Course Details
This course provides a comprehensive and detailed explanation of the UMTS Air Interface. In so doing, the architecture of the radio interface, 6 channel structures, the CDMA physical layer, the protocols, procedures and operation will all be discussed. For a complete picture, the course also includes focus on enhancements to the air interface through HSPA.
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Philip Nugent
Mpirical Trainer
Phil heads up Mpirical’s technical development, advising on the latest technologies and assisting the Mpirical team with his wealth of both historical and current knowledge. Phil’s specialist area is the mobile radio and RAN space, originally focussing on 2G and 3G technologies but more recently, heavily embedded with 5G New Radio for both Mpirical and customer specific projects.
£295
Individual Course
Module 1
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The UMTS Air Interface
Frequency Bands:
- ITU Regions.
- Mobile Frequencies.
- UMTS Bands.
CDMA Basics:
- Codes.
- User Channel.
- Spreading and De-spreading.
- Code Requirements.
4 Modulation Techniques and Coding:
- Basic Modulation Techniques.
- UMTS Modulation.
- Adaptive Modulation and Coding.
Cell Planning for UMTS:
- UMTS Cells and Sectors.
- Scrambling Codes.
- Cell Footprint.
- Adjusting a Cell to Provide Coverage.
- Frequency Layers.
Module 2
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UMTS Structure and Channels
UMTS Air Interface Architecture:
- The Non Access Stratum.
- The Access Stratum.
- UMTS Channels.
UMTS Channel Types.
Logical Channel Architecture:
- Logical Channels - Control.
- Logical Channels - Traffic.
- MBMS Channels.
Transport Channel Architecture:
- UMTS Transport Channels.
Physical Channels:
- Downlink Physical Channels.
- Uplink Physical Channels.
Channel Mapping:
- Logical to Transport Mapping.
- Downlink Transport to Physical Channel Mapping.
- FDD Uplink Transport to Physical Channel Mapping.
Module 3
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UMTS Physical Layer
UMTS Spread Spectrum:
- Channel Rates.
- Spreading.
- Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum.
- De-spreading.
- UMTS Code.
Synchronization Codes:
- P-SCH and S-SCH.
Scrambling Codes:
- Downlink Scrambling Codes.
- Uplink Scrambling Codes.
Spreading Codes:
- OVSF Codes.
- Code Allocation.
- Static Codes.
- Processing Gain.
Basic DSSS System:
- Transmission.
- Reception.
- Rake Receiver.
Uplink Code Processing:
- Dedicated Uplink Channels.
- Common Uplink Channels.
Downlink Code Processing:
- Channel Combining.
Frame Timing:
- Node B Timing.
- Cell Timing.
- UE Timing.
Module 4
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UMTS Physical Channels
Downlink Physical Channels:
- CPICH.
- CPICH Measurements.
- Example CPICH Measurements.
- Primary Common Control Physical Channel:
- P-CCPCH.
- Primary and Secondary Synchronization Channel:
- P-SCH and S-SCH.
- S-CCPCH.
- DPCH.
- PICH.
Uplink Physical Channels:
- DPCH.
- PRACH:
- AICH.
- Physical Channel Timing .
Compressed Mode:
- Transmission Gap Position.
- Compressed Mode Pattern Parameters.
Module 5
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UMTS Radio Resource Control
RRC Functions:
- RRC Architecture.
- RRC Procedures.
Radio Bearers.
Idle Mode Procedures:
- Broadcast System Information.
- System Information Blocks.
- Paging.
Connected Mode:
- Identities.
- RRC Connection.
- Direct Transfer.
- Paging.
- UE Capability.
- Security.
- Radio Bearer Procedures.
Module 6
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UMTS Operational Procedures
UMTS Initial Procedures:
- PLMN Selection.
- Cell Selection.
- UMTS Attach.
- Initial Direct Transfer.
Power Control:
- Uplink Power Control.
- Downlink Power Control.
Circuit Switched Operation:
- Radio Bearer Setup.
- Speech Transport Format Combinations.
- RRC Connection Release.
Packet Switched Operation:
- Activating the Packet Switched RAB.
- Packet Switched RAB.
- Transport Format Combination for Packet Data.
- Volume Triggers.
- Data Sub-states.
Module 7
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UMTS Mobility and Interworking
Idle Mode Mobility:
- Cell Reselection.
- Cell Reselection Criteria.
Connected Mode Mobility:
- Periodic Measurements.
- Event Measurements.
- Intra-Frequency Measurement Reporting.
- Measurement Control.
- Measurement Report.
Soft Handovers:
- Rake Receiver.
- Rake Receiver in Soft Handover.
- Soft Handover Regions.
- Soft Handover Triggers.
- Active Set Update.
- Hard Handover.
Common State Mobility:
- Cell Update Procedure.
- URA Update Procedure.
Interworking with GERAN:
- Inter-RAT Mobility Messages.
- Inter-RAT Measurements.
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