2 Days
Description
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of Mobile Technologies at a technical overview level, and is ideal as a foundation for a wide range of job functions and roles within telecommunications and adjacent industries.-
The programme builds a solid understanding of 2G (GSM), 3G (UMTS), 4G (LTE) and 5G, focusing on the most important aspects of cellular communication technologies and how the principles are applied within each generation. This includes techniques that support basic GSM Voice and SMS, through to the complex set of network and connection requirements needed for advanced 4G and 5G services and use cases. Services, Air Interface, Radio Access Networks, Core Networks, Transmission, Interworking (between generations), and end-to-end connectivity aspects are all considered in order to build a complete picture of modern networks.
On completion, participants will be much better placed to significantly contribute across a wide range of projects and business activities within their own organisation.
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of telecoms principles would be beneficial.
Topic Areas Include:
- An overview of basic radio and cellular techniques and technologies
- Network Generations from 2G to 5G
- 3GPP Release programme
- An overview of 2G (GSM) network architecture and functionality
- GSM TDMA air interface operating principles
- GPRS and EDGE upgrades to GSM
- GSM services
- TETRA networks
- An overview of 3G (UMTS) network architecture and functionality
- UMTS WCDMA air interface operating principles
- HSPA and HSPA+ upgrades to UMTS
- An overview of 4G (LTE) network architecture and functionality
- LTE OFDMA air interface operating principles
- Evolved Packet Core (EPC) operation
- Small cells and heterogeneous networks
- Self Organising Networks (SON)
- LTE voice options
- LTE Advanced and LTE Advanced Pro
- Wi-Fi/Cellular interworking
- LTE operation in unlicensed frequency bands
- Machine Type Communications (MTC)
- LTE for public safety
- Introduction to 5G
- 3GPP use cases for 5G
- Performance targets for 5G
- Radio Spectrum for 5G
- 5G OFDMA air interface
- 5G System Architecture
- Non Standalone (NSA) and Standalone (SA) New Radio (NR)
- 5G Core Network Functions
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Trainer: Les Granfield
Les is a technical trainer with 35 years of experience. His expertise extends across a wide range of telecommunications technologies. He specializes in GSM, GSM-R, ERTMS/ETCS, UMTS and LTE radio access networks, radio planning, radio access network optimization and Push to Talk over Cellular (PoC).
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