* All fees are exclusive of vat
** PREMIUM - Customize your learning experience
A 10-day Training Program to provide participants with a strong understanding of Global System for Mobile (GSM) technology, and with the basic knowledge, tools, and methods to plan, design, deploy, and manage GSM networks
• Explain the principles of telecommunication services supported by a GSM Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN)
• Provide an understanding of all structural and operational aspects of GSM networks
• Present the technical and technological aspects, basics, and fundamental techniques of a second-generation mobile system (2G), with the different approaches and methods used in the planning, design, and deployment of GSM networks
• Explore the architectures, protocols, procedures, signaling principles, radio propagation basics, features, link budget calculations, traffic engineering basics, system engineering considerations and security management of GSM
• Describe the introduction of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) into the GSM world
• Telecommunications managers and personnel responsible for the design, planning, deployment, and management of GSM networks
• Managers looking to complement their skill-set by gaining a good understanding of GSM network technology
GSM services and features
GSM standards
GSM system architecture
Base Station Subsystem (BSS)
Network Switching Subsystem (NSS)
• Air interface: Mobile Station (MS) – BSS
• Abis interface: BSS – Base Station Controller (BSC)
• A-interface: BSC – Mobile Switching Center (MSC)
• Proprietary M-interface
• Mapping of A, M, Abis and Um-interfaces
Roaming and call routing
GSM operation scenarios
Signal principles
Radio propagation basics for GSM
Free space propagation workshop
Radio mobile propagation workshop
Empirical models workshop
Antennas for GSM
Basic principles of traffic engineering for GSM
GSM link budgets and high-level system design
Optional background material for GSM
• Encryption
Overview of wireless security requirements
GSM security review
GPRS security review
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) security review
UMTS authentication and key management
Introducing GPRS to the GSM world
GPRS air interface
GPRS protocol stack
Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) protocol stack
BSS protocol stack
Home Location Register (HLR) protocol stack
GPRS management & operation
GPRS traffic case
Averest Training Certificate of Completion or delegates who attend and complete the training course
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This Course can be customized delivered to a group at your facility saving time and money.