Technology Courses

GSM & GPRS SYSTEMS - BASIC

Target Audience
Managers, administrators, engineers, and technicians working with cellular systems.

Pre-requirements
Basic knowledge of cellular and communication systems.

Goals
Present the most relevant aspects related to GSM and GPRS systems, as well as a comparison with TDMA IS-136 systems.

Course Syllabus

  • Cellular telephony evolution in Europe and worldwide;
  • Resources offered by GSM systems to subscribers;
  • Basic architecture of GSM systems;
  • SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) characteristics;
  • Definition of operation bands;
  • Physical channel characteristics and channels numbering;
  • Frames structure;
  • Definition of traffic and control logic channels;
  • Burst formats;
  • Frequency hopping;
  • Communication channel processing;
  • Comparison between GSM and IS-136 systems;
  • HSCSD – High Speed Circuit Switched Data;
  • GPRS – General Packet Radio Services;
  • EDGE – Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution;
  • Modulation schemes.

Length

  • 1 day (7 hours) – basic course
  • 2 days (14 hours) – extended course














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