Cellular Networks: From 2G to 5G

Start Date: 02/03/2022

Price 4,228 ILS

DURATION 2 Days

Course Overview

This comprehensive seminar goes through the Architecture and Procedures of a Modern Cellular Network from 2G to 5G, with an emphasis being put on the network side. It covers RF Access aspects, as well as the Circuit & Packet Core Network aspects, and Value-Added-Services. The course mainly focuses on the 3GPP technologies evolution – GSM/UMTS/LTE – yet with some details and comparison to the CDMA2000 world. It starts from cellular concepts, thru network architecture, and thru end-to-end processes (e.g. call setup, roaming voice/data , handovers, authentication…). The last chapter is dedicated to the 5G a new concept that will shape the next generation of mobile systems. It will review the 5G cutting-edge technologies and architecture like heterogeneous networks, device-to-device communications as well as Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and virtualization methods like SDN and NFV.

Who should attend?

Service providers, Network Equipment vendors, Value-added services developers, Regulators, Entrepreneurs and Everyone who seeks to better understand the cellular network

Prerequisite:

Technology background, basic telecom knowledge

Course Outline:

1. Wireless Technologies Orientation
• The Cellular World – Some Interesting Facts
• Main Cellular Organizations and Players

2. Cellular Networks Concept
• Cellular system basic elements
• Operational Concept
• Common Cell Types
• Radio Access Technologies
• Over The Air (OTA) Interface Concepts

3. 2G to 4G Cellular Generations Evolution
• 2G – GSM / CDMA and Other Technologies
• 2.5G – GPRS / CDMA-1xRTT
• 3G – UMTS-HSPA / CDMA2000-EVDO
• 4G – LTE

4. Networks Architecture Main Concepts
• The Cellular Access and Core Topology
• Radio Access Network (RAN) elements

– Base Station and Base Station Controller (BSC)
– Cell Types: Omni, Sectored, Tiered
– Small Cells

• Core networks elements

– The Switching and Gateway elements – MSC and GMSC
– Cellular Databases: HLR / VLR / AuC / EIR
– Circuit Switch (Sc) and Packet Switch (PS) architecture
– Evolution towards all IP network

5. 2G to 4G radio technologies – High Level Review
• Multi Access Radio Technologies (FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, OFDMA)
• Modulation and Encoding Techniques
• The Air Interface

6. Network Services
• 2G Voice Services
• SMS
• Data Services in 2G to 4G networks
• LTE voice service solutions – VoLTE7. System Scenarios Overview
• Synchronization
• Cell Procedures (Cell Selection, Connecting, Paging)
• RRC States
• Mobile call setup
• Packet data session setup8. Mobility Management
• Idle Mode Tracking and Registration (Location Area, Routing Area, Tracking Area)
• Handover mechanisms

9. 2G to 4G security principles

10. International Roaming Principles

11. The 5G and Further Enhancements
• SON – Self Organizing Network
• Rel-13 and Beyond
• 5G vision and approach overview

– Virtualization – SDN, NFV
– IOT
– HetNets 2020
– ICN – Information Centric Networking

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