Mobile Wireless and Cellular Communications Training Part II
Commitment | 3 Days, 7-8 hours a day. |
Language | English |
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Price | REQUEST |
Delivery Options | Instructor-Led Onsite, Online, and Classroom Live |
COURSE OVERVIEW
This is the second of three Mobile Wireless and Cellular Communications Training Part II courses in a series on mobile wireless cellular communications. This Mobile Wireless Cellular Communications Training Part II course begins with an analysis of Radio Access Networks (RANs). This is followed by the topic of modulation schemes, essential to understanding how radio links provide greater efficiency for the RF spectrum used by mobile operators.
The Mobile Wireless and Cellular Communications Training Part II course continues with an in-depth look at the radio link channels used in GSM. This is followed by the introduction of two packet-switched cellular data standards crafted by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). The first is General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), considered a 2.5G standard, which is the basis for providing mobility for cellular packet-switched data in 3G and 4G-LTE networks today. The second ETSI standard defined is referred to as Enhanced Data-rates for Global Evolution (EDGE), which focuses on techniques for GSM’s air interface. These higher-order modulation techniques were developed to increase cellular data rates, using the same radio link infrastructure.
This Mobile Wireless and Cellular Communications Training Part II course concludes with an in-depth look at the 3rd Generation Partnership Projects (3GPPs) third generation (3G) standard, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS). This standard represents the vast majority of all 3G systems in operation worldwide, today.
In summary, this Mobile Wireless and Cellular Communications Training course allows attendees to continue to build on the mobile cellular communications foundations provided in the first course of this series. It shows how mobile cellular standards evolved through 3G and provides the necessary foundation to comprehend the next two generations of standards, 4G and 5G.
WHAT'S INCLUDED?
- 3 days of Mobile Wireless and Cellular Communications Training Part II with an expert instructor
- Mobile Wireless and Cellular Communications Part II Electronic Course Guide
- Certificate of Completion
- 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this Mobile Wireless and Cellular Communications Training Part II course, students will be able to:
- Describe mobile cellular signal propagation characteristics
- List the impairments to signal propagation in mobile cellular networks
- Sketch the GSM architecture to include all major nodes and interfaces
- Add the GPRS nodes and interfaces to the GSM architecture sketch
- Define the GSM TDMA air interface channels and time slots in frequency division duplex mode
- Define the function of each physical and logical (traffic & control) air interface channel
- Differentiate between the different modulation and coding combinations used for GSM and GPRS
- Describe the different elements involved with GSM mobility management and their related functions
- List each step involved in an end-to-end call set up between a mobile and the GSM core network
- Compare the different types of handovers supported in a GSM network
- Identify the different functions involved in digital speech coding in a GSM network
- Define the IS-95 standards the define a cdmaOne network
- Show how a CSMA air interface is more spectrally efficient than TDMA
- Revise the cdmaOne specifications by listing the key attributes that formed the CDMA2000 standard
- List the modifications made to CDMA2000 to create the EV-DO standards
- Describe the differences between the UMTS air interfaces: WCDMA (FDD) and TD-SCDMA (TDD)
- Sketch the UMTS system architecture to include all major nodes and interfaces
- Define the function of each logical, transport and physical air interface channel for UMTS WCDMA
- List the UMTS CS and PS core and Radio Access Network (RAN) nodes and interfaces
- Illustrate the signaling protocol stack for UMTS networks for both CS and PS domains
- Sketch the various modes and states for the UMTS Radio Resource Control (RRC)
- Diagram the steps for authentication, ciphering and integrity used in UMTS security
- Defines the key attributes that defines the 3GPP’s HSPA standards
CUSTOMIZE IT
- We can adapt this Mobile Wireless and Cellular Communications course to your group’s background and work requirements at little to no added cost.
- If you are familiar with some aspects of this Mobile Wireless and Cellular Communications course, we can omit or shorten their discussion.
- We can adjust the emphasis placed on the various topics or build the Mobile Wireless and Cellular Communications Part II course around the mix of technologies of interest to you (including technologies other than those included in this outline).
- If your background is nontechnical, we can exclude the more technical topics, include the topics that may be of special interest to you (e.g., as a manager or policy-maker), and present the Mobile Wireless and Cellular Communications Part II course in a manner understandable to lay audiences.
AUDIENCE/TARGET GROUP
The target audience for this Mobile Wireless and Cellular Communications Training Part II course:
- Anyone who needs a detailed understanding of cellular communication methods and standards, how cellular networks operate, and how emerging technologies are changing the landscape, including enterprise personnel responsible for making cellular communications decisions, engineers, and sales engineers. This Mobile Wireless and Cellular Communications course is also recommended for military and organizations responsible for national security since 2G services continue to operate in many nation-states around the world.
CLASS PREREQUISITES
Mobile Wireless and Cellular Communications Training Part II
The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this Mobile Wireless and Cellular Communications Training Part II course are:
- Mobile Wireless and Cellular Communications Part I
- Understanding of how TCP/IP networks operate
- A basic understanding of radio communication concepts is helpful
- Understanding circuit-switched networks and signaling protocols is helpful
- Understanding Networking Fundamentals
- TCP/IP Networking
COURSE SYLLABUS
Radio Access Networks (RANs) and Mobile Network Architectures
- 2G Global System for Mobile (GSM) Communications & 2.5G General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Basic Architecture
- Mobility Management (MM) in GSM and GPRS Networks
- Mobile Cellular Handover (Handoff) Illustrated
- GSM Intra-Base Station Controller (BSC) Handover
- GPRS Mobility Management States (2.5G)
- 3G Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) Basic Architecture
- Packet Mobility Management (PMM) States in UMTS (3G)
- GSM/GPRS & UMTS Interfaces Between Network Entities
- Macrocells: Avoiding Co-Channel Interference
- Disguised Macro Base Stations
- Relationship Between Base Stations (BSs) and Cells
- IS-95 CDMA: Spreading Codes for Efficient Transmission
- Frequency Reuse Factor = 1 for CDMA Networks
- 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) Basic Architecture
- Six-Sector Cell Coverage for LTE RANs
Modulation Schemes, RF Mobile Signal Propagation, and Antenna Design
1. Modulation Schemes
- Analog Modulation Schemes: Amplitude and Frequency
- Analog Modulation Schemes (Continued): Phase
- Carrier Waves used for Digital Transmissions
- Understanding Carrier Modulation: Bits, Bauds & Symbols
- Transporting Carrier Symbols
- Higher Order Modulation Techniques: Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK)
- Higher Order Modulation Techniques: Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)
2. RF Mobile Signal Propagation
- RF Signal Propagation Impairments
- Multipath Fading in Cellular Radio Links
- Adjacent- vs. Co-Channel Interference
3. Antenna Design
- Antenna Polarization: Vertical and Horizontal
- Signal Gain: Active vs. Passive Components
- Using Active Array Antennas to Achieve Signal Gain
- Adding Antenna Sectors to Increase Network Capacity
- Signal Directivity
- Antenna Tilt
- How Antenna Downtilt Enhances Coverage
Advanced Topics in GSM
- Signaling Protocols Used in a GSM Network
- Signaling Protocols Used in a GSM Network: BSSAP
- Standalone Base Station: Conventional Cell Site Architecture
- GSM Logical Channels
- Control Channels (CCHs)
- Broadcast CHannels (BCHs): Downlink Only
- Common Control Channels (CCCHs)
- Dedicated Control Channels (DCCHs)
- GSM Traffic Channels (TCH)
- Mapping Logical Channels into the GSM Frame Structure
- Radio Access Technique for GSM: FDMA/TDMA
- GSM Air Interface: Time Slot Offset
- Different Types of GSM Time Slot Bursts
Intro to Cellular Data: GPRS & EDGE: General Packet Radio Service & Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
- Introduction to Packet-Switched Data Service
- General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Defined
- GPRS Architectural Diagram with Interconnected Networks
- Channel Coding and Forward Error Correction in GPRS
- EDGE Modulation and Coding Schemes
- GSM EDGE Radio Access Network (GERAN): Um Interface
- Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN)
- Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) and Backbone Network
- GPRS Protocol Stack: User (Transmission) Plane
- GPRS Logical Channels
- GPRS Access Point Name and Processes Defined
- GPRS Tunneling Protocol: User versus Control Planes
- Understanding Tunnel Endpoint Identifiers (TEIDs)
- Session Management PDP Context Activation Process
- PDP Context Procedures: Establishing a Packet Transfer Connection
- The packet Control Unit (PCU) Defined
- Radio Resource Management (RRM): Physical Layer
- GPRS Mobility Management (GMM) States
- GPRS Mobile Station Classifications
- GPRS Routing Area Update (RAU) Signaling
- Mobile Wireless Cellular Communications
Intro to 3G: Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS)
- 3GPP Rel-99 UMTS Network Architecture
- UMTS User Plane vs. Control Plane
- Packet Data Protocol (PDP) Context Activation
- GPRS Packet Data Protocol (PDP) Context Illustrated
- 3GPP Rel-4 Network Architecture: UMTS All-IP Core Network (CN)
- Registration Area Definitions for Paging & Mobility Management
- UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) – Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) Mode
- UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) – Division Duplex (TDD) Mode
- Spreading Codes
- Scrambling Codes for the Downlink and Uplink
- Channelization Codes for the Downlink and Uplink
- Combining Channelization and Scrambling Codes
- 3G Mobile Architecture: CS & PS
- Cell Splitting: Adding Microcells to Avoid Congestion
- Introduction to Small Cells
- Later Developments for UMTS: 3.5G to 3.75G