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35 - GSM - GSM, UMTS, LTE Related Technologies
GSM 112 - GSM Systems Operations & UMTS System (10 Days)
| Code | Start Date | Duration | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSM 112 | 18 September 2023 | 10 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| GSM 112 | 13 November 2023 | 10 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| GSM 112 | 04 December 2023 | 10 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
Course Description
The Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) is the world’s dominant wireless technology. It’s no exaggeration to state that every wireless technology that has some since GSM has been impacted by it, at least in a conceptual way. This course will give participants a thorough understanding of the architecture, protocols and operation of the GSM networks. Tthis course explains the concepts and implementation of the network in detail. The program explores the technology in a logical format, including the Radio Access network, Core network, and the required underlying systems. The protocols are examined in depth and signalling flows are used where necessary to illustrate the operation.
The course also provides a technical overview of UMTS, HSPA and HSPA+ technology and its evolution UMTS Training covers 3G system overview, High Speed Packet Access HSPA. You will Learn about UMTS services, UMTS Planning, Architecture, Design and Deployment, UMTS Air Interface, IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), UMTS Security, UMTS Billing and Management.
Course Objectives
- Being familiar with the various components of a GSM network and their interrelationships
- Understanding the role of GSM in mobile radio
- Being familiar with the integration of the wireless and the fixed parts of GSM networks
- Understand the evolution from GSM to UMTS
- Understand the basics of UMTS radio communication
- Examine UMTS Radio Access Network (UTRAN)
- Understand the UMTS Core Network
Who Should Attend?
- Engineers
- technicians
- technical managers
- maintaining GSM networks
- Anyone who need to know about infrastructure and operation of a GSM networks
Course Details/Schedule
Day 1
- GSM network architecture and system overview
- Key aspects of GSM’s air interface
- Time slots and their structure within the frame
- Frame structures and framing hierarchy
- Physical channels and their properties
- Uplink versus downlink timing alignment
Day 2
- Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH)
- Frequency Correction Channel (FCCH)
- Synchronization Channel (SCH)
- Common Control Channels (CCCH)
- Stand-alone Dedicated Control Channel (SDCCH)
- Traffic Channels (TCH), full rate, half rate, and other data-carrying traffic channels
- Associated Control Channels (ACCH)
Day 3
- Mapping of Logical Channels to Physical Channels
- Burst structures, usage, and operation
- Overview of speech coding
- Overview of error control coding, including error correction and error detection
- Overview of modulation techniques, leading up to the GSM modulation technique
Day 4
- GSM speech coding
- Adaptive, multirate codec and voice quality performance optimization
- GSM Error control coding
- Gaussian, Minimum Shift Keying (GMSK)
- GMSK versus frequency correction burst
- Call establishment procedures and algorithms
- Handovers, and system optimization considerations
- SDCCH structures, parameters, and resource allocation optimization
Day 5
- Layer 2 and Layer 3 message structures
- Information Elements (IE) and their functionality
- Layer 3 message structures and issues
- Layer 3 to layer 2 interfaces
- Layer 2 messages, associated structures, and mapping to layer 1
- Evolutionary path of GSM
Day 6
Overview of UMTS Technologies
UMTS: The Core Network
- From GSM to UMTS
- UMTS Radio and Core Network (CN)
- CN Architecture in 3GPP Release
- Packet-switched and circuit-switched Core Network
- MSC & VLR
- HLR and HSS
- SGSN / GGSN
- IP Multimedia System (IMS)
- GLR / CAMEL /MExE
- The Virtual Home Environment (VHE) and OSA
- Billing and Charging in UMTS
- Location Services
- Quality of service (QoS)
- Security
- Evolution to HSPA/HSPA+ and LTE
Services in UMTS
- QoS Architecture
- Security Architecture
- WAP
- LCS
- CAMLE
- MExE
- USAT
Protocols in UMTS
- Protocol Reference Architecture
- Transport Network Protocols
- Radio Network Protocols
- System Network Protocols
- The UTRAN (UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network)
Radio Network Subsystem (RNS)
- Differences to GSM
- The Radio Network Controller (RNC) Functions
- Macrodiversity
- RAKE receiver
- Soft and softer handover
- Cell breathing
- Adaptive Multirate Coding
Day 7
CDMA and W-CDMA
- What is CDMA and W-CDMA?
- Comparison
- Introducing Spread Spectrum Systems
- Characteristics of Spread Spectrum Systems
- FH-CDMA
- DSCDMA
- Orthogonal and Pseudo-Random Codes
- Scrambling
- The Relationship between Multi-User
- Access and Performance
- Example for DS-CDMA Operation
Day 8
Spreading and Modulation in UTRAN
- I/Q-Code Multiplexed QPSK
- Complex-Scrambling
- Time- Multiplexed QPSK
- Physical Layer Procedure
- Cell Search Procedure
- Synchronization
- RACH Access Procedure (RACHing in)
- CPCH Access Procedure
Day 9
Logical and Physical Channels, Transport Channels
- Concepts
- Types of Logical and
- Transport Channels
- Common and Dedicated Traffic Channels
- Transport Blocks and Formats
- Radio Bearers
- The Physical Layer
- Flexible Spreading Rates
- Frame Structures
- Support of Variable Bit Rates and Service Multiplexing
Day 10
QoS in UMTS
- QoS Architecture
- Conversational Class
- Streaming Class
- Interactive Class
- Background
- Class
- UMTS Bearer Service Attributes
Procedures Examples
- Paging
- RRC Connection Establishment
- RRM Procedures
- MM Procedures
- Signaling Connection Establishment
- Radio Bearer Establishment
