5 day instructor led customized training.

This course has been successfully delivered in Ericsson markets in USA, Malaysia, Indonesia and Bangladesh, and the clients were very satisfied. Some of them even commented that they find this training to be more useful than the one provided by their vendors.

The goal of GSM Developed Cell Planning training is to present details and up-to-date information on the GSM standard. The participants will become familiar with the features of the GSM standard and why and how it evolved. The participants will learn about practical performance and deployment issues specific to the GSM standard.

This course will enable participants to:

• Develop an understanding of what GSM is and what it can do, including the motivation for its development, its early history, and its present capabilities;
• Help the Engineering team in planning for the wireless data network;
• Develop an appreciation of how GSM and related technologies can be used to deliver value to customers, including an exploration of what is meant by "quality of service" and a discussion of the network technology, management systems and business processes required to deliver customer value;

The participants will gain a detailed end-to-end knowledge of the GSM technology, its benefits and potential pitfalls.

A basic knowledge of GSM, IP and data communication technology will be required.

For technicians, engineers, supervisors and managers responsible for the planning, design, operation and performance of GSM networks and services. Intended audience from field and operations engineering, RF and Performance engineering, switch engineering.

Day 1 (Architecture, Air interface)

1. Introduction to Cell Planning


2. System description
1. GSM Network Structure
2. Circuit Switching System
3. Base Station System
4. GSM/GPRS Network


3. Base Station System
1. Base Station
2. BTS Functions
3. BTS Classification
4. Hardware build-up
5. Transmission Network Topology

[In GSM system the mobile handset is called Mobile Station (MS). A cell is formed by the coverage area of a Base Transceiver Station (BTS) which serves the MS in its coverage area. Several BTS together are controlled by one Base Station Controller (BSC). The BTS and BSC together form Base Station Subsystem (BSS). The combined traffic of the mobile stations in their respective cells is routed through a switch called Mobile Switching Center (MSC). Connection originating or terminating from external telephone (PSTN) are handled by a dedicated Gateway Mobile Switching Center (GMSC).]



4. Logical Channels
1. Physical vs. Logical Channels
2. Logical Channels
3. Mapping of Logical Channels
4. Frame and burst structure

Day 2 (Antenna System, Radio Transmission, Coverage)

5. Antennas and another equipment
1. Antennas Rudiments
2. Antenna System
3. Repeaters
4. Other products


6. Radio Transmission – Problems and Solutions to those problems
1. Analogue and Digital Transmission
2. Transmission Problems
3. Solutions to Transmission Problems


7. Radio Wave Propagation
1. Wave Propagation
2. GSM System Transmission Basics
3. Modulation and Radio Transmission


8. Coverage Calculation
1. Introduction to Coverage Prediction
2. Theoretical Propagation Models
3. Semi-empirical Models
4. Cell Radius


9. Coverage Prediction

Day 3 (Link Budget, Traffic Dimensioning, Frequency Planning)

10. System Balance
1. System Balance
2. Radiated Power and Effective Radiated Power


11. Capacity
1. Capacity and Traffic Calculations
2. Channel Utilization
3. Traffic Distribution
4. Dimensioning of SDCCH


12. Frequency and BSIC Planning
1. Cell and Cluster
2. Frequency Re-use
3. Base Station Identity Code

[Consistent and superior Quality of Service (QoS) in dense wireless networks. As the demand for services grows, optimizing current spectrum usage is one of the most cost-effective ways to improve capacity or accelerate the introduction of new radio technologies.]



13. Getting bigger - Network Expansion (Extended Network Planning Overview - Different Radio Network Growth scenarios)
1. Getting Bigger
2. Adding Cells
3. Microcells
4. Changing Re-use Patterns
5. Dual Band
6. Half Rate Implementation
7. Tighter Re-use Pattern

Day 4 (Case Study: Radio Network Planning)

Outdoor Radio Network Planning

• Coverage Analysis
• Traffic Analysis
• Nominal Cell Plan
• Frequency Plan

Day 5 (Indoor Planning, GSM Features, question, course completion)

14. Indoor Planning
1. Indoor Cell Planning Stages
2. The Indoor Link Budget
3. Indoor Radio Environment
4. Frequency Allocation

Indoor Radio Network Planning

• Coverage Analysis
• Capacity Analysis
• Nominal Antenna Configuration

15. Outline of Radio Network Features
1. Idle and Active MS
2. Other features:
   • Frequency Hopping
   • MAIO (Mobile Allocation Index Offset)
   • Power Control
   • Cell Structure
3. Parameters