COURSE # TOO-316
CELLULAR MOBILE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
An enlightening system level prospective into mobile cellular engineering.
Worldwide public demand, availability of cost-effective technology, and recent regulatory actions have all contributed to the explosive growth in telecommunications in general and cellular communications in particular. Cellular coverage expansion along with improved service quality, including migration toward digital and PCS, are the cornerstone of the next generation of telecommunications as they migrate towards the third generation, 3G.
This course presented by the author of the recent book by the same title offers system level insight into the engineering concepts, standards, design parameters and operation of the most prominent mobile systems in use today.
Applications and benefits:
You will benefit by enhancing your understanding of the :
- MobileTechnology evolution
- Access Technologies and the evolving standards.
- Modern digital modulation techniques.
- Network design and operation.
- Security and Privacy issues.
Who should attend:
This course presents the latest engineering and operational aspects of mobile communications. It has been developed as an introduction and information resource for Telecommunication Managers, Network Analysts, Designers, Engineers and those involved in the Security and Privacy issues. This course has no prerequisites; however, prior technical training in engineering, sciences or equivalent experience will be helpful.
Course Outline:
- Historical Overview
- Trace cellular history from beginning of radio to today
- Recognize the frequencies used by cellular systems
- Differentiate between MSAs and RSAs
- Discuss cellular standards
- Elements of Cellular Communication Systems
- Cell and Cellular concept
- Cellular frequencies & Capacity issues
- Elements of cellular communication system
- Salient features of cellular radio
- Cellular standards
- AMPS (brief overview)
- FDMA concept
- Overview of Advanced Mobile Phone System(AMPS)
- AMPS capacity
- C/I performance
- TDMA System Principles
- TDMA concept
- North American TDMA System
- Specifications of North American TDMA
- Communication protocol
- Call Processing , Hand-off
- TDMA Capacity
- C/I Performance
- CDMA System Principles
- DS-CDMA concept
- Orthogonal code and its attributes
- Spreading/Despreading techniques
- Process gain and its attributes
- CDMA capacity
- North American CDMA System
- Walsh codes and their usage
- Long / Short PN Codes & their usage
- PN code assignment
- Power control issues
- Soft and Hard Hand-off
- Vocoders
- Why vocoders
- Basic principles
- Vocoders used in cellular systems
- Security and encryption concepts
- Security & privacy issues in Wireless environments
- Encryption methods
- Attributes
- Modulation Techniques
- Overview of modulation techniques
- FSK, PSK, DQPSK, GMSK , QAM
- Spectrum efficiency & performance issues
- Modulation techniques used in Cellular communications
- Antenna
- Antenna basics
- How it works
- Types of antennas
- Cellular antennas
- Antenna diversity
- RF Propagation
- Free space propagation
- Classical propagation models
- Multipath issues
- Fresnel zone issues
- Two ray model
- Three ray model (Indoor model)
- Computer aided prediction techniques
- Frequency Planning
- Basic concept
- N=7, 4, 3 OMNI & Sectored Frequency plans
- Directional Frequency reuse plan
- Performance evaluation
- Capacity evaluation
- Traffic Engineering
- Basic concept
- Probability & Statistics
- Elements of traffic engineering
- Use of Erlang table
- Cell site provisioning/Engineering
- Cell Site Engineering
- Practical design example
- Initial Planning & Design Considerations
- Choice of frequency plan
- C/I and Capacity considerations
- Environmental classifications & Choice of Propagation model
- Site specific link budget
- Traffic Engineering & Base station provisioning
- Antenna engineering, Electrical/mechanical downtilt
- Intermodulation issues & mitigation techniques
- 3G systems
- What is 3G
- Elements of 3G
- Comparison between W-CDMA and CDMA-2000
- What¹s next
Text:Cellular Mobile Systems Engineering by Saleh Faruque.
About the Instructor
Saleh Faruque is an Advisor with NORTEL Networks, Richardson, Texas. His responsibilities include the development of Wideband Multimedia Radio Architecture, strategies and deployment methods/techniques, and enhancement of existing and new products & services. Prior to his arrival in the US, Dr. Faruque was with Nortel in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, where he contributed extensively in the area of wireless communication systems and actively participated in the deployment of Northern Telecom's Cellular products in the Canadian market.
Dr. Faruque is the author of the course's textbook Cellular Mobile Systems Engineering, and a contributor to the recently published Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. He has published over 52 technical articles in IEEE & IEE Journals and Conference Proceedings, and holds six U.S patents and others pending. Dr. Faruque received M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees, both in Electrical Engineering, from the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He is a Senior Member of IEEE.
Details:
Course: TOO-316 Duration: 3 Days FEE: $1,195 CEUs: 2.16
Please direct any additional inquiries regarding this course to Anita Hellstrom, Program Coordinator, by e-mail, FAX: (301) 871-4942 or TELEPHONE: (301) 871-9608.
Call toll free 1-800-683-7267 from anywhere in the Continental U.S. or CANADA.
Last modified May 25,1999.
