4G LTE
EMERGING TRENDS
IP CONVERGENCE & IMS
TECHNOLOGY FOR BUSINESS
UMTS/HSPA+
WIRELESS LANDSCAPE
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Wireless systems have come a long way from early systems based on analog technogies to current 3G/4G wireless technologies that use various digital technologies. This course provides an introduction to wireless networks, including an overview of the key components of the wireless network architecture (i.e., MSC, VLR, HLR, and BTS) and an overview of various 3rd generation wireless systems such as CDMA2000 and UMTS and 4G systems like LTE. This course compares and contrasts the various wireless techniques and standards such as CDMA and GSM. In this course, you will learn the steps required to set up and maintain a voice call, paging operation in cellular networks, roaming scenarios and handovers/handoffs. It also includes a path to 3G/4G networks, and discusses the characteristics of 3G/4G systems, including methods to achieve higher data rates and offer multimedia services in a mobile wireless environment.
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, the student will be able to: • Sketch the wireless network architecture and components for • CDMA2000, GPRS/EDGE and UMTS • Enumerate the network operations including registration, call setup, call delivery and handovers • List the challenges of radio communication • Explain the key differences between CDMA and GSM (TDMA) • Determine the driving forces behind 3G/4G networks • Outline the evolutionary path from 2G to 3G/4G networks • Define the basic 3G/4G characteristics • Illustrate the services possible with 3G/4G • Describe CDMA2000, UMTS and GPRS/EDGE • Describe LTE
Intended Audience
The course is for participants with little or no wireless knowledge. The diverse nature of this course makes it suitable for beginners in various disciplines of the wireless industry, including those in project management, sales, marketing, finance, system design, system test, systems and network engineering, product support and operations.
Suggested Follow-up Training/Complementary Courses
• UMTS Essentials (R99 to R7) (Instructor led)
Course Length
1 Day Instructor Led
Course Outlines / Knowledge Knuggets
1. Introduction to Wireless Networks 1.1. Cellular technology evolution 1.2. The wireless big picture 2. Wireless Network Operations 2.1. Life of a mobile station 2.2. 2G cellular network architecture 2.3. 3G cellular network architecture 2.4. 4G cellular network architecture 2.5. Call processing operations 2.6. Roaming 2.7. Handovers 3. Radio Basics 3.1. Spectrum and signals 3.2. Cell sites 3.3. Access technologies 3.4. Generic radio functionality 4. GSM 4.1. GSM defined 4.2. The SIM 4.3. GSM radio network 4.4. GSM core network 5. GPRS and EDGE 5.1. GPRS defined 5.2. GPRS architecture 5.3. EDGE defined 5.4. 2.5G/3G data rates 6. UMTS and HSPA 6.1. UMTS/WCDMA 6.2. UMTS packet data operations 6.3. HSDPA 6.4. HSUPA 7. HSPA+ 7.1. HSPA+ defined 7.2. HSPA+ key features and associated benefits 8. 1x and EV-DO Networks 8.1. 1xEV-DO 9. LTE 9.1. LTE defined 9.2. LTE RAN architecture 9.3. EPC architecture 9.4. LTE packet data operations 9.5. Services
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