Dates for this course

28/08/12 - 31/08/12

Who should attend:
• Mobile Engineers
• Project Managers
• Technical Managers

Course objectives:
• To understand the business case and services that the mobile network evolution offers
• To identify the differences between packet and circuit switched networks
• To list network elements and protocols for GSM/GPRS/UMTS Radio Access /Core Networks and be
  familiar with their technology
• To know how GSM, GPRS, EDGE and UMTS air interfaces operate and be able to identify planning
  considerations for RF coverage and capacity
• To know about the procedures used in mobile networks for Paging and Packet Service Activation
• To explain how ATM is used for QoS in 3G UMTS Radio Access Networks

Course content:

Introduction to Mobile Networks
• Mobile Network Basics – digital signals, circuit and packet switched networks
• The GSM Air Interface, RF Planning, Traffic and Control Channels; HSCSD; GSM
• 2G GSM Networks; network elements, interfaces in GSM and architecture
• GSM Bands 900 and 1800 air interfaces and comparison with E-GSM / R-GSM

Base station subsystems and BTS and BSC network elements
Circuit Switched Networks
Procedures for location areas, call set-up for traffic calls, and handovers

2.5G GPRS Networks
• GPRS Networks
  • IP for GPRS Packet Networks and IP Addressing in GPRS Networks
  • New improved services and billing for packet services
• Air Interface
  • 52 Multiframe used in GPRS; EDGE; coding schemes; multiple timeslot allocation
  • Traffic and Control Channels
• Packet Switched Network
  • GPRS core network architecture, technologies and roaming exchange; SSGN and GGSN
• GPRS Procedures
  • Packet location areas; GPRS modes and GPRS PDP context activation

3G UMTS Networks
• The Business case for UMTS; QoS classes; release architectures; enabling technologies
• WCDMA air interface; FDD and TDD modes; scrambling and channelisation codes
• The principles of direct spread spectrum; processing gain; dedicated and common resources
• Soft, softer and hard handovers; cell planning issues; HSPDA UTRAN
• Node B; RNC; ATM Layers; ATM AAL2 and 5; ATM in the UTRAN, and networks planning