📘 Course Title
3G RF Optimization – From A to Z
📝 Course Description
This course provides a complete and practical understanding of UMTS (3G) radio network optimization, focusing on idle mode behavior, radio connection supervision, power control mechanisms, handover optimization, load control, and KPI analysis.
The course explains how UMTS networks operate in real environments, how RF parameters affect network performance, and how optimization engineers analyze and improve coverage, capacity, mobility, and quality of service.
It is designed to bridge the gap between 3G theoretical knowledge and hands-on RF optimization practices.
⏱ Course Duration
14 Hours
🎯 Target Audience
- Telecom & Communication Engineering students
- Junior 3G RF optimization engineers
- Drive Test engineers transitioning to optimization
- Mobile network engineers working with UMTS networks
- Engineers preparing for RF optimization roles
✅ Prerequisites
- 3G Basics / UMTS fundamentals
🌐 Language
Arabic with English subtitles
🎯 Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Understand UMTS idle mode behavior and parameters
- Analyze PLMN selection, cell selection, and cell reselection
- Understand paging, system information, and area updates
- Analyze radio connection supervision in different RRC states
- Understand open loop, inner loop, and outer loop power control
- Analyze UMTS handover events and optimization impact
- Understand channel switching mechanisms
- Analyze load control strategies in UMTS networks
- Monitor and analyze UMTS KPIs
- Perform basic RF optimization decisions based on KPIs
📚 Course Content Outline
Section 1: Introduction
- Course overview
- Optimization scope and preparation
Section 2: Idle Mode Optimization
- Idle mode concepts
- PLMN selection
- Cell selection and reselection
- Cell reselection in FACH state
- Location area and routing area updating
- Paging mechanisms
- System information
Section 3: Radio Connection Supervision (RCS)
- RCS concepts
- RCS in Cell-FACH and URA-PCH states
- RCS in Cell-DCH state
Section 4: Power Control
- Power control overview
- Open loop power control
- Outer loop power control
- Inner loop power control
Section 5: Handover Optimization
- Handover fundamentals
- UMTS handover events
Section 6: Channel Switching
- Channel switching concepts
- Channel switching mechanisms
Section 7: Load Control
- Load control concepts
- Load control mechanisms
Section 8: KPI Analysis
- UMTS KPI categories
- KPI analysis and optimization decisions
🚀 Course Value
- Complete UMTS RF Optimization foundation
- Focus on real RF parameters and algorithms
- KPI-driven optimization approach
- Ideal preparation for 3G Optimization and RAN roles
- Strong continuation after 2G Optimization