Microwave Transmission Fundamentals

Microwave Transmission Fundamentals is an online training course that provides a comprehensive, practical understanding of designing, deploying, integrating, and supporting point-to-point microwave links in real operational networks. You will learn how to engineer microwave as a reliable transport service for backhaul and access, including link architecture and topology, path fundamentals (LOS and Fresnel), capacity drivers (bandwidth, modulation, coding, ACM), availability and fade margin, antenna and polarisation concepts, installation quality, and structured troubleshooting using evidence and trend data.

The training focuses on real-world microwave scenarios across rings, spurs, and multi-hop paths, covering operational constraints such as weather and propagation effects (rain fade, multipath/ducting), interference environments, variable capacity due to ACM, and how to build monitoring and incident workflows around measurable link performance (RSL, CINR/SNR, MCS, errors, utilisation, alarms).

What You Will Learn

• Understand where microwave fits in modern networks (backhaul, access, rings, spurs, multi-hop)

• Explain the path fundamentals that drive reliability (LOS, Fresnel clearance, FSPL, obstruction risk)

• Apply link budget basics and interpret fade margin and availability targets in practical terms

• Understand capacity drivers and ACM behaviour (bandwidth, modulation/coding, step-down patterns)

• Use diversity concepts at a practical level (space/frequency/polarisation) and know when they help

• Understand antenna behaviour (gain, beamwidth, side/back lobes) and why alignment quality matters

• Apply a disciplined alignment workflow (coarse align → peak → verify → lock down) using RSL vs CINR

• Build installation quality that lasts (mount stability, weatherproofing, routing, grounding, DC power)

• Integrate microwave into Ethernet transport (handoff models, VLANs, MTU, QoS basics, timing overview)

• Monitor and troubleshoot using structured workflows, baselines, thresholding, evidence packs, and signature patterns

• Build professional as-built/handover documentation for long-term support

Included in This Course

• 60-day money-back guarantee

• Microwave Transmission Fundamentals Certificate

• 100% Online with immediate start

• Study at your own pace

• Lifetime course access 24/7

• Straightforward, easy-to-understand lessons

• Access to expert instructors and support team

• Student course notes download

• Real-life examples

• Integrated AI

Industry Recognized Certificate

You will receive a Satoms-issued “Microwave Transmission Fundamentals” certificate upon successful completion, recognizing your skills and knowledge in microwave link planning fundamentals, installation quality, transport integration, monitoring, and troubleshooting.