Objectives:
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- Explain the concepts, techniques and terminology related to GSM.
- Provide a technical in-depth description of GSM components and functionality.
- Describe the GSM network elements and the various interfaces between them.
- Describe the advantages/disadvantages of GSM.
- Explain the aspects of radio propagation.
- Look at the evolution of GSM and its future directions.
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Who should attend? |
Telecommunications professionals who require a detailed understanding of the components
and functionality of the GSM system. |
Prerequisites: |
| Understanding of Mobile Networking, or equivalent experience. |
Detailed contents: |
Introduction to GSM Cellular Systems
- GSM Cellular Systems - Advantages
- European Cellular Systems
- North American Cellular Systems
- Global System for Mobile GSM
- GSM Phases
- GSM Family
- GSM Features
- GSM Services
- GSM Supplementary Services
- GSM Recommendations
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GSM Architecture
- Mobile Stations
- Mobile Equipment (ME)
- SIM
- BSS Components
- Base Transceiver Station (BTS)
- Base Station Controller (BSC)
- The tanscoder - XCDR
- NSS Components
- Mobile services Switching Center (MSC)
- Home Location Register (HLR)
- Visitor Location Register (VLR)
- Equipment Identity Register (EIR)
- Authentication Center (AUC)
- Inter-Working Function (IWF)
- Echo Canceller (EC)
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| GSM Radio Interface
Protocols versus the Air interface
- RR: Radio Resources
- MM: Mobility Management
- CM: Communications Management
- Radio Interface - Transmission
- Frequency Allocation and FDMA scheme
- TDMA scheme and Frame Hierarchy
- Logical Channels
- GSM channel from source data to radio wave
- Layer 1 messages
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GSM Signal Processing
- GSM Vocoder
- Channel Coding
- Speech Channel Encoding
- Common Control Channel Encoding
- Data Channel Encoding
- Interleaving
- Error Protection (Detection and Correction)
- Ciphering
- GSM Bursts
- Modulation Transmission-Timing
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GSM Terrestrial Interfaces
- 2 Mbit/s Links (PCM-30)
- 2 Mbit/s (PCM-30) Frame Structure (E1)
- Interconnection of Various Network Elements
- 2 Mbit/s Links (Trunks) - Traffic Terrestrial Interface
- GSM Interfaces
- A-Interface
- C7 Links Signaling on A - Interfaces
- Signaling Terrestrial Interface
- C7 Interface
- Abis- Interface
- Radio Signaling Link on ABIS-Interface
- Um- Interface
- Signaling Architecture in GSM Network
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Idle Mode
- Cell Neighbors and BA list
- LAC
- Idle Mode Tasks
- Idle Mode Process
- Automatic/Manual Mode
- Normal Cell Selection
- Suitable Cell Criterion
- Cell Reselection Triggering
- Limited Service State
- C1 Selection/Reselection Criterion
- Location Update (LU)
- Listening to Paging Group
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GSM Network Access
- Call setup
- Mobile Originated Call (MOC)
- Mobile Terminated Call (MTC)
- Location Update (LU)
- Short Messages Services (SMS)
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Dedicated Mode
- Dedicated Mode Tasks and Process
- Radio Link Measurements
- Measurement Report
- Signal Strength Reporting
- Signal Quality Reporting
- Radio Measurements at Discontinuous Transmission (DTX)
- RF Power Control
- MS (Uplink) Power Control
- Power Control - Procedure
- MS Power Control Range
- Power Control - Measurement and Procedure
- BTS (Downlink) Power Control
- BTS Power Control Range
- RX level Power control Window (Threshold Comparison)
- Handover
- Handover Causes
- Handover Priorities
- Handover Types Based on Relation to Neighbor Cell
- Power Budget Handover
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GSM Network Lifecycle
- Strategic Planning
- Network Planning and Design
- System Deployment - Implementation
- System Deployment - Optimization
- Network Operation and Performance Monitor
- Expansion
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2.5G and 3G Evolution
- GSM Lives more than expected
- SMS Services Boom
- SMS Growth
- SMS Evolution
- MMS Services
- 2.5G and 3G Advantages over GSM
- Migration from GSM (2G) to UMTS (3G)
- 2.5 Generation (GPRS)
- GPRS - General
- GSM+GPRS
- GPRS Components
- GSM , GPRS & UMTS Network
- UMTS Components
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| Value Added Services (VAS)
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Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)
- Why using WAP?
- WAP Gateway
- WAP Gateway types
- WAP Applications
- WAP Future
- (Wireless) Intelligent Network (IN)
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