GSM System Overview Training Course::GSM Courses, GSM Training, UK

Why this GSM course?

This GSM System Overview course has been designed to provide existing telecommunications professionals with a foundation in GSM technology.

The GSM System Overview course provides a comprehensive introduction to GSM services, architecture, interfaces and procedures, and also introduces 2+G technologies for GSM evolution

Who should attend this GSM course

Technical professionals working in network engineering roles, requiring a technical foundation in GSM technologies.

GSM Course Pre-requisites

Delegates will have existing telecommunications experience, however no prior knowledge of mobile communications is required.

Hands-on Practicals

The GSM System Overview course incorporates in-class demonstrations of GSM products and services to reinforce the concepts introduced.

Lifetime Post-Course Support

After completing this GSM training course, delegates receive lifetime post-training support from LEVER Technology Group PLC, to help them apply the technologies and skills they have learned with us, to provide career-long support, and to ensure they are better equipped for their future roles in IT and networking.

GSM Training Course Content

Mobile Evolution

Private Mobile Radio (PMR)
Improved Mobile Telephone System (IMTS)
Cellular Evolution
1st Generation (1G)
2nd Generation (2G)
The Global System for Mobile Communications - GSM
Phase 1 services

Radio Propagation

Electromagnetic Waves
Polarisation
EM Spectrum
Power Loss
Free Space Path Loss
UHF Propagation
Refraction
Radio Environment Effects
Reflection
Scattering
Diffraction
Absorption
Building Penetration
Multipath
Fading Environments

Cellular Principles

Capacity and Coverage
Interference
Multiplexing
Multiple Access
Duplex Working
Frequency re-use
Control Channels

GSM System Details

Service Categories
Basic GSM Network Architecture
The Mobile Station (MS)
The Base Transceiver Station (BTS)
Base Station Controller (BSC)
The Abis Interface
Base Station Sub-system (BSS)
Mobile-services Switching Centre (MSC)
Gateway MSC (GMSC)
The A Interface
Mobility Management (MM)
Location Areas
Microwave considerations
The Home Location Register (HLR)
The Visitor Location Register (VLR)
The Authentication Centre (AUC)
The Equipment Identity Register (EIR)

Signalling

Signalling System No. 7 (SS7)
SS7 Structure
Base Station Subsystem Application Part (BSSAP)
Mobile Application Part (MAP)
Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP)

GSM Air Interface

GSM Frequency Spectrum
Burst Considerations
Normal Burst Structure
Frequency Correction Burst
Synchronisation Burst
Timing Advance
Modulation
Multiple Radio Carriers
GSM Logical Channels
Multiframes
Traffic Channel coding and interleaving

Interference Issues

Carrier / Interference Ratio
Fading Countermeasures
Space Diversity
Polarisation Diversity
Time Diversity
Frequency Diversity

Procedures

Idle Mode
Dedicated Mode
Handovers
Mobile Originated Call Sequence
Mobile Terminated Call Sequence
Security Procedures

2.5 Generation (GSM Phase 2+) technologies

2G Service Expansion
SMS functionality
Need for Increased Data Rates
Circuit Switching
Packet Switching
Statistical Multiplexing
High Speed Circuit Switched Data (HSCSD)
General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)
Coding Scheme 1 (CS-1)
Coding Scheme 2 (CS-2)
Coding Scheme 3 (CS-3)
Coding Scheme 4 (CS-4)
GPRS Upgrades
IP Address Issues
Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE)
MCS Data rates

3rd Generation Technologies

3G Overview
Multiple Systems
3G - UMTS
Migration to 3G

GSM System Overview — a 2-day GSM training course

A comprehensive grounding in GSM services, architecture and operation for telecommunications professionals