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RF For Land Mobile and Public Safety Radio Training

RF For Land Mobile and Public Safety Radio Training

RF For Land Mobile and Public Safety Radio Training:

RF For Land Mobile and Public Safety Radio Training Course Hands-on (Online, Onsite, and Classroom Live!)

This five-day hands-on RF For Land Mobile and Public Safety Radio Training course is intended to provide a detailed understanding of the technical aspects of RF system design, analysis, and deployment. Taught as an intensive workshop, the RF For Land Mobile and Public Safety Radio Training course relies heavily on instructor/class interaction, simulations, and exercises that aid the student to develop an intuitive understanding of both the theoretical concepts and their practical application. To be able to participate in the hands-on activities, a scientific calculator and laptop for running Excel spreadsheets (with the analysis pack) are required.

The technologies used for Line-of-Sight (LOS) and Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) radio, from HF to EHF, are discussed in this course, as is the sizing of facilities, both air interface and backhaul, to satisfy the service objectives. Each module of this course builds upon the previous modules, helping you acquire the competencies you need in a carefully thought-out, step-by-step manner. The discussion of theoretical concepts will be complemented by multiple calculation exercises as well as exercises and simulations using spreadsheets provided by us. All in all, the course will provide you with an in-depth and practical knowledge of RF in the context of public safety radio or LMR systems.

What’s Included?

  • 5 days of RF For Land Mobile and Public Safety Radio Training with an expert instructor
  • RF For Land Mobile and Public Safety Radio Training Electronic Guide
  • Certificate of Completion
  • 100% Satisfaction Guarantee

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Customize It:

  • The RF For Land Mobile and Public Safety Radio course can be adapted to the needs of those who lack prior RF experience. Shorter versions of this course, that cover the subject in less depth or omit some of the lab work, are also available.
  • If you are familiar with some aspects of this RF For Land Mobile and Public Safety Radio course, we can omit or shorten their discussion.
  • We can adjust the emphasis placed on the various topics or build the RF For Land Mobile and Public Safety Radio course around the mix of technologies of interest to you (including technologies other than those included in this outline).
  • If your background is nontechnical, we can exclude the more technical topics, include the topics that may be of special interest to you (e.g., as a manager or policy-maker), and present the RF For Land Mobile and Public Safety Radio course in a manner understandable to lay audiences.

Objectives:

Upon completion of this RF For Land Mobile and Public Safety Radio course, the participants will:

  • Identify different E-M propagation modes based on the frequency
  • Describe different Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems
  • Define the relationship between bandwidth and baud rate
  • Use decibels for gains, losses, and power levels
  • Perform conversions among different signal level references: dBm, dBµV/m, µV, and dBm/cm2
  • Compare digital voice compression techniques based on performance
  • Describe the various components of radio and their functions
  • Describe various amplifier types and impairments
  • Quantify the relationship between noise and bandwidth
  • Compare analog and digital modulation techniques
  • Describe the P25 modulation schemes for transitioning from analog to digital
  • Determine the bit rate of a channel based on bandwidth, modulation scheme, and FEC overhead
  • Compare multiple access using FDMA, TDMA, CDMA and OFDMA
  • Determine the Near-field and Far-field regions of an antenna
  • Compare VSWR, Return Loss, Reflected Power, and Mismatch Loss
  • Describe multiple antenna systems: Adaptive Arrays
  • Perform a cascade analysis for terrestrial radio systems
  • Perform link budgets for both Line-of-Sight (LOS) and Non-Line-of Sight (NLOS) links
  • Determine LOS distance based on the radio horizon
  • Perform a path loss analysis using a simple physical model
  • Compare several empirical path loss models for NLOS
  • Describe how Delay Spread and Doppler Spread affect small–scale fading
  • Perform a path loss analysis for an NLOS environment
  • Determine blocking and delay probability using basic traffic models

RF For Land Mobile and Public Safety Radio – Course Outlines:

Introduction to Wireless Technologies

  • A Brief History of Wireless Communications
  • The Continuing Evolution of Wireless Technologies
  • Modern Wireless Technologies
  • Overview of Land Mobile Radio (LMR) Systems

Radio Wave Characteristics

  • The Electromagnetic Spectrum
  • Propagation Modes of Radio Waves
  • Radio Spectrum: Licensed and License Exempt

Fundamental Radio Concepts

  • Basics of Information Transfer for Radio
  • Working with Decibels: Gains, Losses, Power, Conversions
  • Voice Compression Techniques for Digital Radio
  • Basic Radio System Components
  • Wireless Impairments: Internal Noise and Distortion

Digital Modulation and Error Correction Techniques

  • Analog Modulation: AM and FM Variants
  • Basic Digital Modulation Schemes: ASK, PSK, FSK
  • Project 25 Modulation Schemes: C4FM and CQPSK
  • Getting More Bits per Baud using QAM
  • Error Correction Techniques

Physical Layers and Multiple Access Techniques

  • Basic Access Techniques: FDMA and TDMA
  • OFDM and OFDMA
  • Spread Spectrum and CDMA

Basics of Antennas and Antenna Systems

  • E-M Field Radiation: Intentional and Unintentional
  • Basic Antenna Types and Uses
  • Basic Antenna Characteristics
  • Antenna Field Regions
  • Care and Feeding of Antennas
  • Antenna Diversity Techniques
  • Advanced Antenna Systems: Adaptive arrays
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Link Budget Analysis Techniques

  • Noise and Noise Sources (Internal and External)
  • Link Budget Considerations
  • Budgeting the Radio Link

Line-of-Sight Radio Propagation

  • Defining Line-of-Sight
  • Line-of-Sight Path Loss Analysis

The Non-Line-of-Sight Propagation Environment

  • Non-Line-of-Sight Propagation Mechanisms
  • Impairments due to Time Dispersal in NLOS Environments
  • Modeling NLOS Outdoor Propagation Loss
  • Modeling NLOS Indoor Propagation Loss

Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering

  • A Brief Review of Statistics and Probability
  • Fundamental Traffic Terms and Concepts
  • Traffic Patterns: Smooth, Random and Peaked
  • Modeling Traffic: Loss (Blocking) Systems
  • Modeling Traffic: Queuing (Delay) Systems
  • Defining Service Objectives

Course Recap and Evaluations

Exercises Performed in This Course:

  • Wavelength/frequency conversion
  • Using decibels: Powers levels, gains, and adding ratios
  • Converting among different signal level references
  • Determining the thermal noise seen by an antenna
  • Receiver noise contribution: Noise Figure
  • Determining the bit rate of a channel
  • Determining theoretical symbol error rate
  • Determining aperture antenna gain
  • Antenna pattern evaluation: Beam-width and front-to-back ratio
  • Determining antenna reactive and radiative near fields
  • Converting between VSWR and reflection coefficient
  • Comparing % reflected power and return loss measurements
  • Phase combining simulation
  • Performing a simple RF power budget
  • Converting gain and NFdB to linear ratios
  • Performing Cascade analysis of a terrestrial receive system
  • Converting NFdb to Noise Temperature
  • Performing LOS link budget using manufacturer’s equipment specifications
  • Determine LOS and NLOS margin based on service objectives
  • Determining LOS radio horizon
  • Determining Fresnel zone clearance
  • Performing a Free-space path loss analysis
  • Determining link reliability based on rain fade margin
  • Estimating diffraction gain for an obstacle in the radio path
  • Determining the Coherence Bandwidth for a given environment
  • Estimating the RMS Delay Spread of an open area
  • Determining the Coherence time for a given Doppler spread
  • Estimating NLOS path loss using the Log Distance formula
  • Comparing expected loss for several models in a given environment
  • Calculating traffic intensity in Erlangs and CCS
  • Use Poisson, Erlang B and Erlang C models to determine the GoS
  • Calculating link utilization based on server capacity and traffic generated
  • Determining delay probability using Little and Erlang C models
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