Engineering the Mobile Network
- Duration: 3 days or 18 hours
- Level: Level 2
Engineering the Mobile Network
Course Outline
Divided into 8 sections, the topics covered will include:
Section 1: The Story So Far (1 hour)
- The 3GPP Technical Roadmap - Phase 1 to Release 11.
- The Standards Bodies - 3GPP, 3GPP2, IETF, IEEE.
- Migration to IP - Commercial and Technical Requirements.
Section 2: Network Architecture (2 hours)
- The Mobile and Short Range Radio - ME, SIM, USIM, Bluetooth and NFC.
- The GERAN - 2G Air Interface Principles and TDMA, BTS, Abis Interface and the BSC.
- The UTRAN - 3G Air Interface Principles and CDMA, Node B, Iub Interface and the RNC.
- Femto Cells - HNB, Iu-h Interface and the HNB-GW.
- The Circuit Switched Core Network - MSC, Echo Cancellers, TRAU and the A / Iu-CS Interfaces.
- The Packet Switched Core Network - SGSN, GGSN and the Gb, Iu-PS, Gn Interfaces.
- The Databases - HLR, AuC, VLR and EIR.
- Signalling Protocols - RR, BSSAP, DTAP, RLC, MAC, LLC, GTP, BSSGP, RRC, RANAP, NBAP and RNSAP.
Section 3: Initial Procedures (3 hours)
- 2G Mobility Management - State Models and Location / Routing Areas.
- 2G Initial Procedures - Cell Selection, IMSI Attach, GPRS Attach, Cell Re-selection and Security.
- 3G Mobility Management - State Models and Sub-states.
- 3G Initial Procedures - Cell Selection, IMSI / GPRS Attach, Cell Re-selection.
- Femto Cells and Security.
- 2G and 3G Interworking - Cell Selection and Cell Re-selection between GSM / GPRS and UMTS.
Section 4: Circuit Switched Operation (2.5 hours)
- 2G Mobile Originated and Terminated Call Setup, Roaming and Billing Implications.
- Transmission Requirements across the Network.
- 3G Mobile Originated and Terminated Call Setup, RABs and Radio Bearer Setup.
- ATM and the UTRAN - AAL2, AAL5, PVC, SPVC and SVC.
- Codecs - PCM, ACELP, VSELP and MR-ACELP (AMR).
- Text Messaging - Mobile Originated and Terminated.
Section 5: Sigtran and Soft Switching (2 hours)
- Migration to an IP Transport Network - The Drivers.
- Sigtran and Signalling Gateways - SUA, M3UA, M2PA, M2UA and SCTP.
- Soft Switches and Mobile Networks - MGW, MGCF and MSC Servers.
- Soft Switching Protocols - H.248 (MEGACO), BICC, SIP, RTP and RTCP.
- Call Establishment Procedures - Mobile Originated and Terminated.
- Network Optimization with MSC-S Pooling.
Section 6: Packet Switched Operation (2.5 hours)
- Session Management and 2G / 3G PDP Context Activation.
- Secondary PDP Contexts - Traffic Flow Templates and Filter Attributes.
- 2G Packet Data Transfer - Uplink and Downlink Operation, DTM.
- 3G Packet Data Transfer - RAB Assignment, Radio Bearer Setup and Direct Tunnel Operation.
- Quality of Service - Attributes and Class of Service.
Section 7: Mobility and 2G / 3G Interworking (3 hours)
- 2G Mobility - Handover Triggers, Thresholds and Margins.
- GSM Handovers - Non-synchronized, Pseudo-synchronized, Finely-synchronized and Pre-synchronized.
- GPRS Mobility - Cell Re-selection, Cell Update and Routing Area Update Procedures.
- 3G Mobility - Soft, Softer and Hard Handovers and the Cell Change Order.
- 2G / 3G Interworking - Inter RAN Handovers and Network Implications.
Section 8: Increasing Capacity with EDGE and HSPA (2 hours)
- EDGE - GMSK, 8PSK, Network Enhancements and EGPRS Capabilities.
- Evolved EDGE - Latency, Dual Carriers, Higher Order Modulation / Symbol Rate and Receiver Diversity.
- HSPA - HSDPA and HSUPA, Network Enhancements and System Capabilities.
- HSPA+ - Increasing capacity further with MIMO and Higher Order Modulation.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for Technical Staff requiring a comprehensive understanding of all the facets of a modern mobile network. This includes Network Engineers and those in technical support roles requiring a detailed insight into GSM, GPRS and UMTS.
Pre-learning
Pre-learning is provided to prime those attending the instructor led phase. Each lesson is based on an interactive online format and should take about 30mins to complete. The pre-learning lessons are:
- Test of Understanding - Try the online check to see how much you know.
- Mobile Network Basic Architecture.
- Mobile Network Basic Procedures.
- Mobility.