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UMTS RAN Signalling

Duration: 5 days
Available as: in-company and public course
Target audience: engineers
Public course:

Who Should Attend?

The course is designed for employees of telecom operators, who need to gain knowledge on signalling in UMTS Air Interface and Radio Access Network.

 

Course Scope

  1. UMTS Radio Introduction.
    • What is it all about?
    • Radio Access Evolution.
    • UMTS Network Architecture.
    • UTRAN Architecture.
    • Radio Access Methods: FDMA,TDMA,CDMA.
    • WCDMA Transmitter
      • Spreading,
      • Channelization,
      • Scrambling.
    • Power Control and Handover.
    • Transport and Logical Channels.
    • Radio Interface Protocols Structure.
    • UTRAN Protocols Introduction.
  2. Radio Interface Protocols: RRC, RLC, MAC.
    • Radio Resource Control (RRC).
      • Interactions between protocols,
      • Protocol termination,
      • Model of RRC,
      • RRC States,
      • RRC Procedures,
      • RRC Connection Management,
      • Radio Bearer Control,
      • Measurement,
      • RRC Connection Mobility.
    • Radio Link Control (RLC).
      • Services,
      • Functions,
      • Transparent Mode,
      • Unacknowledged Mode,
      • Acknowledged Mode,
      • PDUs Formats.
    • Medium Access Control (MAC).
      • Functions,
      • Transport Format,
      • MAC Architecture,
      • PDU Format.
  3. UTRAN Protocols: NBAP, RNSAP, RANAP.
    • UTRAN Architecture.
    • Radio Network Signalling Protocols.
    • UTRAN Interface Protocol Layers
      • Node-B Application Part (NBAP),
      • Iub Interface Protocol Structure,
      • NBAP Functions and Procedures.
    • Radio Network Subsystem Application Part (RNSAP).
      • Iur Interface Protocol Structure,
      • RNSAP Functions and Procedures.
    • Radio Access Network Application Part (RANAP).
      • Iu Interface Protocol Architecture,
      • RANAP Procedures.

Course Objectives

UMTS RAN Signalling advanced course focuses on explanation of all main procedures and their importance for effectiveness and quality of specific telecommunication services.

 

Pre-requisites

Basic knowledge on UMTS and its air interface would be helpful.

 

Training Structure

Five days training divided into logical sessions.

 

Methodology

Instructor led training. Theory, procedures, logs.