Description
This course introduces the technical fundamentals of Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution (EDGE). Course Outline
ntroduction - What is EDGE?
- GSM-EDGE RAN (GERAN) Evolution
- GERAN network architecture
- EDGE data rates
EDGE technology
- EDGE modulation technique
- Coding schemes
- Packet handling
- Addressing window
- Measurement accuracy
- Interleaving
- Link adaptation
- Incremental redundancy
Requirements on EDGE - Service aspects
- EDGE Architecture
- User plane protocols
- Control plane protocols and channels
EDGE Physical Layer Technical Details - Coding Schemes
- Puncturing Schemes
- Channel Coding
- Outer block coding
- Inner Convolutional coding
- Interleaving scheme for error bursts
- Forward Error Correction (FEC)
- Interleaving
- Network Access
- GMSK
- 8PSK
Composition - Packet data traffic channels
- Packet common control channels
- Packet dedicated control channels
Transmission - Channel coder
- Block encoder
- Precoding of Uplink Status Flag (USF)
- Add Tail bits
- Convolutional encoder
- Puncturing
Reception - GMSK and 8-PSK Demodulator
- Viterbi equaliser
- Deinterleaver
- Viterbi decoding
Channel codes - Block encoder
- Fire coder
- Precoding of uplink status flags
- Convolutional coder (1/2, 2/3 and 3/4)
- Puncturing
- Interleaver / deinterleaver
- Interleaver of depth 4 / deinterleaver
- Channel models
- Rayleigh distribution
- Rice distribution
- Propogation models for urban and rural areas
- Modulation / Demodulation
- Channel Decoder
- Viterbi decoder
RLC and MAC - The new MAC and ELC
- Dynamic Allocation Extended Dynamic Allocation
- Fixed Allocation
- Unacknowledged Operation
- Link adaptation enhancements
- Incremental redundancy (IR)
- New data block format
- Enhanced measurements
- Resegmentation
- Retransmission strategies
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Who Should Attend
Wireless and RF engineers, technicians, and field professionals
Prerequisites
Knowledge of GSM and GPRS
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