Ericpol

UMTS – 3rd Generation Network Solution

 

Course ID: EPOL-09:005
Duration: 3 days
Number of participants: recommended minimum 4, maximum 12

Course objectives
“UMTS – 3rd Generation Network Solution” is a course which aims to introduce participants to the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System network with Wideband Code Division Multiple Access as the radio access method. The presentation comprises:

• The evolution path of 1G – 4G mobile systems
• Network architecture from Release 99 to Release 8
• Introduction to TDMA, FDMA and CDMA multiple access methods
• Spreading and scrambling codes in WCDMA
• Quality of Service concept for UTRAN
• Description of power control mechanisms and handovers in WCDMA
• Channel concepts for WCDMA access networks
• Protocol stack structures on the UTRAN interfaces
• Security in a UMTS network
• Popular scenarios and flow cases for a UMTS network

Target audience
The course is tailored for telecoms professionals working with system engineering, operation and maintenance, hardware and software development, testing and verification.

Prerequisites
The course will be more beneficial for people with some technical background. Basic knowledge of telecoms networks may be useful. Previous attendance on the “GSM Overview” (EPOL-05:002) course is recommended.

Learning method
The course is delivered in the form of presentations, lectures, reviews and time for questions, thereby helping participants to better assimilate information.