COURSE # TOO-363
GSM SYSTEMS OPERATION AND TECHNOLOGY
From the introduction to GSM systems operation - a clear presentation emphasizing the system issues
The rapid growth of cellular and PCS services worldwide places significant demands on the technology to provide nearly wireline quality of services along with mobility and expanded coverage and capacity. The pre-1992 fragmented European cellular markets were served by incompatible analog systems (TACS, NMT, RC-2000, etc.) that limited the mobility at national borders and threatened the viability of European economic unification. GSM was developed as a pan-European digital mobile telephony standard, and was placed in service in time to meet the growing demand for cellular services. Today, GSM provides reliable and ubiquitous mobile telephony and data services throughout Europe. GSM is the basis for PCS systems worldwide, and is the technology of choice for cellular services in most of the world's emerging economies.
This course is an intensive overview of GSM in all its deployments. During the course a special effort is made to bring order to the wide ranging topics in GSM, and offer facilities for finding additional information in referenced professional work.
Applications and benefits:
You will benefit by enhancing your understanding of the:
- Place of GSM and other TDMA technologies and standards in mobile radio.
- Integration of the wireless and the fixed parts of GSM networks.
- Reasons for specifications, methods and important aspects of GSM.
- Signaling and systems aspects of GSM.
- Future GSM applications in cellular and PCS as third generation systems emerge.
- Up-to-date information resources and references on GSM.
Who should attend:
This course presents an overview of GSM applicable to all that work in wireless TDMA and, particularly, in GSM. It concentrates on those aspects of GSM that, unless thoroughly understood, could impair efficient work anywhere in GSM. The course has been developed for project managers, system engineers, technical marketing personnel, customer service supervisors, and all others who are directly or indirectly involved in GSM. Although the course has no prerequisites and is specifically designed for a wide appeal, prior technical training in sciences, engineering, or equivalent experience is helpful.
Course Outline:
- Overview and Evolution of Mobile Wireless Systems and Technologies
- Pre-cellular RT and trunked radio systems - Building a cellular network.
- First generation analog cellular systems
- Second generation digital cellular systems
- The differences between cellular and PCS - There is a difference.
- Third generation system proposals
- Standards bodies
- The Origins, Justification and Evolution of GSM
- First generation systems in Europe
- Commercial, political, and cultural aspects
- The transition from analog to digital -Why?
- The capacity syndrome
- The American influences: IS-136, CDMA and the AMPS legacy
- GSM Services and Features
- GSM Phase 1
- GSM Phase 2
- GSM Phase 2+
- GSM Network Architecture
- Mobile Station Terminal Equipment
- SIM Card
- Base station - BTS, BSC, and BSS
- Mobile services switching center and gateways
- Network entities: OMC, HLR, VLR, EIR, and the Authentication Center
- Establishing and Maintaining a Call
- Registration
- Mobile Originated and Mobile Terminated calls
- Handovers
- Authentication
- Ciphering
- Signaling Layers and Principles
- ISO/OSI model
- Layer 1 - Physical Layer
- Access Techniques - FDMA, TDMA, SDMA, and CDMA
- Modulation Techniques - ASK, FSK, PSK, QPSK, and GMSK
- Duplex operations - FDD and TDD
- The radio channel
- Channel schemes
- Pulsed transmissions, the TDMA frame, and burst structures
- RF power levels and timing advance
- Logical channels and channel combinations
- Frequency hopping
- Examples of Mobile Station Behavior
- Synchronization
- Location updating
- Call establishment
- Speech and Channel Coding in GSM
- FR, EFR, AMR, and TRAU frames
- DTX - Discontinuous transmission
- Reordering
- Channel rates and data rates
- Layer 2 - Data Link Layer
- Purpose
- Frame formats
- Fields and parameters
- Layer 3 - Network Layer
- Purpose
- Sublayers - MM, RR, and CM
- Message structure and elements
- GSM signaling architecture
- GSM as a Legacy System
- cdmaOne and cdma2000
- IS-136and UWC-136
- Migration to the third generation
- Convergence
- GSM Literature and Suggestions for other Information Sources
- How to keep up
- Books
- Standards
- Interest Groups and the Internet
Text: An Introduction to GSM, by Siegmund Redl, Matthias Weber, and Malcolm Oliphant
About the Instructor
Malcolm Oliphant is a strategic planner with IFR, one of the world's largest RF test equipment makers. He is currently examining test equipment and system simulator needs for third generation cellular systems and advanced digital private radio networks. His other duties include teaching technology and systems courses to IFR customers. He represents IFR in several TIA subcommittees in coordination with representation in ETSI and other international standards bodies and relevant interest groups. Formerly with Schlumberger Technologies, he has been involved with GSM since its pre-deployment days, and has co-authored two popular books on GSM and PCS. Mr. Oliphant received his B.A., Summa Cum Laude, from Hawaii Loa College, Kaneohe, Hawaii.
Details:
Course: TOO-363 Duration: 3 Days FEE: $1,195 CEUs: 2.16
Please direct any additional inquiries regarding this course to Anita Hellstrom, Program Coordinator, by e-mail, FAX: (301) 871-4942 or TELEPHONE: (301) 871-9608.
Call toll free 1-800-683-7267 from anywhere in the Continental U.S. or CANADA.
Last modified May 17, 1999.
