Open Enrollments
Aviat offers best-in-class courses at training centers in major regions around the world, using our hands-on equipment. Our courses are developed by instructors with extensive teaching expertise and field experience and designed to give your staff the skills they need to successfully configure and manage your network.
Please refer to our class catalog for full course descriptions, and our class calendar below for upcoming classes. Some classes are offered regularly and at several worldwide locations. Other courses are limited to locations where specialized equipment is available.
Upcoming classes
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Scotland (Glasgow)
4 Bell Drive
Hamilton International Technology Park
Blantyre, Glasgow, G72 0FB, United Kingdom
Contact info (including training inquiries):
Tel: 44 (0) 1698 717200
Fax: 44 (0) 1698 717263
Nigeria (Lagos)
Imperial Plaza
Plot 252E(B) Prince Kayode Akingbade Close
Off Murhi Okunola Street
Victoria Island
Lagos
Contact info:
Tel 1: 234 1 270 7556
Tel 2: 234 1 270 7557
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TR-ECL-01: Eclipse Family
Course Specifics
Capacity 10 Students
Duration 3-day
Location(s) for open enrolment:
- San Clara, CA
- Hamilton, UK
- Lagos, Nigeria
Materials provided:
- Instruction manual (CD-ROM)
- Student guide
Target Audience
Courses are intended for installation and service personnel requiring a working knowledge of installation, configuration, test and maintenance procedures for the Eclipse radio platform.
Maintenance, Installation and Operation
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Prerequisite
Participants should have a basic understanding of Electronics, Telecommunications and IP Fundamentals, and have basic computer skills.
Each student must bring an IBM compatible laptop PC and have administrator rights on the PC (to allow installation of the Portal craft tool).
The PC must have minimum parameters of:
- 500 MHz CPU, Pentium 3
- 256 MB RAM
- 80 MB of available hard disk space
- USB Port
- Ethernet 10Base-T LAN port with RJ-45 connector for local Ethernet connection
- 800x600 resolution, 256 color display (16-bit color)
- SVGA display adaptor card
- 2 or 3 button mouse
- Microsoft Windows 98, 2000 Pro, XP or Windows 7
- TCP/IP installed and configured for LAN operation
Recommended is a serial COM port or external USB-to-serial adaptor to exercise a local V.24 connection.
Objectives
Upon successfully completing a course participants will be able to install, configure, administer and maintain the relevant Eclipse equipment.
Course Content
Eclipse System Overview
- Introduction to Node and terminal platform
Eclipse Node
- Node concept
- Basic architecture and capabilities
- Indoor Units: INU and INUe
- Slot assignment rules
- Backplane bus
- Node capacity rules
- Plug-in cards
- NCC -FAN RACs -DACs -AUX -NPC
- Node and DAC Protection
- Node licensing
Portal
- Introduction to Portal craft tool
- Portal Installation
- Portal PC configuration for Ethernet and V.24/RS-232 connections
- Eclipse Network Management
- Portal screens
- Lab Exercise
Ethernet DACs
- DAC ES
- Modes of Operation
- Eclipse Packet Node
- DAC GE
- RWPR
- VLANs
- Link Aggregation
- DAC GE3
- QoS and Scheduling
- DAC GE3 Protection
- Lab Exercise
Eclipse Terminals
- Eclipse Terminal Overview
- Eclipse IDU 155o
- Eclipse IDU GE 20x
- Eclipse IDU GE3 16x
- Eclipse Terminal protection Operation
- Eclipse Edge
Eclipse ODUs
- ODU 300ep
- ODU 300hp
- ODU 300sp
- IRU600 (North America only)
- Antenna Mount and coupler
- RSSI
- RAC-ODU Cable
- ODU Block Diagram
Eclipse ODU Configuration
- Protection options
- Hot Standby 1+1
- Space Diversity
- Frequency Diversity
- Dual Protection
- Super PDH Ring Protection
- CCDP with XPIC
Installation and Commissioning
- INU Card Handling and Rules
- Indoor Installation
- Outdoor Installation
- Commissioning
- Configuration Work Flow
- Acceptance Testing
- Records Keeping
- Lab Exercise
Eclipse Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
- Diagnostics Overview
- LEDs
- Alarms
- HTML Help
- Diagnostics Screens
- Loopbacks
- Event Browser
- Performance and History
- Troubleshooting Overview
- Troubleshooting Path Problems
- Troubleshooting Configuration Problems
- Lab Exercise
Preventative Maintenance
- Maintenance Overview
- Inspections
- Trend Analysis
- Fault Analysis and Reporting
- Spares
- Software Management
- Lab Exercise
IRU600 (North America Only) separate course available
- General Overview
- Configuration, diagnostics and maintenance
- Protection
TR-ECL-01: Eclipse Family
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MAY 28-29, 2012 |
3 days |
NG |
$1,300 |
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| JUL 17-19, 2012 |
3 days |
CA |
$2,000 |
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| SEP 4-6, 2012 |
3 days |
UK |
$2,000 |
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| SEP 10-12, 2012 |
3 days |
CA |
$2,000 |
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| NOV 5-7, 2012 |
3 days |
CA |
$2,000 |
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TR-IRU-01: IRU 600
Course Specifics
Capacity 10 Students
Duration 3-day
Location(s) for open enrolment:
Materials provided:
- Instruction and user Manuals (USB)
Target Audience
The course is intended for anyone requiring basic theory, maintenance, troubleshooting, and hands on experience with the Eclipse radio platform with IRU600 RFU.
Maintenance and Operation Course
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Prerequisite
Participants should have a basic understanding of electronics, telecommunications, and IP fundamentals, and have basic computer skills.
Each student must bring an IBM compatible laptop PC and have administrator rights on the PC. The PC must have minimum parameters of:
- Pentium 4 or later w/ 1GB of RAM and 250 Mb of free hard drive space
- Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7
- USB Port
- Network card (LAN Port)
- DB9 Serial Port connection (or adapter) (optional)
Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- List the functions and features of the Eclipse w/ IRU600 RFU
- Describe the hardware and configurations of the Eclipse w/ IRU600 RFU
- Configure and commission the Eclipse w/ IRU600 RFU
- Perform local and remote troubleshooting using Portal
Course Content
Overview
- Description and Features
- System Lay Out
- RF options
- Capacity options
- Portal
Basic Microwave Theory
- Technical parameters
- Basic Block diagrams
- Indoor RF vs. Split Mount
- Link Budgeting
Intelligent Nodal Unit Configurations
- Basic architecture and capabilities
- Plug-in cards
- NCC -FAN -RACs -DACs -AUX -NPC
- Backplane bus
- Slot assignment rules
- Node capacity rules and licensing
- Path capacity and bandwidth options
- Eclipse Packet Node
- Ethernet with DAC GE and DAC GE3
- IDU GE3 16x
Radio Frequency Unit Configurations
- General Information
- Standard Power
- High Power
- ACU
- Fan
- Protection Options
- ATPC
- CCDP w/ XPIC
Software Configuration and Commissioning
- Introduction to Portal craft tool
- Portal PC configuration for Ethernet and V.24/RS-232 connections
- Portal screens
- Configuring a new installation
- Portal and Configuration LAB
Diagnostics Tools
- Introduction to Portal diagnostics
- System Summary
- Event Browser
- System Controls: Locks and Loopbacks
- Performance and History Screens
- Alarm Screens
- Parts
- Diagnostics Lab
Maintenance
- Maintenance Overview / Annual PM
- IRU600 Software Configuration
- Configuration Lab
Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Overview
- Troubleshooting Lab
TR-IRU-01: IRU 600
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JUN 25-27, 2012 |
3 days |
CA |
$2,000 |
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TR-PRO-01: ProVision Network
Course Specifics
Capacity 8 Students
Duration 2-day
Location(s) for open enrolment:
- San Clara, CA
- Hamilton, UK
- Lagos, Nigeria
Target Audience
This course is intended for Network Operations Center (NOC) Operators and Engineers involved in the installation, operation and maintenance of ProVision Software. Training consists of a combination of classroom lecture and practical exercises.
Management, Installation, Configuration & Operation
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Prerequisite
- Participants should have knowledge and experience in the areas of network operations fundamentals and telecommunications fundamentals.
- The student will need a Notebook computer with an Ethernet port and running on one of the following Operating Systems:
- Windows XP Pro
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7
- Windows 2003 Server
- Windows 2008 Server
Objectives
By the end of this course, the participant should be able to competently install, use, and administer ProVision software.
Course Content
ProVision Introduction
- Functions & features
- Minimum hardware specifications
- Understand ProVision Architecture
- Deployment Options
ProVision Installation and User Administration
- Requirements for ProVision Installation
- ProVision Server and Client Installation
- Verifying ProVision Server is running
- Logging in to Client Software
- Navigating ProVision
- Basic User Account creation and access level
Navigating ProVision
- Main User Interface
- Menu Bar
- Tree Viewer – Physical and Logical Viewer
- Map Viewer, adding a map background to map viewer
- View and change radio configuration
- View and change network IP addresses
Deploying and Managing Radios and Generic Devices
- Information required for deployment
- Deploying containers – regions, sites and racks
- Deploy, Manage, Rename, Delete and Unmanage Radios and Generic Devices such as switches, routers, third party microwave radios, multiplexers etc
- Deploying EMS/Proxy in ProVision
- Re-parenting an object
- Create, verify and delete a link
- Reposition Map viewer objects – lock/unlock object moving
- Verify ProVision is receiving events
Fault Management
- Managing Events – event properties, acknowledge, clear
- Event Browser – filters, browser options, scoreboards
- Viewing Security logs – log on/off, configuration changes
- Configure Event Notifications
- Configure and Interpret Scoreboards
Configuration Management
- View and Change Network IP addresses
- Uploading Eclipse licenses
- Perform Bulk configuration for devices on the Network
- Network Auto-Discovery of Radios and Devices
- Circuit Provisioning and Collection
- Configure Logical Containers
- Creating Map Annotation
Performance Monitoring
- Configure device data collection
- Interpret performance history & trends
- Set up Performance thresholds
- Interpret Ethernet Bandwidth Utilization
- Produce Inventory & fault reports
Reports
- Generate Helpdesk reports
- Generate Capacity, Inventory and Fault Reports
- Generate Network Health Reports – RF and Ethernet Network Health Reports
- Generate Security Status Report of Radios and Devices
- Configure Schedule Reports
- Customize reports from report fields and objects
Eclipse Features
- Create, trace, view and diagnose circuits
- Perform bulk software loads
- Produce capacity, inventory & fault reports
ProVision Installation and Administration
- Understand ProVision server/Client relationship
- Creating Regional access for users
- Session Manager Administration
- Email Server Configuration
- Understand communication with Network elements
- Administer database manual and scheduled backup and security profiles
- Northbound Interface (NBI)description and configuration
- Configure ProVision Redundancy Controller
- Discuss remote access options
- Understand licensing requirements and procedures
TR-PRO-01: ProVision Network
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MAY 30 - JUN 1, 2012 |
2 days |
NG |
$975 |
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| JUN 28-29, 2012 |
2 days |
CA |
$1,500 |
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| SEP 13-14, 2012 |
2 days |
CA |
$1,500 |
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| NOV 8-9, 2012 |
2 days |
CA |
$1,500 |
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TR-TE-01: Intermediate Transmission Engineering for IP/Ethernet Backhaul
Course Specifics
Capacity 10 Students
Duration 5-day
Location(s) for open enrolment:
Target Audience
The course is intended for Network Engineers requiring exposure into intermediate microwave transmission theory and its applications for IP designs
Microwave Communication System course
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Prerequisite
- Ethernet radio training
- Basic Microwave Principles
- Basic IP/Ethernet Concepts
Objectives
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand and apply the basic principles of RF propagation
- Understand microwave applications as applied to basic link engineering for TDM and IP backhaul.
Course Content
Introduction and General Considerations
- Purpose of transmission engineering
- Vocabulary and notation
- RF Design process flowchart
- Network topologies
- Typical design applications
- Ethernet and TDM Ring protection
- Link and hop design
- Ethernet Radio configuration
- Microwave repeaters
- Parabolic antenna types
- Transmission lines
- Radomes
- Antenna coupling units
Path Analysis and Design
- Total loss parameters
- Total gain parameters
- RF Protection schemes
- Diversity arrangements
- Improvement factors
- Objectives and calculations
- Multipath outage
- Rain outage
- Vigants and ITU-R Models
- Geo-climatic factors
- Multipath outage time
Software Design Tools Review
- Sample calculations discussion based on fixed and adaptive coding and modulation using:
Microwave Propagation
- Electromagnetic field
- Free space equation
- Atmospheric effects
- Terrain effects
- Path clearance criteria
- Principles of path profiles
- Fade mechanisms
Interference Analysis
- Principles of frequency interference
- Principles of frequency planning
Performance Verification
- Paperless Chart Recorder (PCR) Introduction.
TR-TE-01: Intermediate Transmission Engineering for IP/Ethernet Backhaul
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OCT 8-12, 2012 |
5 days |
NG |
$1,950 |
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TR-TE-02: Advanced Transmission Engineering for IP/Ethernet Backhaul Design
Course Specifics
Capacity 10 Students
Duration 5-day
Location(s) for open enrolment:
Target Audience
The course is intended for Network Planners, Transmission/Network Engineers, and Network Support Staff requiring advanced microwave transmission knowledge for the current IP/LTE evolution.
Microwave Networking in the RAN
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Prerequisite
- Aviat Networks TR-SD-01 and TR-TE-01 courses
- Basic microwave principles and job experience
- PathLoss V.4 or V.5 software program knowledge
- A laptop running licensed copies of PathLoss V.4 or V.5 is required to complete the tasks associated with the course
Objectives
At the end of this advanced course, participants will be able to:
- Analyze path profiles from topographic data
- Download topographic data from the Internet
- Design simple paths as per industry standards
- Profile a path
- Analyze reflections
- Prepare a frequency plan
- Analyze interference
- Understand the RAN topology for IP backhaul in the access, aggregation, and core layers
- Understand how microwave radios links can be engineered to meet the RAN demands for IP traffic with QoS
Course Content
Introduction and General Considerations
- Ethernet radio technology
- Radio network planning considerations
- RF design parameters review
- Error and quality performance objectives
- dBs review
- Adaptive Coding and Modulation
- L1/L2 link aggregation
- RATs overview
Path Analysis and Design
- Multipath probability
- Vigants’ model
- ITU-R P.530 recommendations
- Diversity improvements factors
- Path calculations sheets
- CCDP/ACAP/ACDP/XPIC in the RAN
- Objectives (Long haul, short haul, access)
- North American “Bell”
- ITU-R
Software Design tools
- Licensed PathLoss V.4/V.5
- Path design workshop using licensed PathLoss V.4/V.5:
- Profile
- Multipath error performance objective
- Rain outage objective
- Interference analysis
- Interference objective
- Reflection study
Microwave Propagation
- Radio meteorology
- Electromagnetic near and far fields
- Geo-climatic effects
- Path clearance criteria
- Path profiles
- Fade mechanisms
- Over-water analysis
- Real meaning of fade margin
- Path survey principles
Interference Analysis
- Interference performance objectives
- Frequency planning
- Interference case workshop using licensed PathLoss V.4 or V.5:
- Interference objective
- T/I review
- Noise floor discussion
- Parabolic antenna pattern analysis
- ATPC and DTPC concepts to mitigate interference levels
TR-TE-02: Advanced Transmission Engineering for IP/Ethernet Backhaul Design
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JUN 18-22, 2012 |
5 days |
CA |
$2,500 |
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