Course

Syllabus
Day 1 (Study)

1. Overview of Mobile Networks

1.1. Self Study

2. GSM System Architecture

2.1. Self Study

3. Air Interface Channel Structure

3.1. TDMA Frame, Time Slots, Burst
3.2. Logical Channels
3.2.1. TCH
3.2.2. Common Control Channels
3.2.3. Dedication Control Channels
3.2.5. Channel Configurations
3.2.5. PCH Capacity
3.2.6. SDCCH Capacity
3.3 Timing Advance

Day 2 (planning principles)

4. Signal, Base Station Antenna

4.1. MA
4.1.1 Purposes
4.1.2. Specifications
4.2. dBm, Watt
4.3. Antenna
4.3.1. Type of Base Station Antenna
4.3.2. Specifications
4.3.3. Antenna Radiation Patterns

5. Network Planning
5.1. Network Planning Process
5.2. Link Budget
5.3. CW Test[Continuous wave]
5.5. Path Loss Model
5.5. Digital Maps
5.6. Model Tuning
5.7. Predictions
5.8. Analysis
5.9. Search area and site survey

6. Frequency Planning
6.1. Method, AFP principles, industry tools
6.2. Swapped Sectors
6.3. Grouping
6.4. Frequency Hopping
Day 5 (GSM features)

7 GSM Features
7.1. Measurements report and Results
7.2. Power Control
7.3. DTX
7.4. Paging, DRX
7.5. Half Rate
7.6. BA Neighbours List
7.7. Cell Selection and Reselection
7.8. Handover
7.8.1. Measurement and Reporting Process
7.8.2. Type of Handover Trigger
7.8.3. Handover Process
7.9. Others Feature (Second assignment queuing, Bi Band
Network)
7.10 Resource Allocation Strategies
7.10.1 TCH allocation: 5 interference bands
7.10.2 List of TCH, SDCCH resources allocation

Day 7 (Optimisation: Radio Aspect)

8. Cell Coverage Optimisation

8.1. Mechanical vs Electrical Tilt
8.2. High Gain Antenna
8.3. Determine the signal after a change of Azimuth and
Tilt
8.4. List of recommendation for Coverage Optimisation

9 Drive Test & Network Optimisation

9.1. Drive Test Introduction and Purposes
9.1.1. Audit, Benchmarking, Network Performance
9.1.2. Continuous Call
9.1.3. Short Call
9.1.4. Tems vs BSC stats
9.1.5. Tems Vs Abis
9.2 Tems Post Processing
9.2.1. RxLev
9.2.2. RxQual
9.2.3. Serving Cell
9.2.4. MS Transmit Power
9.2.5. Layer 3 Messages (System Info type 2, 6 etc)
9.3. Case study
9.3.1. Neighbour, Missing
How to detect them with TEMS and others
9.3.2. Asymetric HO & resurgence
9.3.3. Neighbour Deletion
9.3.4. Neighbour list maintenance
9.3.5 Swapped Sector
How to detect them with TEMS and others
9.3.6. Co- BSIC and Co-BCCH adjacent cell
9.3.7. Co-channel vs Adjacent channel interference
 9.3.8. Ways of detecting co-channel interference
How to detect them with TEMS and others
9.3.9. Cell Coverage Optimisation
How to improve it with TEMS and others

10 Optimisation Through A bis

10.1. Main Messages
10.2. Link Balance and Path Balance
10.3. RX lev, Rx Qual, TS
10.4. How to detect faulty TRX

Day 10 (optimisation, KPI , question, course completion)

11. Key Performance Indicators

11.1. ITU_T_E800 and ETR classification
11.2. Accessibility (SDCCH, TCH, HO etc ..)
11.2.1. Presentation
11.2.3. Cause of failure
11.2.4. How to improve

11.3. Availaibility (SDDCH, network failure etc..)

11.3.1. Presentation
11.3.2. Cause of failure
11.3.3. How to improve

11.4. Maintenability (dropped calls, early failure,

etc ..)
11.4.1. Presentation
11.4.2. Cause of failure
11.4.3. How to improve

11.5. Quality
11.5.1. Presentation
11.5.2. Cause of failure
11.5.3. How to improve

Question, parameters, timers, list of frequencies plan

checking, TS de synchronisation, ..