Course 542: GSM Training Course - TONEX.com

GSM Training Course provides an extremely comprehensive, up-to-date, and easy-to-understand treatment of the entire GSM network and the signaling methods of its terrestrial interfaces. In this course, you will gain the knowledge necessary to understand and use GSM services, network, architecture, protocols, terminology, implementation and all the interfaces in between the GSM subsystems.

It provides you with a comprehensive business and technical foundation in GSM network, services and applications. This course will familiarize you with all essential GSM nodes, their functionality as well as their interaction with each other and with nodes outside GSM network.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

• Understand the functionality of a GSM network
• Explain the basics of GSM network planning
• Explore project planning process of GSM/GPRS networks
• Understand the engineering tools and procedures required for GSM engineering and planning
• Understand existing and emerging standards for GSM, GPRS, EDGE and UMTS
• Review successful GSM deployments
• Discuss successful and unsuccessful GSM/GPRS deployments
• Step through a practical process for managing a GSM/GPRS project
• Explore advanced features in GSM and GPRS networks
• Explain GSM architecture and services
• Describe functions of BTS, BSC and TRAU
• Describe functions of VLR, HLR,EIR, MSC, G-MSC
• Describe SS7 network architecture and functions
• Explore IMSI Attach/Detach and Location Update GSM procedures
• Understand GSM protocols and layers
• Explore GSM/GPRS operation procedures
• Explore GSM radio and core network signaling
• Explore GSM/GPRS customer care and support
• Explore GSM/GPRS troubleshooting
• Explain the basics of GSM security

GSM Services and Features

• Introduction of GSM
• GSM services
• Bearer services in GSM
• Teleservices in GSM
• GSM Standards
• ETSI and the Special Mobile Group
• GSM Phase 2+
• 3GSM
• 3GPP and UMTS

THE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE OF GSM

• GSM system architecture
• GSM architecture
• GSM addressing
• IMSI, MSISDN, TMSI, MSRN, SPC, LAI, GCI
• Location areas and identity numbers
• GSM Air Interface
• Basic of speech coding
• GSM radio propagation and impairments
• GSM cell planning
• GSM subsystems
• Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)
• Security procedures and algorisms
• Roaming and Call Routing
• Routing in GSM PLMNs
• Location registration

The Base Station Subsystem (BSS)

• Base Transceiver Station (BTS) part of BSS
• Base Station Controller (BSC) part of BSS
• Transcoding Rate and Adaptation Unit (TRAU)

Network Switching Subsystem (NSS)

• NSS Components
• HLR/AuC
• EIR
• NSS Subsystems and SS7
• Mobile Services Switching Center (MSC) part of NSS
• MSC/VLR

SS7 in GSM

• Call processing and information access
• SS7 network architecture
• SSP, STP and SCP
• SS7 routing
• SS7 links
• SS7 protocols
• Message Transfer Part (MTP) 1-3
• SCCP
• TCAP
• MAP

Air Interface (MS-BSS) of GSM

• The A-Interface Structure
• LAPDm, GSM 04.08
• The Structure of the Air-Interface in GSM

Abis Interface (BSS-BSC)

• Channel Configuration
• Signaling on the Abis Interface
• LAPD, Q.931; GSM 08.05

A-Interface (BSC-MSC)

• Signaling over A-Interface
• The Base Station Subsystem Application Part
• SS7, SCCP/User part

GSM Operation Scenarios

• GSM OAM&P
• GSM netwrok planning
• Project planning process of GSM networks
• Engineering tools and procedures required for GSM engineering and planning
• Review successful GPRS deployments
• Successful and unsuccessful GSM/GPRS deployments
• Step through a practical process for managing a GSM/GPRS project IMSI Attach and Detach
• Location Update
• Location Update in the BSS
• Security operations (Authentication, Ciphering, IMEI check)
• MOC and MTC
• Call Setup
• MTC and MOC
• Handover
• SMS
• Supplementary services
• GSM Troubleshooting

ADvanced features

• AMR
• Comparison of AMR and other GSM
• coding schemes
• EDGE
• 8PSK vs. GMSK
• EDGE Modulation and Coding Schemes (MCS)
• GAIT
• AMR
• Comparison of AMR and other GSM
• Coding schemes
• EDGE
• 8PSK vs. GMSK
• GSM/ANSI-136 Integration Team (or GAIT)
• Location Management
• Value-added services