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S-72.640 WCDMA Network Planning in Practice

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S-72.640
WCDMA Network Planning In Practise 
(2 cr.)

Spring term 2005,  second half term.

Lectures and exercises:
  • Lectures are held on Wednesdays 4:30 – 7 p.m in E208 
  • First lecture: 23.3.2005
  • Separate assignment steering sessions are held Thursdays 4:30-18 p.m in Computer  Class F401
  • First assignment steering session 14.4.2005

Lecture plan, spring 2005

Wed 23.3 16:30-19 Course introduction and WCDMA basics, E208

  • Introduction to S-72.640 WCDMA Planning in Practise, course objectives, contents, execution, timetable and practicalities
  • WCDMA basics1; 3GPP Releases and System architecture
  • WCDMA basics2; Differences to GSM radio-interface
  • WCDMA basics3; Services and RABs, different types of handovers

Wed 30.3 16:30-19 WCDMA network planning process,  E208

  • Process in practise
  • Network dimensioning, link budgets and associated parameters explained
  • Network and element capacity requirements and planning, load, effect on coverage
  • Detailed planning with simulations 

Wed 6.4 16:30-19 Radio Resource Management and its role in planning

  • Introduction to RRM
  • Load & Admission control, Packet Scheduling
  • Power control
  • Handover control 

Wed 13.4 16:30-19 GSM/UMTS integration and inter-operability, labran neukkari

  • Co-siting methods and challenges to network planning (pro’s and con’s of co-siting, coverage, interference, antenna options, installation guidelines)
  • Inter-system operability challenges to network planning (motivation, inter-system technical operation, planning & optimisation principles)

Wed 4.5 16:30-19 WCDMA Radio network optimisation methods and principles

  • Objectives of network optimisation, feedback to planning
  • Physical network optimisation methods (e.g. site addition, location change, sectorisation, antenna height/tilting/azimuth changes etc.
  • System optimisation methods (main system parameters, transmission power & channels, SHO optimisation etc) 

Fri 13.5 13:15-16 Introduction to the planning assignment, E208

  • Objectives, methods and practical execution of the planning assignment
  • Assignment guideline document
  • Introduction to the planning tool and its usage

Thu 17.5 16:15-18 Planning assignment steering session 1, F401
Thu 24.5 16:15-18 Planning assignment steering session 2, F401


Updated by Mika Nupponen 14.4.2005