For planners, installers and maintenance personnel

College of Engineering Department of Engineering Professional Development

Planning and Implementing Microwave Radio for Next Generation Networks

May 46, 2010 Madison, Wisconsin
Gain real-world advice for economically planning and designing MW routes Solve the access network backhaul bottleneck and understand efficient Ethernet transport Apply propagation, fading and interference optimization techniques for 400 MHz to 90 GHz Know the latest standards and trends to establish best practices
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Planning and Implementing Microwave Radio for Next Generation Networks

May 46, 2010 in Madison, Wisconsin

Improve System Performance, Reduce Costs

Take your microwave radio knowledge and skills to a new level! Attend this proven, practical course and Get up to date on the latest MW standards, practices, and design methodologies Learn how to use design methodologies to significantly improve your system performancewith dramatic reductions in infrastructure costs Dispel the many myths on the fundamentals of radio transmission and propagation Assess the risks and practicalities of alternative technologies, including unlicensed microwave Learn how to appropriately match technology to application

You Will Learn

Meet industry growth demands by developing real-world engineering knowledge! Learn about: Microwave fundamentals, including propagation, fading and interference effects How to properly plan and design microwave systems, including field surveys, for UHF to millimeter wave radio systems Efficiently managing spectrum and interference effects, including the key impact this has on network performance How to address the radio backhaul bottleneck as data bandwidths explode from new services and devices Using optimal antenna systems designs, including installation considerations Efficiently handling Ethernet traffic The latest quality standards and how to apply them for improved network reliability Real-world solutions including calculated risk-taking, enabling you to reduce both OPEX and CAPEX costs significantly while maximizing system performance

Who Will Benefit

Microwave radio systems play key roles in networks of all kinds. Anyone with a technical involvement in radio or wireless networks, such as cellular operators, utilities or telecom service providers, governments and the military, will benefit. This includes: Transmission link designers Planning staff Installation and commissioning staff Maintenance personnel Technical managers There are no prerequisites. The content will begin with fundamentals and quickly extend to more advanced topics. We strongly recommend that you bring a scientific calculator for working course exercises.

Capitalize on Microwaves Advantages

The knowledge youll gain will help you capitalize on the many advantages of microwave radioa technology growing steadily despite the recent prevalence of fiber optics networks! In fact, the lack of fiber in last mile networks is fueling microwaves growth, along with: Increased data usage from smartphones and other mobile computing technology Newer mobile technologies such as LTE (Long Term Evolution), IP/Ethernet radio, and WiMAX Utility Smart Grid technologies

Valuable Course Materials!

In addition to the presentation notes, you will receive a copy of the instructors newly revised, hardbound microwave reference, Microwave Radio Transmission Design Guide, Second Edition, published by Artech House. This 350-page book, written in easy-to-understand language, is an invaluable accompaniment to the course notes.

Gain Hands-on Experience

Numerous in-class exercises, real-world examples, and interactive class sessions without complex mathematicswill help build the knowledge and skills needed to capitalize on microwave radios growth.

Move Beyond Outdated Designs

Learn how microwave designs based on older analog microwave radio systems negatively impact both deployment costs and performance. With increased environmental scrutiny of infrastructure such as towers, minimizing tower height through optimal clearance of the radio beam is essential.

Your Expert Instructor

Trevor Manning, a widely recognized microwave radio practitioner, trainer and manager, is the founder of TMC Global Ltd., which provides training and consultancy in wireless technology and technical management. Previously, he served as global director of operations for Actix Ltd., where he was responsible for pre- and post-sales support and endto-end delivery of radio optimization software solutions to mobile telecoms customers. He also worked for Stratex (now Harris-Stratex) as technical director responsible for supporting microwave radio products and services. Other technical and managerial roles included lead design engineer for an extensive SDH (SONET) radio project involving all facets of designing and operating a microwave radio network: business case justifications, site selection and acquisition, system design, installation and commissioning, integration and synchronization, quality monitoring, maintenance and troubleshooting.

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Planning and Implementing Microwave Radio for Next Generation Networks

May 46, 2010 in Madison, Wisconsin

Course Outline
Tuesday, May 4
7:45 Registration and Continental Breakfast Madison Concourse Hotel and Governors Club One West Dayton Street Madison, Wisconsin 8:30 Welcome Dan Danbeck Program Director Department of Engineering Professional Development University of WisconsinMadison 8:45 Introduction to Microwave Wireless telecoms and wireless standards Fundamentals of microwave The electromagnetic and RF spectrum RF transmission safety issues Transmission options: cable, fiber, satellite, wireless (PP, PMP, unlicensed) Benefits of microwave especially for cellular backhaul 10:15 Break 10:30 Link Planning Link design considerations from UHF to millimeter wave Path planning and path profiles Active and passive repeaters Issues around site acquisition and site planning Frequency bands and their effect on link plans Establishing line of sight in practice Site and path surveys 12:00 Lunch (provided) 1:00 Microwave Propagation and Fading Effects Atmospheric effects on radio transmission Huygens Principle and Fresnel zones Diffraction loss and clearance over obstacles Research data on refraction effects in a network and their impact on radio system design Radio refractivity and refractive index gradient Understanding what k-factor really means Understanding the effects of reflection and how to minimize their impact 2:30 Break

3:00 Fading Effects Diffraction fading and setting antenna heights using new rules Multipath fading Flat and selective fading and their countermeasures Blackout fading and ducting Handling reflections especially over water Rain fading 4:30 Daily Adjournment

3:00 Link Design and Reliability Standards The latest reliability standards and radio system design implications Understanding the difference between availability and performance The impact of the standards on different frequency bands and link lengths Path, equipment and network reliability issues 4:30 Daily Adjournment

Wednesday, May 5
8:00 Continental Breakfast 8:30 Antennas Microwave antennas and what a highperformance antenna really is Antenna characteristics and types Defining the near field and its effect on antenna gain Practical advice for planning, installing and maintaining antennas Cabling and waveguides Grounding rules for protecting against lightning 10:00 Break 10:30 Frequency and Channel Planning Causes of interference Spectrum allocation and channel plans Standards bodies and frequency regulation Understanding nodal and overshoot interference High-low site planning How to improve your network performance through understanding frequency planning issues 12:00 Lunch (provided) 1:00 Equipment Characteristics Transmitter and receiver characteristics System components of a radio transceiver Digital modulation schemes and bandwidth efficiency Multiplexing standards including PDH, SDH and synchronization issues How voice is carried on a digital radio link Important Ethernet considerations in a modern radio Radio characteristics to handle the backhaul bandwidth crunch Key radio features (adaptive modulation and equalization, FEC, XPIC, ATPC) Protection schemes such as hot standby, frequency and space diversity 2:30 Break

Thursday, May 6
8:00 Continental Breakfast 8:30 Tutorial Workshop: Link Design Link design addressing multipath and rain fading Back-to-back antenna case study Co-channel and adjacent channel interference calculations How to design an entire route on one frequency pair Path clearance problems including handling trees and wind turbines Applying new design rules to dramatically impact tower height requirements Maintenance issues and how to diagnose quality problems Design differences between long haul and short haul applications Designing the radio system to achieve the required network availability (e.g. 99.999%?) 10:00 Break 10:30 Tutorial Workshop Continued 12:00 Final Adjournment

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What Others Are Saying

All UW courses (28+ years) have been excellent, but this one was even better.
John E. Zeitlow, Jacobs Engineering

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General Information
Fee of $1695 Covers Notebook, course materials, break refreshments, lunches, and certificate. Proceedings are not published. Course materials are distributed only to participants. No-Penalty Cancellation To cancel your enrollment, you must notify us promptly. Please consider re-enrolling in a future course. You may enroll a substitute at any time before the course starts. Course Location This course will be held at The Madison Concourse Hotel and Governors Club, One West Dayton Street, Madison, Wisconsin. Phone 608-257-6000 or toll free 800-356-8293. Accommodations We have reserved a block of sleeping rooms ($106/single, $116/double, including airport shuttle, pool and exercise room) for course participants at the Madison Concourse Hotel and Governors Club, One West Dayton Street in Madison. To reserve a room, call 800-356-8293 or 608-257-6000 and indicate that you will be attending this course under group code 22667. Room requests made later than April 4 will be subject to availability. Your enrollment confirmation will include other hotel/motel information. Continuing Education Credits You will receive 1.7 Continuing Education Units (CEU) or 17 Professional Development Hours (PDH) when you attend this course.

The best instructor Ive ever had.

James Sheldon, Basin Electric Power Cooperative

This course has lifted the dark cloud of mystery of microwave for me.
Chris Edwards, Galaxy Engineering

Great class! Intense, informative, and practical.

Nathan Foster, SBA Network Services, Inc.

One heck of a speaker knowledgeablewell polished.

Philips Hamilton, Cellsource Corporation

Excellent program that exceeded my expectations.

Steve Krigbaum, US West Wireless

Need to Know More?

Call toll free 800-462-0876 and ask for Program Director: Dan Danbeck Or e-mail custserv@epd.engr.wisc.edu Web site: http://epd.engr.wisc.edu/telecomcourses

Excellent course and text.

Grant Crawford, SaskTel

very practical information without bogging down in unnecessary theory.

David Slemp, Alexander Utility Engineering Company