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UMTS Infrastructure & Operation

  • Course Name: UMTS Infrastructure & Operation
  • Duration: 4 days
  • Technical Level: 4

Overview

Designed to give a thorough understanding of the Architecture, Protocols and Operation of the evolving Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), this course explains the concepts and implementation of the network in detail.

Presented in a clear concise format, this course explores the technology in a logical format, including the Radio Access Network, Core Network, and the required underlying systems. The protocols are examined in depth, with appropriate emphasis on the expanding role of IP and associated protocols in the modern mobile network. Signalling flows are used where necessary to illustrate the operation.

Each training session is thoroughly reviewed to help understanding, and with the aid of the trainer, delegates are asked to complete a network map showing how the interfaces, protocols, and each part of the architecture fit together in overall system.

Course Objectives

  • Describe the overall UMTS architecture, explaining the role of each element of the User Equipment, UTRAN, and Core Network
  • Describe the function and operation of each UMTS Radio Access Network element
  • Describe the function and operation of each UMTS Core Network element
  • Relate protocols to the relevant interfaces, describing the basic requirements and principles associated with each interface
  • Explain the basic operation of the air interface, describing the capabilities, advantages, requirements and operation of the W-CDMA system applied to UMTS, together with the basic protocol structure and resulting impact on services
  • State the transport protocols to be adopted at each point in the network and appreciate the reasons why those protocols have been chosen for standardisation
  • Recognise and follow UMTS basic procedures, relating each phase in a procedure to the relevant UMTS or transport network protocol operation
  • Thoroughly understand the requirement for IP in Modern Mobile networks, identifying its role, advantages, disadvantages, and general operation
  • Identify the Signalling Protocols used on each major interface, and where relevant illustrate the migration to an underlying IP signalling infrastructure (SIGTRAN)
  • Recognise the different addressing and numbering schemes used in UMTS
  • Discuss with confidence, some of the issues related to implementing UMTS networks. Appreciate, also, the possible migration strategies towards the next generation of mobile network

Course Requirements

A basic understanding of the GSM / GPRS architecture and procedures would be an advantage, but not essential.