Course 06 · Applied engineering

Microwave & Backhaul Systems

Plan the radio path, degraded capacity, packet service and useful backhaul recovery.

What you will work toward

  • Locate backhaul within the complete application path and distinguish it from access.
  • Turn offered load, direction, delay and degraded-state needs into a service brief.
  • Find the actual bottleneck instead of adding link rates together.
  • Reconcile the route, radio modes and packet path into one consistent service design.

The seven-module pathway

  1. 01
    Backhaul Architecture & Service RequirementsThree lessons · practical lab · field scenario · module checkpoint
  2. 02
    Path Surveys, Fresnel Zones & ClearanceThree lessons · practical lab · field scenario · module checkpoint
  3. 03
    Link Budgets, Fading & Adaptive CapacityThree lessons · practical lab · field scenario · module checkpoint
  4. 04
    Spectrum, Radio Configuration & AlignmentThree lessons · practical lab · field scenario · module checkpoint
  5. 05
    Packet Transport, QoS & SynchronizationThree lessons · practical lab · field scenario · module checkpoint
  6. 06
    Availability, Protection & OperationsThree lessons · practical lab · field scenario · module checkpoint
  7. 07
    Integrated Backhaul Design & Final AssessmentThree lessons · practical lab · field scenario · final assessment

A clear completion standard

Review all three lessons in each module, complete its practical work, choose the evidence-based scenario response, and pass its assessment. Modules 1–6 require at least 75%; the final requires at least 80%. Review and retry are available.

All seven modules must report Passed to earn this course's Titanium badge. Learning is self-paced and unproctored. Course achievement does not grant regulatory authority or certify a physical installation.

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