Who Should Attend?

Those requiring an appreciation of the EDGE solution, its principles and differences from existing GSM/GPRS implementations. The course is addressed to a technical staff.

Course Content

1. Introduction.
   • GSM/GPRS/EDGE radio access network.
   • Physical channels.
   • Logical channels.
2. Radio Link Layer.
   • Modulations.
   • Traffic bursts.
   • GSM/GPRS/EDGE throughputs.
   • RLC/MAC structures.
   • GPRS radio link quality.
   • EGDE Link Quality Control.
   • Power-related aspects of EDGE.
3. Deploying EDGE.
   • Standardization perspective.
   • Technical perspective.
   • Marketing view.

Course Objectives

Participants attending this course will be given a thorough introduction to the Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution solution. The course presents EDGE features together with GSM/GPRS ones, which allows for easy understanding changes and advantages brought by deploying EDGE.

Pre-requisites

Ability to understand technical subjects. Technical background in GSM/GPRS systems would be an advantage when attending the course.

Training Structure

One day training divided into logical sessions.

Methodology

Instructor led training.