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• Wed 4.5 16:30-19 WCDMA Radio network optimisation methods and principles, E208
• Fri 13.5 14:00-16:00 Introduction to the planning assignment, E208
• Assignment steering sessions to be agreed during 13.5 session.
• Exam 11.5 16-19, S1/S4

• The course is lectured in the second half of the spring term of the academic year. 
• Intended for students already advanced in their studies. 
• The course can be included as a optional course in the major/minor subject
  - Communications Engineering  (Radio Communications path)
  - Communication Systems   
• Included in the curriculum of the International Master’s Program in Telecommunications.

The course gives academic and practical knowledge based on experience about WCDMA radio network planning and optimisation for UMTS networks. This knowledge is needed by 3G radio network planners and optimisation engineers employed by system manufacturers, operators or other parties in the mobile communications area. After the course the participant will understand and be able to apply in his/her own work:

• Objectives and process of WCDMA radio network planning, 
• WCDMA radio link budget and associated parameters
• Radio Resource Management functions and their role in network planning
• Challenges of co-siting and -planning UMTS with GSM network
• Optimisation principles of WCDMA networks to obtain optimum service probability for users

• S-72.620 Radio Network Planning Methods (possibly simultaneusly)
  
  It is assumed that the participants have done S-72.245 Transmission Methods in Telecommunication Systems or S-72.420 Design Methodology in Telecommunication Systems (3 credits)  and S-72.610 Mobile Communication Systems and Services (2 credits).
  

Teachers:

Lectures and exercises:

• Lectures are held on Wednesday 4:30 – 7 p.m in E208
  
• UPDATED 28.2.2005: First lecture: 23.3.2005
• Separate assignment steering sessions are held in Computer Class F401
• First assignment steering session 13.5.2005

The course includes a compulsory assignment where the practical planning and optimisation methods explained in the lectures are applied to an initial optimisation of a WCDMA radio network for a fictive UMTS service area. The assignment is done in two persons’ teams. The tool used in the assignment is a commercial WCDMA network planning tool (Nokia NetAct WCDMA Planner).

Assignment task will be introduced and delivered during the last lecture. The assignment guide document will be available here later. There will also be user guides for the 3G planning tool available.

In addition to the assignment steering sessions, the EEForum will be used to answer any questions regarding the usage of the tool and assignment itself.

Requirements:

• The course is carried out by an exam and an assignment. 
• The exam requirements consist of the subjects considered and material distributed to the students during the lectures. 
• The first exam is on May 11, 2005, 16-19, S1S4. 
• The exam will be a closed book exam.

Registration:

Registration for the course is done between 1.2 -25.2.2005. The maximum number of participants is 20. In case of more than 20 interested participants, the places will be distributed in the order of registration, given that the prerequisites are done.

NEWS: For some unknown reason ITMOON OY  was not able to  create  this course to  WebTOPI. 
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Registration is done by sending an email to mika.nupponen@hut.fi.
Please, include in  your mail following information:
1. Subject of the mail: Registration to S-72.640
2. Your name
3. Student ID
4. Additional information (not compulsory, will be used only if more than 20 students wants to register):
a) About your studies: 1-N year or post graduated student?
b) Have you pass the courses S-72.245 & S-72.620?
c) Why you want to take this course?

NEWS 2.2.2005: At this moment 20 students has been registered and the course is full. Later registrations will be added on the waiting list.

Final grade: 

The final course grade is calculated from the formula:

Final grade = 0.5*Exam grade + 0.5*Assignment grade.

The student should pass both the exam and assignment with an accepted grade.

• Lecture notes
• Backround literature:
  Radio Network Planning and Optimisation for UMTS, Edited by Jaana Laiho, Achim Wacker, and Tomáš Novosad, England 2002, Wiley, 484 pp.