TETRA Training Courses Classes and Tutorials::TETRA Training Course

Why this TETRA course?

This course has been designed to provide TETRA engineers and technical professionals with a comprehensive coverage of TETRA services, network architecture, operation, air interface, security, billing and management.

Who should attend this TETRA course

Engineers and technical professionals requiring a technical overview of TETRA technology, services, capabilities, architecture, operation, air interface, data services and integration with other networks. Candidates will include anyone responsible for:

The planning, design or specification of mobile radio solutions.
Supporting TETRA networks or equipment.
The evaluation or implementation of TETRA technology.
Operating network equipment that interfaces with TETRA equipment.

TETRA Course Pre-requisites

Delegates should have a good understanding of radio and mobile network fundamentals prior to attending this course.

Lifetime Post-Course Support

After completing this TETRA 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.

TETRA Training Course Content

Introduction to TETRA

Overview of Trunk Mobile Communications
Trunking concepts
Benefits of trunking
Current trunk mobile systems
Overview of iDEN
Overview of Tetrapol
Introduction to TETRA technology
ETSI standardisation
Role of the TETRA MoU
Current operational TETRA systems
Current TETRA equipment and systems
Current developments with TETRA
Possible future developments in TETRA technology

TETRA Features and Services

Features of TETRA technology
Voice and Data services
Bearer services, Teleservices, Supplementary services
Circuit-switched data
Packet switched data
IP packet data
Short Data Service, SDS
Voice coding
Resource management
Direct Mode Operation (DMO)
Support for Value Added Services
Spectral efficiency
Security aspects
Service availability
The range of applications for TETRA
TETRA as a PCS

TETRA Architecture

BS, LSC, MSC, LS, MT, TE
TETRA network and standard interfaces
TETRA standard gateways
TM Air Interfaces
Inter System Interface (ISI)
Terminal Equipment Interface (PEI)
Line Station Interface (LSI)
Network Management Interface (NMI)
Direct Mode Air Interface
Gateways to Public Networks
TETRA Direct Mode Operation
Gateway Mobile Station
Repeater station

Addressing, Numbering, Dialling and TETRA MMI

TETRA Numbering and Addressing
TEI, MNI, TSI, SSI
GTSI, ATSI
Leading Digit Dialling
Call scenarios
TETRA IP

Overview of the TETRA Air Interface

Spectrum allocations and channel assignments
Physical and Logical channels
TDMA structure
Medium Access Control sublayers
Logical Link Control layer
Frame, slot and burst structures
Air interface message sets
Idle mode and dedicated mode procedures
Power budgets and range estimation
Cellular capacity issues

TETRA Voice coding

ACELP coding
Speech versus transmission frames
Interfaces to other voice systems

TETRA and Data Networks

Circuit data mode operation
Packet mode operation
X.25, TETRA data services, SCLNP
Inter-network protocols
TETRA IP
Interworking with IP networks (IPI)
TETRA over IP (ToIP) solutions

TETRA Security and Billing

Overview of TETRA security
TETRA authentication
TETRA encryption
End-to-End encryption
Billing in TETRA networks

TETRA and Public Mobile Systems

Summary of GSM services and features
Comparison of TETRA with GSM
Convergence of TETRA and GSM
Evolution of TETRA towards 3G services
Unifying TETRA and UMTS

TETRA System Overview — a 2-day TETRA training course

A comprehensive technical coverage of TETRA services, network architecture, operation, air interface, security, billing and management