Course Catalog 2007-2008

TLT-6406 RADIO NETWORK PLANNING, 5-8 cr
Radio Network Planning

Courses persons responsible
Jukka Lempiäinen

Lecturers
Jukka Lempiäinen

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - - - 3 h/week 3 h/week -
Exercise - - - 2 h/week 2 h/week -
Assignment - - - - 12 h/week -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
The goal of the cource is to provide information about the radio interface system planning process for GSM/GPRS/UMTS.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. GSM/GRPS/UMTS RADIO NETWORK PLANNING PROCESS       
2. DIMENSIONING
-The target of dimensoining
-Required parameters
-Radio channel
-Planning environment 		      
3. DETAILED PLANNING
-Configuration planning
-Coverage planning
-Capacity planning
-Frequency/code planning
-Parameter planning 		      
4. OPTIMISATION
-Purpose of re-planning
-Parameter optimization 		      
5. RADIO NETWORK ASSESSMENT TOOLS
-Radio network planning tools (Nokia NectAct Planner)
-Radio interface measurements (indoor UMTS network) 		      

Requirements for completing the course
Option 1: Exam and project work (5 cr) Optoin 2: Exam, project work and three laboratory assignments (8 cr)

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Option 1: Exam and project work (5 cp) Optoin 2: Exam, project work and three laboratory assignments (8 cp)

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Lecture slides Radio network planning Jukka Lempiäinen, Jarno Niemelä     www.cs.tut.fi/kurssit/TLT-6406/ Yes  English 
    Book Radio Interface System Planning for GSM/GPRS/UMTS Jukka Lempiäinen, Matti Manninen 0792375165     No  English 
    Book UMTS Radio Network Planning, Optimization and QoS Management Jukka Lempiäinen, Matti Manninen (ed) 1402076401     No  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    TLT-5606 TLT-5606 Spread Spectrum Techniques 5-7 Recommendable
    TLT-6100 TLT-6100 Basic Course on Wireless Communications 5 Mandatory
    TLT-6206 TLT-6206 Radio Propagation in Wireless Networks 3 Mandatory
    TLT-6306 TLT-6306 RF Equipment for Wireless Networks 3 Mandatory

    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

  • Partial passing of course must be in connection with the same round of implementation.

    • Distance learning

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 50 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 50 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 72
    Exercises 36
    Assignments 14

    Other scaledHours
    New tools and study methods 5
    Preparation for exam 5
    Total sum 132

    Correspondence of content
    8301200 Radio Network Planning

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    Last modified 07.02.2007
    Modified byMarkku Renfors