{"id":38110,"date":"2026-10-05T16:42:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T13:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/?post_type=courses&p=38110"},"modified":"2026-10-05T16:42:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T13:42:46","slug":"sat-fat-rf-testing-installation-commissioning-procedures","status":"publish","type":"courses","link":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/courses\/sat-fat-rf-testing-installation-commissioning-procedures\/","title":{"rendered":"SAT & FAT, RF Testing, Installation & Commissioning Procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"

Course Overview<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A practical technical course designed to equip telecom and RF professionals with the knowledge and skills required to prepare, execute and document Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), RF testing and installation\/commissioning activities<\/strong>. The course combines testing methodology, installation verification, RF measurements, walk testing, link-budget calculations, troubleshooting and professional handover documentation.<\/p>\n

Course Objectives<\/strong><\/h4>\n

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:<\/p>\n

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  • Understand the purpose, structure and requirements of FAT and SAT<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • Prepare and review SAT\/FAT procedures and test documentation.<\/li>\n
  • Interpret system installation drawings and verify site installations.<\/li>\n
  • Perform pre-commissioning and commissioning activities for RF\/telecommunication systems.<\/li>\n
  • Operate basic RF test equipment, including spectrum analyzers and signal generators<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • Perform RF measurements, walk tests and basic troubleshooting.<\/li>\n
  • Verify equipment configuration, functionality, communication and alarms.<\/li>\n
  • Apply RF power, gain, loss and link-budget calculations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • Evaluate antenna gain, cable losses, free-space path loss and receiver sensitivity.<\/li>\n
  • Understand fade margin and basic RF coverage calculations.<\/li>\n
  • Analyze test results and prepare professional SAT\/FAT reports.<\/li>\n
  • Prepare punch lists, track corrective actions and support system handover.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Training Contents<\/strong><\/h4>\n

    Module 1 \u2013 FAT & SAT Fundamentals<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • FAT and SAT concepts and objectives<\/li>\n
    • FAT\/SAT documentation and procedures<\/li>\n
    • Preparation and review of test procedures<\/li>\n
    • Acceptance criteria<\/li>\n
    • Installation and configuration verification<\/li>\n
    • Equipment and communication checks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Module 2 \u2013 Installation & Commissioning<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • Types of system installation drawings<\/li>\n
      • Drawing interpretation<\/li>\n
      • Site installation verification<\/li>\n
      • Installation quality checks<\/li>\n
      • Pre-commissioning activities<\/li>\n
      • Commissioning procedures<\/li>\n
      • Functional and communication testing<\/li>\n
      • Alarm and monitoring verification<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Module 3 \u2013 Practical RF Testing<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        • RF test equipment fundamentals<\/li>\n
        • Spectrum analyzer<\/li>\n
        • Signal generator<\/li>\n
        • RF measurements and testing<\/li>\n
        • RF troubleshooting techniques<\/li>\n
        • RF walk-test procedures<\/li>\n
        • Test-result analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Module 4 \u2013 RF Performance & Link Budget<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          • RF power calculations<\/li>\n
          • Gain and losses<\/li>\n
          • RF link budget<\/li>\n
          • Antenna gain<\/li>\n
          • Cable losses<\/li>\n
          • Free-space path loss<\/li>\n
          • Receiver sensitivity<\/li>\n
          • Fade margin<\/li>\n
          • Basic RF coverage calculations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Module 5 \u2013 SAT Documentation & Handover<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            • SAT test execution and recording<\/li>\n
            • Test-result documentation<\/li>\n
            • Professional test-report preparation<\/li>\n
            • Punch-list preparation<\/li>\n
            • Corrective-action tracking<\/li>\n
            • Punch-list closure<\/li>\n
            • Acceptance and system handover documentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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              Target Audience<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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              1. Telecom & RF Installation, Testing and Commissioning Engineers\/Technicians<\/strong> responsible for RF system installation and acceptance activities.<\/li>\n
              2. Project & Commissioning Engineers<\/strong> involved in FAT\/SAT preparation, RF testing, system verification and handover.<\/li>\n
              3. RF\/Telecom Maintenance & Technical Support Professionals<\/strong> responsible for troubleshooting, performance verification and acceptance documentation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"author":1637,"featured_media":38245,"template":"","course_category":[55],"class_list":["post-38110","courses","type-courses","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","course_category-telecommunications","infinite-scroll-item","no-featured-image-padding"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/courses\/38110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/courses"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/courses"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1637"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/courses\/38110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38140,"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/courses\/38110\/revisions\/38140"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"course_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esi.edu.sa\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/course_category?post=38110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}