: 

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Be familiar with parameters which effect coverage Be familiar with parameters input into load control, admission control and packet scheduling which effect coverage, capacity and throughput



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Have a good understanding of the path loss for DL and uplink

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Have a good understanding of what effects throughput for HSDPA

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Have a good understanding of the HSDPA air interface

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Have a good understanding of what effects radio propagation

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Be familiar with the HSDPA capacity

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Be familiar with typical HSDPA configurations

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Be familiar fresnel zone dimensioning

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Be familiar with capacity improvements

Title

UMTS/HSPA planning, dimensioning & optimisation using ASSET

Code

P030A

Duration

4 days

Level

3

Designed For This course is similar to P025 (UMTS applied planning) but uses Asset as practical demonstrations plus Asset workshops. It also covers link budgets for Rel’99 and HSPA. It also covers HSPA+ (3GPP Release 7) and 3GPP Release 8 So this is designed for 3G radio planners who use ASSET and need a good understanding of link budgets and future developments Prerequisites Ideally the delegate will have had formal training on 3G Air-interface similar to K021, 0046 & 0056. Also must be familiar with Asset. At the end of course delegates will be able to:

Have a good understanding of the folowing subjects: 

Coverage and capacity on 3G networks

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Release 5 HSDPA cell planning

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Release 6 HSUPA

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Link Budgets for Rel’99 & HSPA networks

ASSET

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Title

UMTS/HSPA planning, dimensioning & optimisation

Code

P030B

Duration

3 days

Level

3

Designed For This course is similar to P025 (UMTS applied planning) but uses Asset as practical demonstrations plus Asset workshops. It also covers link budgets for Rel’99 and HSPA. It also covers HSPA+ (3GPP Release 7) and 3GPP Release 8 Prerequisites



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Ideally the delegate will have had formal training on 3G Air-interface similar to K021, 0046 & 0056. At the end of course delegates will be able to:

Have a good understanding of the folowing subjects: 

Coverage and capacity on 3G networks

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Release 5 HSDPA cell planning

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Release 6 HSUPA

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Link Budgets for Rel’99 & HSPA networks

Title

UMTS/HSPA troubleshooting and optimisation

Code

P035

Duration

4 days

Level

3

Designed For This workshop is aimed at 3G engineers who require a good understanding of KPI’s, signaling and layer 3 messages Prerequisites Ideally, a good knowledge of 3G air interface At the end of course delegates will be able to: 

Understand Layer 3 messages from drive tests

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Have a very good understanding of Link budgets for Rel’99 and HSPA

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Understand parameters for capacity and coverage Rel’99 and HSPA

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Understand Cell Breathing and how to control it with parameters

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Understand parameters and layer 3 messages for handovers

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Understand how to detect and reselect to LTE cell while in WCDMA

3.4 LTE Courses for Engineers Title

LTE technology for engineers

Code

K025

Duration

2 days

Level

2

Designed For Engineers looking to understand LTE. Prerequisites A good working knowledge of 2G and 3G mobile network technologies would be beneficial but not essential. At the end of course delegates will be able to: 

Have a good understanding of the LTE network Architecture

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Have a good understanding of the IP core network



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Have a good understanding of the Backhaul network

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Have a good understanding of the LTE air interface

Title

LTE for Radio Network Managers

Code

K035

Duration

½ day

Level

1

Designed For Radio Network Managers Prerequisites None At the end of course delegates will be able to: 

Technology evaluation

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The motivation for LTE

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LTE cost reduction

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Roadmap of LTE (Rel 8,9 & 10)

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The important of SON

Title

SON and advanced LTE

Code

K039

Duration

2 days

Level

3

Designed For Engineers who have attended formal training on LTE Prerequisites K022 PO28 or similar preferred At the end of course delegates will be able to: 

Have a good understanding of SON

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Have a good understanding LTE Rel 9

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Have a good understanding LTE Rel 10

Title

LTE measurement reports

Code

K040

Duration

1 day

Level

3

Designed For Drive test engineers and radio planners Prerequisites



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Basic understanding of the LTE air interface is required. Must understand the frame structure for FDD and TDD. At the end of course delegates will be able to: Have a good understanding of the following subjects: 

Measurement reports

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Handover Procedures

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LTE Air-Interface

Title

Designing high capacity cells for hotspot areas

Code

K045

Duration

1 day

Level

3

Designed For Radio planners who have a fairly good understanding of LTE Prerequisites Ideally the delegate will have had formal training on LTE Air-interface similar to P028 and formal training on the link budget At the end of course delegates will be able to: Have a good understanding of the following subjects: 

Revision of the Link Budget KTB Noise Rise Noise Floor SINR    

Capacity Max data rate of a bearer SU-MIMO MU-MIMO Cell Edge performance

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Limiting the Service Area Maximum coverage for LTE Limiting the service area Timing Advance Cell selection parameters    

Title

LTE applied planning

Code

P027

Duration

2 days

Level

2

Designed For This course is aimed at LTE wireless/core network planners Prerequisites



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The course assumes a very good understanding of LTE air interface and good understanding of the technical concepts and network architecture. We highly recommend delegates attend LTE for Engineers (K025) At the end of course delegates will be able to: 

Understand what influences coverage

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Understand what influences peak data rates

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Understand what influences cell capacity and cell throughput

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Understand Frequency priorities

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Have a basic understanding of Random Access

Title

PCI & PRACH planning

Code

P042

Duration

2 days

Level

3

Designed For This course is aimed at LTE wireless network planners Prerequisites Must have had training on the LTE air interface e.g. K025, E111 or (P028) At the end of course delegates will be able to: 

Have a good understanding of the Link Budget

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How to design high Capacity cells

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Have a good understanding of the PCI & frequency shift planning

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Have a good understanding of the PRACH Parameters

Title

LTE planning, dimensioning & optimisation using ASSET

Code

P028A

Duration

5 days

Level

3

Designed For This course is aimed at LTE wireless/core network planners who are using asset for GSM/3G planning and require LTE theory and practical understanding to plan and dimension LTE. PLEASE NOTE: This course does NOT cover backhaul dimensioning. Please refer to TO29 LTE Backhaul Dimensioning Prerequisites Must be familiar with Asset 2G/3G At the end of course delegates will be able to: 




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Understand what influences Spectral Efficiency

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Understand the effect of different schedulers on the cell

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Understand the achievable DL Bearer without and with MIMO

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How to Enhance LTE Cell-Edge Performance

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A good understanding of how to plan a LTE network using AIRCOM’s planning tool ASSET

Title

LTE planning, dimensioning & optimisation

Code

P028B

Duration

4 days

Level

3

Designed For This course is aimed at 2G/3G wireless/core network planners who require a practical understanding to plan and dimension LTE. PLEASE NOTE: This course does NOT cover backhaul dimensioning, please refer to TO29. Prerequisites Ideally have worked in a radio planning department in a technical role for a number of years and has attended K025 or similar. At the end of course delegates will be able to: 


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Understand what influences Spectral Efficiency

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Understand the effect of different schedulers on the cell

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Understand the achievable DL Bearer without and with MIMO

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How to Enhance LTE Cell-Edge Performance

Title

LTE cell planning principles

Code

P034

Duration

2 days

Level

1

Designed For This course is designed for technical people who have very little understanding of radio planning and will be planning 3G and LTE networks Prerequisites None At the end of course delegates will be able to: Have a good understanding of the following subjects: 

Fundamentals of radio



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Antenna’s

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Antenna feeders

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Basic LTE air interface

Title

LTE troubleshooting and optimisation

Code

P036

Duration

4 days

Level

3

Designed For LTE Optimization engineers Prerequisites Must be very familiar with the LTE air interface, TCP, UDP & IP. At the end of course delegates will be able to: Have a good understanding of the following subjects: 

Parameters for initial access

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Cell selection and parameters

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Paging and paging parameters

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RRC signalling and parameters

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Measurement reports

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Attach procedure

Title

Aircom accredited LTE planning and optimisation engineer

Code

A202

Duration

5 days

Level

2-3

Designed For This course is aimed at experienced 2/3G radio planners who will be planning LTE networks. Prerequisites The course assumes that the delegate is an experienced 2/3G radio planner. It is also recommended some pre-reading is done before attending the course on TCP/IP At the end of course delegates will be able to: 

Understand coverage and capacity issues

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Understand what parameters affect coverage and capacity issues

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Plan an effective LTE network

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Have an understanding of protocols & signalling



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3.5 Backhaul Courses Title

Microwave link planning

Code

T013

Duration

2 days

Level

2

Designed For Engineers involved in the specification, extensive planning and maintenance of digital microwave radio links. Prerequisites Delegates should have a thorough knowledge of radio technology. At the end of course delegates will be able to: 

Understand the terms used in microwave engineering

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Design a microwave link employing passive and active repeaters

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Produce a link budget for a microwave hop with and without repeats

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Calculate the noise performance of a receiver

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Use the current ITU-R recommendations for predicting outages due to multipath fading, rain fading and selective fading Calculate interference levels and predict the effect on interference on system performance Predict the effect of interference on system performance calculate clearance requirements Relate performance predictions to international performance standards

Title

Next generation transmission planning for UMTS and LTE/EPC networks

Code

T029

Duration

5 days (Coming Soon)

Level

3

Designed For Engineers who require an understanding of the core 3G/LTE networks Prerequisites Delegates should have a good technical background in telecommunications At the end of course delegates will be able to: 

Understand what effects backhaul dimensioning for LTE

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Understand how Ethernet frames can be carried by NGN -SDH

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Have an understanding of SDH, Carrier Ethernet, Ethernet, MPLS & ATM

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Have a good understanding of QoS for IP

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Understand why we use MGW & MGWC



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Title

Backhaul transmission fundamentals for mobile networks

Code

T030

Duration

2 days

Level

1

Designed For Radio planners who require a basic understanding of transmission systems Prerequisites NONE. At the end of course delegates will be able to: 

Have a good understanding of E1, E2, E3, E4 PDH signals

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Have a good understanding of VC-12, VC-3, VC4 & STM1.

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Have a good understanding of Ring, Mesh & point to point networks

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Have a basic understanding of a transmission network for mobile networks (UMTS/LTE) Have a basic understanding of performance monitoring a transmission network



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