Practical Training: Interference Mitigation

The last few years have seen the unrivalled growth in the deployment and utilisation of wireless systems. In the past wireless technology served a limited number of expert users and provided telecommunication backhaul connections. Except for broadcasting and amateur radio most radio frequency utilisation was by professionals in large telecommunications companies.

Wireless devices and services utilising the radio frequency spectrum have become part of everyday life and now serve the average member of the public.

All these wireless services and devices have one thing in common: They rely on a well-managed interference-free spectrum environment.

The unprecedented growth in spectrum utilisation and number of devices deployed has inevitably resulted in a more congested radio frequency spectrum with new and growing electromagnetic compatibility and interference challenges.

The Southern African Digital Broadcasting Association in collaboration with equipment manufacturers and industry stakeholders will be facilitating an interference mitigation workshop and practical training session.

The session will provide insight into the available test- and measurement solutions and mitigation techniques. The practical session will provide hands on opportunities for participants to identify and locate interference sources. Industry experts will share their insights and experiences.

The workshop and training session is aimed at spectrum planning and spectrum management engineers, engineering teams responsible for interference mitigation, compliance and inspections and operational teams maintaining radio frequency systems.

Date:                           16 February 2015

Time:                           08:30 – 17:00

Venue:                         LS of SA, 131 Gelding Avenue, Roodepoort, 1732, South Africa

(A transfer service from Sandton to this venue and back will be provided)

Attendance:                 Seats are limited and registration is essential.   SADIBA members and delegates engaged with spectrum management administrations or regulators attend for free. Payment of a registration fee applies of R500 applies for all other delegates.

Workshop Program:

Session 1: Interference tracking and mitigation at frequencies below 1 GHz

 

• Measurement systems and techniques
• Focus topicsMeasurement systems and techniques
  • The transition to DTT
  • Timing of transition and switch-off and interference risks due to time delays with analogue television switch-off
  • Band restacking (Transition from GE-06 plan to a post analogue switch off all digital plan)
  • Compatibility issues between broadcast and Mobile services in the UHF band
• Focus topicsPractical hands-on measurements
  • Interference from terrestrial systems on satellite receive systems (C-Band and Ku-Band)
  • Importance of C-Band
  • Rogue operations and illegal transmissions
• Track and identify inference source below 1 GHz
• Track and identify interference source above 1 GHz

Session 2: Interference tracking and mitigation at frequencies above 1 GHz

 

Session 3: Practical sessions