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Those fresh electrical/electronics and/or communication engineers who are seeking jobs in GSM market or those planning to switch to a GSM/Wireless career.
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| A degree level education in electrical/electronics/communication engineering. |
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| Topics Include |
- Common Prerequisites for a GSM Career
- Propagation Concepts in Wireless
- Antennae, Gain and Attenuation
- Wireless Transmission
- dB/dBm Concepts
- GSM System Components
- FAQs in Interviews
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| Engineers requiring a technical overview of GSM network operation and seeking to enhance their understanding of GSM Technology |
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| A basic understanding of cellular radio networks and associated technologies |
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- GSM System Introduction
- Network Architecture
o Network components & interfaces
o GSM Terminals
o BSS
o Core network architecture
o Access methods
o Terrestrial interfaces
- Propagation and Interference
- Air interface
- Cell Planning
- Power control
- Call & handover sequences
- Location Updating
- Cell selection
- Radio link measurements
- Cell hand-over
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| CELL PLANNING PRINCIPLES - Basic (3 days) |
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| Cell planning engineers new to the mobile industry but involved in capacity planning, radio frequency planning and BTS site selections for a GSM network |
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| A technical background in the field of radio or mobile communications. |
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- Radio propagation, multipath, diversity.
- Propagation models, link budget
- Traffic capacity and traffic distribution
- Cellular coverage techniques - macro, micro, pico - indoor/outdoor
- Antenna principles, radiated power, gain, beamwidth, bandwidth, downtilt, isolation
- Multi-site antenna configurations
- Frequency planning strategy and techniques
- Microwave antennas
- Coverage planning/site selection - urban, rural
- Geographical positioning, grid references, bearings
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| GSM OVERVIEW FOR NON-TECHNICAL (1 day) |
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| This level of course caters for sales, marketing and other non-technical staff who need a very basic introduction to the topic and its applications. This course has specially been tailored to meet the needs of non-technical staff in Pakistani market. This serves as jargon-buster and after this course, sales, customer services and marketing staff can hold discussions with technical counterparts and better understand customer complaints. |
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| No prior knowledge of the topic is assumed. |
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| Introduction to Telecommunications |
- Analogue/digital
- bandwidth
- modulation/carrier frequency
- modem
- Spectrum sharing:
- FDMA/TDMA/CDMA
- Radio communication:
- antenna
- noise & interference
- line of site/multi-path
- Switching principles:
- circuit-switch
- packet-switch
- Fixed networks:
- PSTN/ISDN
- SS7
- PDN
- Cellular communication principles
- cell cluster
- mobility requirement
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| GSM Introduction |
- Evolution of cellular systems
- GSM Requirements
- GSM Spectrum
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| GSM Services |
- Bearer services
- Teleservices
- Supplementary services
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| GSM Network Overview |
- Mobile Station
- Base Station Subsystem (BSS)
- Network and Switching Subsystem (NSS)
- LA Update
- Handover
- Call Setup
- GPRS
- HSCSD
- EDGE
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| GSM NETWORKS & ISSUES |
- Coverage/ Quality / Capacity
- Reasons for Congestion, Call drops, Bad Quality
- Slow Network Expansions
- Analyzing a Customer Complaint
- FAQs
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| INTRODUCTION TO GPRS/EDGE/UMTS (1 day) |
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| This one-day course is an introduction to GSM networks and its evolution to GPRS, EDGE. It discusses architecture and main procedures, providing knowledge needed in more advanced courses. |
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| Ability to understand technical subjects. Technical background in GSM, Telecommunications and IP would be an advantage. |
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| 1. GSM |
- GSM Standardization
- Data Rates in GSM
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| 2. GSM and GPRS Architecture |
- Radio Access - Functions of GERAN (BTS and BSC Nodes)
- Voice Handling - MSC and GMSC Node Functions
- Packet Switching - SGSN and GGSN Node Functions
- Databases - HLR, AUC, VLR, EIR
- Interfaces
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| 3. EDGE Technology |
- Coding Schemes
- Impact of EDGE on existing Networks
- EDGE Data Rates
- Future Evolution of EDGE/GSM
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| 4. Future Generations |
- Introduction to 3G, 4G and future
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