Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Plan and Design 3G/4G Mobile backhaul networks
- Understand advanced routing solutions IP/MPLS
- Sketch the typical 3G/4G IP backhaul deployment architecture
- Know the differences of Ethernet backhaul services from Private line service to Ethernet VP Tree service
- Recognize the importance of Microwave transmission in a secondary market environment for hard to reach locations
- Explain benefits of Carrier Ethernet and list various services available for backhaul
- Compare and contrast IP/MPLS vs IP/Ethernet and list various services provided for backhaul
- Apply the end-to-end QoS concepts in IP and Ethernet integrated backhaul and their usage as part of the SLA and Identify how QoS and security can be guaranteed
- Understand Next Generation SDH and SDH Synchronization
- Overview, challenges, requirements & solutions of Synchronization for Carrier Ethernet in mobile backhaul with case studies from different mobile operators.
Course Duration:
5-day instructor-led training
Course Outlines:
DAY 1: SDH
- Introduction to Transport System and Transmission Systems
- Overview of Fiber Optics Communications
- SDH: Synchronous Digital Hierarchy
- SDH Overhead and roles in OAM&P
DAY 2: SDH
- SDH Pointers and their role in OAM&P
- SONET/SDH Network Topologies and Configurations
- SDH Alarms and Troubleshooting
- Error and Performance Monitoring
- Protection and Survivability
- SDH Synchronization and Timing
DAY 3: DWDM
- Introduction to DWDM
- DWDM Components and Architecture
- SDH, IP, ATM, WDM and DWDM Integration
- Tools and Accessories
DAY 4: Carrier Ethernet
- Fundamentals of MEF Carrier Ethernet
- Service Definition in Single Operator Scenario
- Carrier Ethernet Services Definition over Multiple Operator Networks
- Target application
- Trouble Shooting: Link and Service OAM&PM
DAY 5: Microwave
- Historic Evolution of Radio Links
- Point-to-Point Fixed Communication Technologies
- Field of Application and Use Cases
- Basic Components of a Fixed Service Microwave Link
- Network Architecture
- Spectrum Management Aspects
- Design of a Microwave LOS Link
- Noise
- Interferences
- Free Space Propagation
- Design Basis
- Redundancy Arrangements
- System Monitoring and Management
- Performance Objectives and Criteria
- Availability Criteria
- ITU Error Performance and Availability Usage Guidelines