| Who Should Attend: |
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| Engineers, technicians and managers who are new to Microwave and require applicable skills in
design, planning and engineering. |
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| Prerequisites: |
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| A basic understanding of telecommunications transmission principles will be useful for students
taking this course. |
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| Course Description: |
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Microwave networks provide reliable point-to-point and highly directional communication that
maximizes your RF transmission. Because Microwave uses a higher frequency band, the capacity, throughput, and reliability
of Microwave networks is well proven and understood to be very efficient throughout the telecommunications industry.
In existence since the mid 1940’s, point-to-point microwave now uses digital modulation rather than simply analog.
This course presents the state-of-the-art in microwave communications. The course presents the basic theory, procedures,
and techniques for microwave systems. Detailed mathematical analyses are minimized in order to concentrate on basic
concepts, procedures, and optimal applications. Measured results are used to demonstrate each of the techniques
discussed. |
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| Course Objectives: |
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After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Explain the Basics of RF and Microwave
- Understand the engineering tools and procedures required for Microwave engineering and planning
- Understand existing and emerging standards for Microwave
- Understand RF Propagation and Antenna Principle
- Describe and understand a broad spectrum of antenna types
- Discuss Microwave Modulation Techniques
- Review Microwave System Design Considerations
- Review Microwave System Budget Profiles
- Calculate Microwave Propagation Lossess and Link Budgets
- Explain Microwave performance and Optimization considerations
- Analyze system degradation due to Microwave components
- Evaluate the performance of differing Microwave wireless system architectures
- Explore project planning process of Microwave Systems
- Review successful Microwave Deployments
- Step through a practical process for managing Microwave networks
- Explore the current and future market trends
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| Course Outline: |
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Radio System Design
- Radio Propagation.
- Line-of-Sight Microwave
- Digital Line-of-Sight Microwave
- Forward Error Correction (FEC) and Advanced Digital Waveforms
- Basic Principles of Satellite Communications
- Digital Communications by Satellite
- Very Small Aperture Terminals
- Radio System Design Above 10 GHz
- Mobile Communications: Cellular Radio and Personal Communication Services
- High Frequency (HF) Transmission Links
- Meteor Burst Communication
- Interference Issues in Radio Communications
- Radio Terminal Design Considerations
- Microwave Introduction
- Overview
- Microwave Radio Service
- Regulatory and Licensing
Transmission Media
- Copper Wire
- Microwave Radio
- Fiber Optic Cable
- Bandwidth
- Attenuation
- Noise
Transmission Principles
- Impedances
- Matching
- SWR
- Return Loss
Propagation Transmission Characteristics
- Microwave Frequencies
- Wavelength - Defined
- Propagation
- Natural and Man-Made Obstructions to Propagation
Modulation In Microwave Systems
- Modulation Overview
- Basebands
- FM & PM Modulation
- Digital Modulation
Baseband Interfaces And Channels
- System Loading -FDM
- Network Elements
- Low Density Digital S
- Medium Density DS3
- High Density Sonet
The Microwave System
- Transmitters
- Receivers
- Microwave Antennas
Microwave Links
- Antennas
- Propagation
- Power budgets (link calculations)
- FDM
- Basic rules
The Microwave Link Budget And System Evaluation
- The Link Budget
- System Gain and Loss
- Planning a Point to Point System
- Understanding Digital Microwave System Testing
- Interpreting Microwave Alarms
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