Advanced Wireless Technology Group (AWTG) Ltd presents: Three day training course on UMTS

Course presenter Professor Hamid Aghvami

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Objectives
To provide participants with the latest information and knowledge of UMTS radio access and core network and optimization challenges.

Who should attend

Senior Managers, Project Managers, Marketing, Engineers, plus those already involved in second and third generation mobile systems

Aim of the course:

Understand the evolution from GSM to UMTS. Examine UMTS Radio Access Network ( UTRAN) Understand the UMTS Core Network. 3GPP release 99, 4,5 and 6 Understand UMTS protocols. Examine the radio access and core network in further detail explaining the functions and services provided to the end user. Parameters used for cell reselection, power control, handover and hard handover Performance management and optimization challenges

Professor Hamid Aghvami course presenter

Professor Hamid Aghvami joined the academic staff at Kings College, London University in 1984. In 1989 he was promoted to Reader, and Professor in Telecommunications Engineering in 1992. He is currently the Director of the Centre for Telecommunications Research at Kings. Professor Aghvami carries out consulting work on Digital Radio Communications Systems for both British and International companies. He has published over 350 technical papers and given invited talks all over the world on various aspects of Personal and Mobile Radio Communications as well as giving courses on the subject worldwide. He was Visiting Professor at NTT Radio Communication Systems Laboratories in 1990 and Senior Research Fellow at BT Laboratories in 1998-1999. In conjunction with his role at Kings College London he is also AWTGs non executive chairman. Professor Aghvami leads an active research team working on numerous mobile and personal communications projects for third and fourth generation systems. These projects are supported both by the government and industry. He is a distinguished lecturer and a member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Communications Society. He has been member, Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the technical programme and organising committees of a large number of international conferences, He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the IET and Senior Member of the IEEE.

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UMTS Course Programme

Day 1
8.00 - 12.00 Introduction to UMTS/IMT-2000 UMTS definition and requirements Migration from second generation to UMTS GPRS EDGE Introduction to UTRA Latest development on IMT-2000 RTT WCDMA UTRA Radio Interface Architecture (Signalling Radio Bearers (SRB), User Plane Radio Bearers (RB) , Radio Interface Synchronisation) Channel concepts in UTRAN (Logical Channels, Transport Channels, Physical Channels) Data Transfer on Transport Channels (Transport Block, Transport Block Set, Transport Block Size, Transport Block Set Size, Transmission Time Interval (TTI)) Transport Format (TF) (The dynamic part, The semi-static part, Transport Format Set (TFS), Transport Format Indicator ) Transport Channel multiplexing - Example for RB and SRB configuration (SRB #1, SRB #2, SRB #3, SRB #4) Main Functions of the Physical Layer (Channel Coding, Transport Channel Multiplexing, Mapping of Transport Channels onto Physical Channels, Spreading and Modulation, Power Control ) Uplink Data Processing Path (CRC Attachment, Transport Block Concatenation / Code Block Segmentation, Channel Coding, Radio Frame Equalization, 1st Interleaving, Radio Frame Segmentation, Rate Matching ) Physical Channels carrying Transport Channel (Common Physical Channels, Dedicated Physical Channels, DPDCH, PRACH, PCPCH, P-CCPCH, SCCPCH, PDSCH) Mapping of Transport Channels onto Physical Channels Physical Channels needed for System Operation (DPCCH, CPICH, SCH, AICH, CSICH, AP-AICH and CD/CA-ICH, PICH) Frame Structure of UL DPDCH DPCCH / DPDCH, DPCCH Data rates on Uplink DPDCH 14.00 - 17.00 Realization of Variable Bit Rate in Uplink Frame Structure of Downlink DPDCH DPCCH / DPDCH, DPCCH Data rate on Downlink DPDCH Power Control (Uplink Power Control, Downlink Power Control, Open Loop Power Control, Closed Loop Power Control ) Handover
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Soft and Softer Handovers Soft Handover, Softer Handover Site Selection Diversity Transmission (SSDT) Relocation Channel Types for Data Transfer (Dedicated Channels, Common Channels, Shared Channels, Uplink Radio Frame Structure, Downlink Radio Frame Structure) Cell Search Procedure System Information Blocks (SIB) -SIB Scheduling, SIB Transmission, System Information Messages, SIB Schedule Example, Data Processing Path for System Information Message RACH Procedure - RACH Access Slots, RACH Preamble Code, PRACH / AICH Timing, AICH Signature, PRACH Message Code CPCH Access Procedure (PCPCH / AICH Timing) Power Control Preamble Downlink Shared Channel Paging Indicator Channel PICH / PCH Association Radio Frame Timing Uplink / Downlink Timing at UE Rate Matching (Rate Matching Attribute, Rate Matching Procedure) Compressed Mode

Day 2 8.00 - 12.00

Lower Layer Functions and Protocols UTRAN Radio Interface Protocol Reference Model Control plane, User plane, Physical Layer, Layer 2 (RLC and MAC) Data Flow Media Access Control (MAC) Layer MAC Services, MAC Functions, MAC Layer Architecture, MAC Layer Data Processing, Traffic Monitoring, Buffer Control, MAC PDU Header, MAC Header Formats, MAC Header and Channel Mapping, MAC Header Allocation Radio Link Control (RLC) Layer RLC Services, RLC Functions, RLC Layer Data Processing (acknowledged mode), RLC PDU Format, RLC AMD Status and Padding Indication Radio Resource Control (RRC) Layer RRC Services, RRC Functions, RRC Layer Model, RRC Message Encoding Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) PDCP Services, Header Compression of IP Data Streams, Lossless SRNS Relocation, PDCP PDU Format Broadcast / Multicast Control (BMC)

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14.00-17.00 Protocol layered model for air interface, Iub, Iur, Iu,c and Iu,p. PDP context transfer RRC and connection setup procedures. Mobility Management Procedures Location concepts, UE Identifiers in UTRAN, User Equipment Registration, Mobility Management State Model, RRC States, Service States and RRC Modes (Example) Quality of Service Classes QoS attributes, QoS classes and attributes, Release 99 attributes Security Procedures 2G Security Challenge, Security Features, Authentication and Security Parameters, Authentication Vector (Quintet), User Authentication, Network Authentication, Ciphering, Integrity Protection Signalling Connection Management Non Access Stratum Messages Exchange Elementary Procedures State Transition during Packet Flow Mobile Originated Call Establishment RRC Connection Setup, Iub Bearer Setup, Signalling Connection Establishment, Authentication, Security Mode Setup, CS Call Establishment, RAB Establishment, Radio Bearer Establishment, Iu Bearer Establishment, CS Call Release, RAB Release, Radio Bearer Release, Iu Bearer Release, RRC Connection Release, Iu Bearer Release AMR Speech Connection Establishment AMR Codec Generic Format, RAB Subflow Assignment, RAB Subflow Combination Set, Iu Bearer Establishment, Iu FP Initialization, Downlink AMR Data Transfer, AMR AAL2 Transmission Packet Data Transaction Establishment PS Transaction Establishment, PS Transaction Release Soft Handover Measurement Reporting, Radio Link Addition, Active Setup Update, Active Setup Update Remove, Radio Link Deletion

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Day 3 8.00 - 12.00 Radio Network Planning Model Tuning Network Dimensioning Detailed capacity and coverage planning Network optimisation

14.00-17.00 Detailed capacity and coverage planning Network optimisation performance using data collection tools and optimizer

Problem solving session.( questions and answers)

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