RF Training | Radio Frequency Training Fundamentals

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RF Training or Radio Frequency Training Fundamentals Course with Hands-on Labs (Online, Onsite and Classroom Live)

RF systems come in a bewildering variety of forms and technologies, including satellite and terrestrial, mobile and fixed, microwave, trunked radio, HF/VHF, Blue-Tooth, and RF ID, to name a few. While these systems are diverse in design and function, they all employ radio waves as a means of communication and thus utilize concepts and techniques that are fundamental to all RF systems.

In this RF Training course, you will learn how radio waves propagate and fade, the models that describe RF propagation and fading, how antennas work and are used, the basic traffic engineering models, the principles of RF design and optimization including traffic engineering, and the process of deploying an RF system. At the end of the RF Training course, you will have a solid foundation in the concepts, principles, methods, and considerations common to all RF systems. You will then be well prepared to embark on a more detailed study of your specialized interest in RF, whether cellular/mobile, microwave, HF/VHF, satellite, or other

We provides high-quality RF or Radio Frequency Training Fundamentals programs for government agencies, small businesses and Fortune 500 companies. Our RF Training courses are specifically designed by experts in the field, and the material is continuously updated with the latest information and market trends. RF Fundamentals qualifies for Continuing Education Units (CEU) and for the acceptance of Professional Development Hours (PDH) activities submitted by PE’s for Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) credit.

RF Training | Radio Frequency Training FundamentalsDuration: 3 days

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  • We can adapt this RF Training course to your group’s background and work requirements at little to no added cost.
  • If you are familiar with some aspects of this RF Training course, we can omit or shorten their discussion
  • We can adjust the emphasis placed on the various topics or build the RF Training 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 Training course in manner understandable to lay audiences.
AUDIENCE/TARGET GROUP

The target audience for this RF Training course:

  • This RF systems course is designed for anyone needing a solid foundation for understanding the principles of RF Engineering.
  • Engineers, technicians and managers who are new to RF and require applicable skills in RF design, planning and engineering.
  • Anyone working within the field of general RF systems, wireless, cellular and microwave systems will benefit from this comprehensive coverage of RF fundamentals. Basic mathematical and computing skills are recommended for this course.
CLASS PREREQUISITES

The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this RF Training course are:

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RF Training | Radio Frequency Training Fundamentals - OBJECTIVES

Upon completing this RF Training course, learners will be able to meet these objectives:

  • Explain the Basics of RF
  • Understand the engineering tools and procedures required for RF engineering and planning
  • Understand existing and emerging standards for RF
  • Understand RF Propagation and Antenna Principle
  • Describe and understand a broad spectrum of antenna types
  • Discuss RF Modulation Techniques
  • Review RF System Design Considerations
  • Review RF System Budget Profiles
  • Calculate propagation losses and link budgets.
  • Explain RF performance and Optimization considerations
  • Analyze system degradation due to RF components
  • Evaluate the performance of different RF wireless systems
  • Explore project planning process of RF
  • Discuss successful and unsuccessful RF deployments
  • Step through a practical process for managing RF networks
  • Explore the current and future RF market trends
RF Training | Radio Frequency Training Fundamentals - COURSE SYLLABUS

RF systems Introduction

  • The electromagnetic spectrum
  • History of RF
  • Regulation of RF
  • Types of RF systems
  • RF applications

RF Propagation and Fading

  • Principles of RF propagation
  • RF modulation basics
  • Reflection, refraction, diffraction
  • Digital RF communications basics
  • Propagation models: Okumura, HATA, Cost 231
  • Free space loss
  • Reflection scatting loss, Rayleigh fading, multipath
  • Multipath cancellation

RF systems – Antenna Concepts and Usage

  • How antennas work
  • Antenna gain
  • Antenna radiation patterns
  • Isotropic and dipole radiators
  • Collinear vertical antennas
  • Horizontal arrays, yagis, log-periodics
  • Effective radiated power
  • Testing and measurements
  • Performance testing

Basics of Traffic Engineering

  • Trunks, circuits, overview of the T-Carrier System
  • Erlang B, extended Erlang B, Erlang C
  • Blocking probability, basic operational concepts towards grade of service (GoS)
  • Stochastic modeling of unknown variables
  • Traffic simulation
  • Using calculation tools

Design of RF Systems

  • Tools available for design
  • Design considerations
  • Propagation losses
  • Link budget
  • System degradation
  • Eb/No, SNR, BER, Noise
  • Limitations of bandwidth
  • Receiver sensitivity
  • Intermodulation distortion
  • RF performance and its optimization
  • RF system management and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Practice link budget calculations

Deployment of RF Systems

  • Planning to undertake RF deployment projects
  • RF deployment process
  • Successful and unsuccessful RF deployments
  • Morphology zones
  • Design engineering
  • Traffic engineering
  • Mixers
  • RF regulatory considerations
  • Call processing
  • Mobility management
  • Soft versus Hard hand over
  • RF optimization and performance testing
  • Indoor design considerations

RF systems Training Conclusion

  • A survey of current and evolving technologies
  • Directions for future study and specialization
  • Course recap, Q/A, and Evaluations
RF Training | Radio Frequency Training Fundamentals Course Wrap-Up

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