This aztech training course aims to share comprehensive and effective technical information regarding gsm and the gprs network, services and the development of applications. Fundamentals of cellular network planning and optimization, second edition encompasses all the technologies as well as the planning and implementation details that go with them. Gsm history, gsm around the world, gsm network interfaces, sim card, gsm bands, gsm fdma and tdma, gsm cell types, gsm traffic channel, hopping sequences, gsm bch frames, broadcast channel, sms cell broadcast, gsm sdcch and gsm tch frames. Lte is the natural upgrade path for carriers with both gsm umts networks and cdma2000 networks. Gsm has its origins in delivering voice, but does have data limitations. With the clarity on the basic, course contents swiftly turn towards mobile network architecture. A short history of network evolution is provided in order.
Fundamentals of cellular network planning and optimisation. The public land mobile network plmn service area is an area served by one network operator. Gsm or global system for mobile communications is the most popular wireless cellular communication technique, used for public communication. Gsm is truly becoming the global system for mobile communications. Sep 10, 20 the fundamentals of cdma and gsm joe zang bellevue university business telecommunications cis 340a phillip fitzpatrick april 5, 2012 abstract. As shown in figure 3, these areas include cells, location areas las, mscvlr service areas, and public land mobile network plmn areas. Gsm and gprs fundamentals 29 march 02 april 2020 dubai, united arab emirates. Cdma, umts technology fundamentals eligibility requirements engineering students and telecom professionals are eligible to attend the course. Gsm network areas the gsm network is made up of geographic areas. Network areas the cell is the area given radio coverage by one base transceiver station. Networking seems to have its own language, and an awful lot of acronyms. Fundamentals of mobile data networks this unique text provides a comprehensive and systematic introduction to the theory and practice of mobile data networks. Chapter 1 gsm system overview chapter 2 gsm network structure chapter 3 service area and number planning chapter 4 channels on the.
Gsm laid the foundation for the future mobile networks. Mobile radio network planning fl 11820 abaa wazza ed01gsm radio network engineeringfundamentalsprerequisite. Fresh candidates need to go through gsm networks fundamentals course, the basic course before cdma and umts network fundamentals. Lte fundamentals training course covers the fundamentals of lte features and procedures. Apr 02, 2004 fundamentals of cellular network planning and optimisation covers endtoend network planning and optimisation aspects from second generation gsm to third generation wcdma networks including gprs and edge networks. At the end of the course you will understand wcdma based 3g umts network components like ue, node b, rnc, cs, ps, msc, sgsn, ggsn, pdn and interfaces, you will have clarity on the 3g architecture. Gsm fundamentals communication computer networking. Signalling in gsm signalling is the language used for communication between machines or computers. Revised and updated gsm switching, services and protocols now features the abundant new services and applications that gsm can provide.
Fundamentals of network planning and optimisation 2g3g4g. Gsm fundamentals training course with certification. Gsm training provides a comprehensive, uptodate, and easytounderstand treatment of the entire gsm network and the signaling methods of its terrestrial interfaces. The book also looks at all the subsystems of the network, focusing on both the practical and theoretical issues. Fundamentals of telecommunications overview sometimes, when attending a class, it is okay to miss the first halfhour. It gives an indepth highlevel understanding of the lte systems, radio access and core network architecture as well as the eps bearer service, endtoend qos, policy and security. The course builds up the understanding from basic of telephony and slowly moving toward most complex ip and ss7 architecture of network that coexist today.
At the end of the course you will understand what is gsm and full form and the gsm network architecture. Mxe is a node that provides intelligent network services. Chapter 1 gsm system overview chapter 2 features of gsm chapter 3 gsm network structure chapter 4 service area and number planning chapter 5 handover and frequency hopping chapter 6 location update. Apart from architecture and call flow, the management of network and business application system has been explained to complete the 360 degree view of gsm networks. After all, we do know something about the subject, and that first halfhour is likely to carry little more than introductory information. The purpose of oss is to offer the customer costeffective support for centralized, regional, and local operational and maintenance activities that are required for a gsm network.
This tutorial provides an introduction to basic gsm concepts, specifications, networks, and services. Aug 27, 2017 3g network fundamentals, core components august 27, 2017 august 31, 2017 m. By focusing on the fundamentals of the mobile radio systems, it provides an excellent introductory insight to the whole area of gsm cellular radio. Covering basic design principles as well as analytical tools for network performance evaluation, and with a focus on systemlevel resource management, you will learn how. When the msc provides the interface between pstn and the bss in the gsm network it is called the gateway msc. Mobile networks fundamentals course onsite training and. 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. Roaming is the ability to use your gsm phone number in another gsm network. But, this is compensated by the packetswitched functionality that gprs provides. As it is a packetdata technology, it has the ability to enable services such as email and internet access. The fundamentals of cdma and gsm joe zang bellevue university. The same holds true when picking up a textbook on a particular subject. Gsm digitizes and compresses data, then sends it down through a channel with two other streams of user data, each in.
Gsm concepts what does gsm mean global system for mobile. Gsm global system for mobile communications is a 2g mobile phone system that is. For practical and everyday purposes, gsm offers users wider international roaming capabilities than other us network technologies and can enable a cell phone to be a world phone. Mobile radio network planning 2 gsm rne fundamentals 3fl 11820 abaa wazza ed01 contents introduction rnp process overview coverage planning traffic planning and frequency planning radio interface quality of service abbreviations p. Gsm stands for global system for mobile communications. Its been clear for a long time that gsm would be used across europe. It is an exciting new technology in the world of mobile telecommunications. Gsm architecture how it works global system for mobile course by telcoma training. Fundamentals of ip and network access technologies. Gsm architecture training course what is 2g cellular. Gsm fundamentals gsm history 1981 analogue cellular introduced francogerman study of digital paneuropean cellular system 1987 mou signed by over 18 countries 1989 gsm was moved into the etsi organization gsm name changed to global system for mobile communications. Nov 12, 2019 gsm pronounced geeessem is the most popular cell phone standard, and is used internationally, so youve probably heard about it in the context of gsm phones and gsm networks, especially when compared to cdma.
This page will cover basic gsm concepts related to a typical gsm network architecture, its key components, and the role of yatebts in such a network. The fundamental advantage of pad comparing with a common pc using common. Fundamentals of 5g mobile networks provides an overview of the key features of the 5th generation 5g mobile networks, discussing the motivation for 5g and the main challenges in developing this. An important function of oss is to provide a network overview and support the. The 2g gsm network architecture, although now superseded gives an excellent introduction into some of the basic capabilities required to set up a mobile.
The gsm network architecture adding data services to gsm. Gsm fundamentals communication computer networking free. The main network elements with their functionality and interfaces are included in the study module. Pcs bblock who uses a 7 cell frequency reuse pattern with. This course aims to explain the principles, concepts and common implementations of ip routing, switching and transmission technologies within the context of a telecommunications. Call processing function includes of data voice call setup, inter bss and inter msc handover and control of mobility management.
It initially started as a circuit switching network, but later packet switching was implemented. Gsm fundamentals by agilent technologies file type. Fundamentals of network planning and optimisation 2g3g4g by. The purpose of this course is to cover each and every topic of gsm technology including gsm cells, radio frequency bands, network architecture, signalling in gsm systems, handovers, ss7 etc. The global system for mobile communications gsm is a set of recommendations and specifications for a digital cellular telephone network known as a public land mobile network, or plmn.
Lets understand the language first, or we will always be lost. Labeling the traffic channels as f1, f2, f3, f4, f5, f6, f7, f8, f9, f10, f11, f12 place the traffic channels in the cells below such that a frequency reuse cluster size of 4 is used and adjacent channel interference is minimized telcom 2720 16 sectoring 1 2 3 2 1 3 120 sectoring sectoring. The instrument panel of an airliner has more than just three instruments labeled how fast, how high, and how much further. The global system for mobile communications gsm is a set of recommendations and. Gsm network fundamentals is useful for college students and professionals who want to scale up their career in information communication. Like any technical area, networking has its own terminology for a reason. Gsm pronounced geeessem is the most popular cell phone standard, and is used internationally, so youve probably heard about it in the context of gsm phones and gsm networks, especially when compared to cdma. Gsm digitizes and compresses data, then sends it down through a channel with two other streams of user data, each in its own timeslot. Gsm is also classified as 2 nd generation 2g mobile network. Even many years later the basic gsm network and the gsm upgrade. This term paper is going to compare cdma and gsm cellular technologies. Longterm evolution lte is the next step in the gsm evolutionary path beyond 3g technology, and it is strongly positioned to be the dominant global standard for 4g cellular networks.
Gsm fundamentals free download as powerpoint presentation. Each cell in the cellular network requires a rf carrier. Telecommunication fundamentals training course is essential if you are new to the industry, have experience in data networking and are in the process of converging your telephony and data network infrastructures, or are responsible for implementing or supporting telephony services. The course also covers a brief overview about the different generations of mobile network communication. A wireless localarea network, a wireless lan or simply a wlan, is a lan running over microwave radio signals instead of copper wire.
A gsn is a network node which supports the use of gprs in the gsm core network. The gsm standard was developed for setting protocols for second generation 2g digital cellular networks. Gsm tutorial gsm is a globally accepted standard for digital cellular communications. Following the same approach that made their recent fundamentals of wimax successful, the authors offer a complete framework for understanding and evaluating lte. All gsm networks can be unlocked right across the globe.
Cdma, umts technology fundamentals telecom cognitel. Fundmentals of telecommunications training telecom training. One is used in each direction including transmitting and receiving so that information may be passed in both directions simultaneously. The evolution of modern day mobile communication network find their roots in gsm. In fundamentals of lte, four leading experts from academia and industry explain the technical foundations of lte in a tutorial style providing a comprehensive overview of the standards. Fundamentals of cellular network planning and optimisation covers endtoend network planning and optimisation aspects from second generation gsm to third generation wcdma networks including gprs and edge networks. Nov 20, 2015 at the end of the course you will understand wcdma based 3g umts network components like ue, node b, rnc, cs, ps, msc, sgsn, ggsn, pdn and interfaces, you will have clarity on the 3g architecture. Gsm fundamentals training course with certification telcoma. It covers 2g gsm, egprs, 3g wcdma and 4g lte networks and introduces 5g. There are two key variants of the gsn, namely gateway and serving gprs support node. This tutorial has been designed for readers who want to understand the basics of gsm in very simple terms. Gsm network fundamentals global system for mobile communication is the first digital system used for mobile telephony. The main objective of this course is to provide foundational knowledge of ip routing, switching and network access technologies to telecom professionals with little or no prior knowledge of ip. The functions carried out by the msc are listed below.
Gsm training courses global system for mobile communication. All gsns should have a gn interface and support the gprs tunneling protocol. Ch1 gsm global system for mobile communication mohamed shaaban. The language understood by the machines and used for information transfer is. Fundamentals of cellular networks david tipper associate professor graduate program in telecommunications. Lte also represents the first generation of cellular networks to be based on a flat ip architecture and is designed to seamlessly support a variety of different. Whats more, things like easily swapping phones and using data while on a call is supported with gsm networks but not cdma. This second edition covers 2g gsm, egprs, 3g wcdma and 4g lte networks and introduces 5g. The gsm network typically contains more than one msc, each msc provides service to mobiles located within a defined geographic coverage area. Gsm is a cellular network, which means that mobile phones connect to it by. Although the products we sell are generally used in the uk, they can actually unlock any gsm iphone right across the globe to hundreds of mobile networks. Feb 21, 2016 gsm architecture how it works global system for mobile course by telcoma training. Gsm and gprs fundamentals 29 march 02 april 2020 dubai, united arab emirates an iso 9001.
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