GSM Cell Planning Insights Training

Who Should Attend?

The course is intended for engineers who work with planning and optimisation of radio network.

Course Content

  1. GSM network architecture – overall description.
  2. GSM network node structure:
    • Base Station System nodes description,
    • Switching system nodes description.
  3. Radio transmission:
    • Frequency,
    • Channels,
    • Bandwidth,
    • Transmission rate,
    • Modulation method,
    • Access method – TDMA, FDMA.
  4. Logical and physical channels:
    • Physical channels,
    • Logical channels – BCH, DCCH, CCH,
    • Mapping of Logical Channels onto Physical Channels.
  5. Antennas and other near antennas product description:
    • Antennas references – isotropic antenna, dipole antenna,
    • Directional antennas,
    • Repeaters,
    • Splitters,
    • Combiners.
  6. Radio wave propagation.
  7. Transmission problems:
    • Path loss,
    • Shadowing,
    • Multipath fading,
    • Time alignment.
  8. Algorithms of radio signal propagation in different environments
    • Open area,
    • Suburban area,
    • Urban area.
  9. Introduction to cell planning.
  10. Coverage prediction.
  11. System balance.
  12. Traffic dimensioning.
    • Calculating the needed number of TCH,
    • Traffic served,
    • Traffic offered,
    • Traffic per subscriber.
  13. Frequency planning
    • Re-use distance,
    • Re-use pattern,
    • Descriptions of different frequency plans - 4/12, 3/9, 1/3, 1/1,
    • Ways of allocating frequencies.
  14. Case study – network planning.
  15. Different radio network growth scenarios.
  16. GPRS basics:
    • New nodes description: SGSN, GGSN,
    • New radio transmission,
    • Logical channels,
    • Radio blocks,
    • CS1-4.

Course Objectives

GSM Cell Planning Insights course discusses in details advanced radio network planning techniques. The course fully explains radio network dimensioning, radio network procedures, advanced frequency planning methods, in-building planning as well as network growth orientated towards capacity and quality of serveability.

Pre-requisites

The participants should have attended the GSM Cell Planning course for better understanding or have the equivalent knowledge on cellular network planning.

Training Structure

Five days training divided into logical sessions.

Methodology

Instructor led training.