Technology Courses

INTRODUCTION TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

Target Audience
Managers, administrators, engineers, and technicians starting on the wireless systems market.

Pre-requirements
Basic knowledge in telecommunications systems.

Goals
Present basic concepts used in the day-to-day of wireless communication systems.

Course Syllabus

• History of mobile communications;
• Telephonic traffic, grade of service, and Erlang table;
• Decibel and main, derived units: dBm, dBw, dBm, and dBmV;
• Main characteristics of antennas;
• Gain measurement: dBi and dBd;
• RF modulation concepts: AM, FM, BPSK, QPSK, and variants;
• Cellular system basic architecture;
• Types of communication channels;
• Frequency ranges used and channel types;
• Handoff and roaming;
• Frequencies reuse, reuse distance, and cluster;
• Types of coverage in function of mobile terminal class;
• Noise and interference in cellular systems;
• RF propagation in urban environment and fading;
• Cellular systems generations: 1G, 2G, 2.5G, and 3G;
• Comparison between main cellular systems;
• Other wireless communication systems: paging, trunking, telepoint, wireless internet, and broadband (LMDS/MMDS).

Length

• 1 day (7 hours) – basic course
• 2 days (14 hours) – extended course