GPRS - an introduction
Duration: 2 day
Overview
The course examines
GPRS, its applications, system loading, air interface implications and
upgrade impacts on GSM and, following a brief look at other mobile data
solutions, explores EDGE - Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution.
Key
benefits
· Build an appreciation of GPRS capabilities, its
infrastructure and components
· Appreciate how to upgrade from GSM
·
Grasp the changes to the air interface required
· Appreciate the
competing and complementary technologies such as EDGE
Who should
attend
· Engineering and other technical professionals
specifying, planning, designing and implementing future networks and
services for carriers
· Development engineers and managers responsible
for new cellular systems and products
· Technical sales and marketing
managers and executives from system vendors and integrators
Course
contents
The GSM system
· System overview
·
Key components
· Air interface
· Data capabilities
Circuit
versus packet switching
· The fixed digital network
·
The superiority of packet
· Packet performance
· The IP
revolution
· GSM data evolution
GPRS architecture and
systems
· Upgrading the GSM system
· The new components
·
GSN's and interfaces
· The Packet Data Protocol Context
· Air
interface upgrade
· Addressing and storage
· Roaming
·
GPRS terminals
· Standards
GPRS management
·
Mobile management
· Security
· Performance
· Charging
Packet
transfer and the air interface
· Overall transmission
·
Sending packets
· Radio data path and control channels
·
Receiving packets
· Coding the data
GPRS applications
and compatibility
· Business applications
· Consumer
applications
· Compatibility with GSM services
· Interworking
with other systems
Competing mobile data solutions
·
Infrared
· Bluetooth
· Wireless LAN's
· DECT based
systems
· Packet radio networks
The EDGE effect on GPRS
·
Effect on capacity
· EDGE technology
· Upgrading a GSM system
Evolution
to UMTS
· Its relationship with other 3G standards
·
Packet carrying capability
· UMTS versus GRPS
