This course provides a basic introduction to the GPRS technology, the air interfaces for GSM (including EDGE) and WCDMA. The course includes traffic cases and nodes for GPRS and EDGE on top of the GSM network. It highlights the various differences of 2G vs. 2.5G vs. 2.75G.

The participants should have background knowledge on GSM Systems.

System Engineer, Service Engineer, Network Design Engineer, Network Deployment Engineer, Service Design Engineer, Service Deployment Engineer.

1. List and Explain the GSM System Architecture. Explain the purpose of implementing packet switching in the existing System
2. Enumerate the differences between Circuit switching and Packet switching principles
3. Describe some of the GPRS Applications and services
4. List GPRS terminal features
5. Describe the general GSM/GPRS/WCDMA network Architecture
6. Illustrate how a terminal (Laptop or Smart Phone) uses the GPRS system to access other networks such as corporate LAN or the Internet
7. List and explain GPRS system architecture
8. Explain on overview level the air interface in GPRS covering the GSM, including EDGE and/or WCDMA Systems
9. Explain GPRS Radio resource management including:
• Dedicated or on-demand PDCH’s
• UL/DL resource allocation
• Multi slot allocation
• Radio resource management for UL/DL packet transfer
10. Understand GPRS throughput announcement, Coding schemes, Number of timeslots allocated, Protocol headers added to payload and Cell changing in GPRS
11. Describe the traffic cases in GSM/GPRS Networks for:
• Location Update
• Combined LA/RA update
• Cell update
• Paging
• PDP context Activation
12. List the Software and Hardware required for GPRS in GSM /GPRS
13. Understand the protocol stacks associated with GSM Systems and GPRS Systems
14. Understand the new modulation Technique and HW used for EDGE