Design & Optimization Curriculum (DOC): A Complete Wireless Engineering Training Program
Curriculum: Design and Optimization Curriculum (DOC) is a comprehensive training program for the core wireless engineering knowledge and skills required to design and optimize a 2G, 2.5G, or 3G, mobile or fixed wireless network in any technology. Its innovative, job-centered architecture includes three sub-curricula tied directly to the network engineering lifecycle, viz., DOC I covering D0/D1 (pre/initial design); DOC II, D2 (implementation); and DOC III, D3 (pre/post launch optimization). DOC combines the essential theory with the field know-how captured from over two decades of LCC’s worldwide design and deployment experience covering all major technologies.
Audience: DOC is aimed at RF engineers and technicians. We recommend:
- The full program for those who plan, design/enhance, optimize, troubleshoot, or manage wireless networks.
- Select courses–supplemented by equipment-specific training–for technical assistants, drive testers, and technicians.
Prerequisites: A bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent preparation in communications, electromagnetics, Mathematics (such as differential equations, probability, and statistics), and the engineering design principles.
| Curriculum |
Catalog Code |
Course Title |
Days |
DOC I
Covers D0 & D1 |
DIGICOM |
Digital Communications for Wireless System Design |
5 |
| ARCHITECT |
Architecture and Operations of Wireless Networks |
4 |
| RFPROP |
RF Propagation and Fading for Wireless Network Design |
2 |
| ANTLBA |
Antennas and Link Budget Analysis for Wireless Systems |
2 |
| PSTN |
PSTN and Cellular Interconnection |
1 |
DW1 *
|
Wireless Network Design Workshop |
2 |
One or more technology courses that depend on where the client is on the 2G/2.5G evolution continuum. Please refer to the section on 2G/2.5G Technology Evolution Curricula later in the guide.
|
DOC II
Covers D2 |
DW2 |
Wireless Network Implementation Workshop |
2 |
| BTSE |
BTS Engineering
|
1 |
| Vendor Specific Equipment Training |
DOC III
Covers D3 |
TRAFFIC
|
Traffic Engineering for Wireless Networks |
4 |
| OPTIMIZE |
Network Optimization Principles |
3 |
GSMOPT
|
GSM: Advanced Topics and Optimization |
3 |
| BENCHMARK |
GSM/GPRS/EDGE, WCDMA, CDMA/CDMA2000, and iDENTM: Technology Overview and Comparative Analysis |
2 |
* Currently offered as a three-day workshop called Wireless Network Design and Implementation Workshop (DW12) that combines design and implementation in one course.
