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Fundamental upheavals are taking place in mobile communications. For 30 years, GSM mobile communications and its extensions for Internet access GPRS & EDGE dominated worldwide. 3G UMTS & HSPA+ were also quite popular.
A few years ago, the much more powerful LTE began to replace its predecessors. And 5G, as an ultra-flexible and high-performance wireless standard for all applications and users, is making the leap to the mass market.
This course provides you with an overview of all the mobile radio systems relevant today: from 2G (GSM) to 2.5G (GPRS/EDGE), 3G (UMTS), 3.5G (HSPA/HSPA+), 4G (LTE) and 4.5G (LTE-Advanced Pro) through to 5G. You will gain a solid knowledge of mobile communications and be introduced to network architecture, radio transmission, service concept, security aspects, data rates, performance and limits of these mobile communications systems.
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Course Contents
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- Basics of Mobile Communications
- Cellular Systems, Hand-over, Roaming
- Evolution of Mobile Communications: from 1G to 5G Mobile radio basics
- Cellular systems, handover, roaming
- Mobile radio evolution from 1G to 5G
- GSM network architecture
- Packet Switched Domain: GPRS/EDGE
- UMTS/HSPA Network
- IP Multimedia Subsystem IMS
- LTE Network: Evolved Packet System EPS
- 5G Network: 5G System 5GS
- Tele-/Bearer & Supplementary Services
- Service Evolution
- Security in GSM, UMTS, LTE & 5G
- Mobile Communications & Health (optional)
- Impotant procedures (registration, security, MTC)
- Whereabouts information and updates
- GSM, GPRS & EDGE radio interface
- UMTS radio interface: WCDMA
- HSDPA, HSUPA & HSPA+
- LTE & 5G radio interface: OFDMA
- Duplex & Multiplex
- Adaptive Modulation & Coding
- Cellular Internet of Things CIoT: NB-IoT & LTE-M
- Carrier Aggregation & Dual-Connectivity
- 5G Timing, Standardization & Key Aspects
- LTE & 5G Spectrum & Spectrum Auctions
The detailed digital documentation package, consisting of an e-book and PDF, is included in the price of the course.
Premium Course Documents
In addition to the digital documentation package, the exclusive Premium Print Package is also available to you.
- High-quality color prints of the ExperTeach documentation
- Exclusive folder in an elegant design
- Document pouch in backpack shape
- Elegant LAMY ballpoint pen
- Practical notepad
The Premium Print Package can be added during the ordering process for € 200,- plus VAT (only for classroom participation).
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Target Group
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This course is aimed at anyone who needs a solid overview and understanding of current mobile technologies.
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Knowledge Prerequisites
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Basics of telecommunications
| 1 | Basics of Mobile Communications |
| 1.1 | History of Mobile Communications |
| 1.2 | Cellular Mobile Communications Networks |
| 1.2.1 | Cell, Cell Size, and Capacity |
| 1.2.2 | Handover & Roaming |
| 1.2.3 | Where is the subscriber? |
| 1.3 | Coordination of the Radio Interface |
| 1.3.1 | Duplex Transmission |
| 1.3.2 | Multiplex Procedure |
| 1.4 | Cellular Mobile Communications: from 1G to 6G |
| 1.5 | 3GPP Standardization & Evolution |
| 2 | GSM—Mobile Communications of the 2nd Generation (2G) |
| 2.1 | GSM—A Success Story |
| 2.2 | GSM Services |
| 2.3 | GSM Network Architecture |
| 2.3.1 | Mobile Station |
| 2.3.2 | Base Station Subsystem (BSC) |
| 2.3.3 | GSM Core Network |
| 2.3.4 | The Operation Subsystem |
| 2.4 | The GSM Air Interface |
| 2.4.1 | Duplex Transmission & Frequency Bands |
| 2.4.2 | Multiplexing the Subscribers |
| 2.4.3 | The GSM Burst |
| 2.4.4 | GSM Cell Size & Timing Advance |
| 2.5 | GSM Identities |
| 2.6 | GSM Security Functions |
| 2.6.1 | Triples |
| 2.6.2 | Authentication & Encryption |
| 2.6.3 | TMSI: Confidentiality of the Subscriber Identity |
| 2.6.4 | IMEI Check |
| 2.7 | Important GSM Processes |
| 2.7.1 | Location Update |
| 2.7.2 | Call Setup |
| 3 | GPRS & EDGE (2.5G) |
| 3.1 | Mobile Communications and Data Transmission |
| 3.2 | The Packet-Switched Domain |
| 3.3 | Security in GSM/GPRS |
| 3.4 | The GPRS & EDGE Radio Interface |
| 3.4.1 | Link Adaptation in GPRS: Adaptive Coding |
| 3.4.2 | EDGE: Adaptive Modulation and Coding |
| 4 | UMTS (3G) |
| 4.1 | What\qs new with UMTS? |
| 4.2 | The UMTS Network Architecture |
| 4.2.1 | User Equipment |
| 4.2.2 | UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network |
| 4.2.3 | Rel. 99 Core Network |
| 4.2.4 | Rel. 4 Core Network |
| 4.3 | Security Functions in UMTS |
| 4.4 | The UMTS Air Interface |
| 4.4.1 | UMTS Duplex Transmission |
| 4.4.2 | CDMA Principle, Spreading Codes, and Spreading Factor |
| 4.4.3 | UMTS Codes & Data Rates |
| 4.4.4 | UMTS Frequencies |
| 4.4.5 | Power Control |
| 4.4.6 | Rake Receiver & Handover |
| 5 | HSDPA, HSPA & HSPA+ (3.5G) |
| 5.1 | The UMTS Evolution |
| 5.2 | HSDPA |
| 5.3 | HSUPA |
| 5.4 | HSPA+ |
| 5.4.1 | Direct Tunnel RNC—GGSN |
| 5.4.2 | Higher-level Modulation Methods |
| 5.4.3 | MIMO: Multi-Antenna Transmission |
| 5.4.4 | Dual- and Multi-Carrier Transmission |
| 6 | LTE (4G) |
| 6.1 | LTE Objectives & Principles |
| 6.2 | The Evolved Packet System |
| 6.2.1 | Network Evolution |
| 6.2.2 | The LTE User Equipment (UE) |
| 6.2.3 | The Evolved UTRAN |
| 6.2.4 | The Evolved Packet Core (EPC) |
| 6.2.5 | Voice Telephony in LTE: CSFB or VoLTE |
| 6.2.6 | The IP Multimedia Subsystem IMS |
| 6.3 | LTE Identities |
| 6.4 | Security Functions in LTE |
| 6.4.1 | IMEI Check |
| 6.4.2 | Confidentiality of the Subscriber Identity |
| 6.4.3 | The Authentication Vector |
| 6.4.4 | Mutual Authentication |
| 6.4.5 | Start of Encryption and Integrity Check |
| 6.4.6 | Integrity Check |
| 6.4.7 | Encryption |
| 6.4.8 | LTE Security Algorithms |
| 6.5 | The Radio Interface E-UTRA |
| 6.5.1 | E-UTRA Transmission: OFDMA |
| 6.5.2 | OFDMA vs. OFDM |
| 6.5.3 | E-UTRA Timing |
| 6.5.4 | Bandwidth & Resource Allocation |
| 6.5.5 | Adaptive Modulation and Coding |
| 6.5.6 | MIMO: Multi-Antenna Transmission |
| 6.5.7 | LTE Data Rates |
| 6.5.8 | FDD & TDD |
| 6.6 | LTE Frequencies |
| 6.7 | Conclusion |
| 7 | LTE-Advanced (Pro) |
| 7.1 | LTE-Advanced—"The Real 4G" |
| 7.2 | LTE Radio Transmission: Evolution after 5G |
| 7.2.1 | Carrier Aggregation |
| 7.2.2 | New Frequency Ranges |
| 7.2.3 | Enhanced MIMO |
| 7.2.4 | 256QAM & 1024QAM |
| 7.3 | New UE Categories |
| 7.4 | Cellular Internet of Things CIoT |
| 7.5 | Optimization of the Mobile Communications Architecture |
| 7.5.1 | Heterogeneous Wireless Network Architecture |
| 7.5.2 | CoMP |
| 8 | 5G |
| 8.1 | The 5th Generation of Mobile Communications (5G) |
| 8.1.1 | 5G Usage |
| 8.1.2 | 5G Operator |
| 8.1.3 | The 5G Timetable |
| 8.1.4 | Central 5G Components |
| 8.2 | The 5G Network Architecture |
| 8.2.1 | 5G User Equipment |
| 8.2.2 | 5G Radio Access Network |
| 8.2.3 | 5G Core Network 5GC |
| 8.2.4 | Network Slicing |
| 8.2.5 | Mobile Edge Computing |
| 8.3 | 5G Identities and Security |
| 8.3.1 | Subscriber- and Equipment-related Identities |
| 8.3.2 | AKA, Encryption, and Integrity Check |
| 8.4 | 5G Spectrum |
| 8.5 | 5G Radio Interface: New Radio |
| 8.5.1 | OFDMA: Scalable Subcarriers |
| 8.5.2 | NR Bandwidths |
| 8.5.3 | 5G Peak Rates |
| 8.5.4 | Shorter Latencies |
| 8.5.5 | NR Duplex Transmission: TDD & FDD |
| 8.5.6 | Massive MIMO |
| 8.5.7 | Carrier Aggregation in NR |
| 8.6 | Migration from LTE to 5G |
| 8.7 | Conclusion |
| 8.8 | Preview: 5G Evolutionary Steps |
| 8.8.1 | 3GPP Release 16 Highlights |
| 8.8.2 | 3GPP Release 17 Highlights |
| 8.8.3 | 5G-Advanced: 5G Evolution towards 6G |
| 8.9 | The Future: What\qs next? |
| 9 | Optionally: Mobile Communications & Health |
| 9.1 | Electromagnetic Waves |
| 9.2 | Thermal and Non-thermal Effects |
| 9.3 | Radio Spectrum and Usage |
| 9.4 | Limits for Mobile Communications |
| 9.5 | Studies on the Topic Mobile Communications and Health |
| 9.6 | Fakes & Facts |
| A | List of Abbreviations |
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Classroom training
- Do you prefer the classic training method? A course in one of our Training Centers, with a competent trainer and the direct exchange between all course participants? Then you should book one of our classroom training dates!
-
Online training
- You wish to attend a course in online mode? We offer you online course dates for this course topic. To attend these seminars, you need to have a PC with Internet access (minimum data rate 1Mbps), a headset when working via VoIP and optionally a camera. For further information and technical recommendations, please refer to.
-
Tailor-made courses
-
You need a special course for your team? In addition to our standard offer, we will also support you in creating your customized courses, which precisely meet your individual demands. We will be glad to consult you and create an individual offer for you.
You can find the complete description of this course with dates and prices ready for download at as PDF.-
Fundamental upheavals are taking place in mobile communications. For 30 years, GSM mobile communications and its extensions for Internet access GPRS & EDGE dominated worldwide. 3G UMTS & HSPA+ were also quite popular.
A few years ago, the much more powerful LTE began to replace its predecessors. And 5G, as an ultra-flexible and high-performance wireless standard for all applications and users, is making the leap to the mass market.
This course provides you with an overview of all the mobile radio systems relevant today: from 2G (GSM) to 2.5G (GPRS/EDGE), 3G (UMTS), 3.5G (HSPA/HSPA+), 4G (LTE) and 4.5G (LTE-Advanced Pro) through to 5G. You will gain a solid knowledge of mobile communications and be introduced to network architecture, radio transmission, service concept, security aspects, data rates, performance and limits of these mobile communications systems.
-
Course Contents
-
- Basics of Mobile Communications
- Cellular Systems, Hand-over, Roaming
- Evolution of Mobile Communications: from 1G to 5G Mobile radio basics
- Cellular systems, handover, roaming
- Mobile radio evolution from 1G to 5G
- GSM network architecture
- Packet Switched Domain: GPRS/EDGE
- UMTS/HSPA Network
- IP Multimedia Subsystem IMS
- LTE Network: Evolved Packet System EPS
- 5G Network: 5G System 5GS
- Tele-/Bearer & Supplementary Services
- Service Evolution
- Security in GSM, UMTS, LTE & 5G
- Mobile Communications & Health (optional)
- Impotant procedures (registration, security, MTC)
- Whereabouts information and updates
- GSM, GPRS & EDGE radio interface
- UMTS radio interface: WCDMA
- HSDPA, HSUPA & HSPA+
- LTE & 5G radio interface: OFDMA
- Duplex & Multiplex
- Adaptive Modulation & Coding
- Cellular Internet of Things CIoT: NB-IoT & LTE-M
- Carrier Aggregation & Dual-Connectivity
- 5G Timing, Standardization & Key Aspects
- LTE & 5G Spectrum & Spectrum Auctions
The detailed digital documentation package, consisting of an e-book and PDF, is included in the price of the course.
Premium Course Documents
In addition to the digital documentation package, the exclusive Premium Print Package is also available to you.
- High-quality color prints of the ExperTeach documentation
- Exclusive folder in an elegant design
- Document pouch in backpack shape
- Elegant LAMY ballpoint pen
- Practical notepad
The Premium Print Package can be added during the ordering process for € 200,- plus VAT (only for classroom participation).
-
Target Group
-
This course is aimed at anyone who needs a solid overview and understanding of current mobile technologies.
-
Knowledge Prerequisites
-
Basics of telecommunications
| 1 | Basics of Mobile Communications |
| 1.1 | History of Mobile Communications |
| 1.2 | Cellular Mobile Communications Networks |
| 1.2.1 | Cell, Cell Size, and Capacity |
| 1.2.2 | Handover & Roaming |
| 1.2.3 | Where is the subscriber? |
| 1.3 | Coordination of the Radio Interface |
| 1.3.1 | Duplex Transmission |
| 1.3.2 | Multiplex Procedure |
| 1.4 | Cellular Mobile Communications: from 1G to 6G |
| 1.5 | 3GPP Standardization & Evolution |
| 2 | GSM—Mobile Communications of the 2nd Generation (2G) |
| 2.1 | GSM—A Success Story |
| 2.2 | GSM Services |
| 2.3 | GSM Network Architecture |
| 2.3.1 | Mobile Station |
| 2.3.2 | Base Station Subsystem (BSC) |
| 2.3.3 | GSM Core Network |
| 2.3.4 | The Operation Subsystem |
| 2.4 | The GSM Air Interface |
| 2.4.1 | Duplex Transmission & Frequency Bands |
| 2.4.2 | Multiplexing the Subscribers |
| 2.4.3 | The GSM Burst |
| 2.4.4 | GSM Cell Size & Timing Advance |
| 2.5 | GSM Identities |
| 2.6 | GSM Security Functions |
| 2.6.1 | Triples |
| 2.6.2 | Authentication & Encryption |
| 2.6.3 | TMSI: Confidentiality of the Subscriber Identity |
| 2.6.4 | IMEI Check |
| 2.7 | Important GSM Processes |
| 2.7.1 | Location Update |
| 2.7.2 | Call Setup |
| 3 | GPRS & EDGE (2.5G) |
| 3.1 | Mobile Communications and Data Transmission |
| 3.2 | The Packet-Switched Domain |
| 3.3 | Security in GSM/GPRS |
| 3.4 | The GPRS & EDGE Radio Interface |
| 3.4.1 | Link Adaptation in GPRS: Adaptive Coding |
| 3.4.2 | EDGE: Adaptive Modulation and Coding |
| 4 | UMTS (3G) |
| 4.1 | What\qs new with UMTS? |
| 4.2 | The UMTS Network Architecture |
| 4.2.1 | User Equipment |
| 4.2.2 | UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network |
| 4.2.3 | Rel. 99 Core Network |
| 4.2.4 | Rel. 4 Core Network |
| 4.3 | Security Functions in UMTS |
| 4.4 | The UMTS Air Interface |
| 4.4.1 | UMTS Duplex Transmission |
| 4.4.2 | CDMA Principle, Spreading Codes, and Spreading Factor |
| 4.4.3 | UMTS Codes & Data Rates |
| 4.4.4 | UMTS Frequencies |
| 4.4.5 | Power Control |
| 4.4.6 | Rake Receiver & Handover |
| 5 | HSDPA, HSPA & HSPA+ (3.5G) |
| 5.1 | The UMTS Evolution |
| 5.2 | HSDPA |
| 5.3 | HSUPA |
| 5.4 | HSPA+ |
| 5.4.1 | Direct Tunnel RNC—GGSN |
| 5.4.2 | Higher-level Modulation Methods |
| 5.4.3 | MIMO: Multi-Antenna Transmission |
| 5.4.4 | Dual- and Multi-Carrier Transmission |
| 6 | LTE (4G) |
| 6.1 | LTE Objectives & Principles |
| 6.2 | The Evolved Packet System |
| 6.2.1 | Network Evolution |
| 6.2.2 | The LTE User Equipment (UE) |
| 6.2.3 | The Evolved UTRAN |
| 6.2.4 | The Evolved Packet Core (EPC) |
| 6.2.5 | Voice Telephony in LTE: CSFB or VoLTE |
| 6.2.6 | The IP Multimedia Subsystem IMS |
| 6.3 | LTE Identities |
| 6.4 | Security Functions in LTE |
| 6.4.1 | IMEI Check |
| 6.4.2 | Confidentiality of the Subscriber Identity |
| 6.4.3 | The Authentication Vector |
| 6.4.4 | Mutual Authentication |
| 6.4.5 | Start of Encryption and Integrity Check |
| 6.4.6 | Integrity Check |
| 6.4.7 | Encryption |
| 6.4.8 | LTE Security Algorithms |
| 6.5 | The Radio Interface E-UTRA |
| 6.5.1 | E-UTRA Transmission: OFDMA |
| 6.5.2 | OFDMA vs. OFDM |
| 6.5.3 | E-UTRA Timing |
| 6.5.4 | Bandwidth & Resource Allocation |
| 6.5.5 | Adaptive Modulation and Coding |
| 6.5.6 | MIMO: Multi-Antenna Transmission |
| 6.5.7 | LTE Data Rates |
| 6.5.8 | FDD & TDD |
| 6.6 | LTE Frequencies |
| 6.7 | Conclusion |
| 7 | LTE-Advanced (Pro) |
| 7.1 | LTE-Advanced—"The Real 4G" |
| 7.2 | LTE Radio Transmission: Evolution after 5G |
| 7.2.1 | Carrier Aggregation |
| 7.2.2 | New Frequency Ranges |
| 7.2.3 | Enhanced MIMO |
| 7.2.4 | 256QAM & 1024QAM |
| 7.3 | New UE Categories |
| 7.4 | Cellular Internet of Things CIoT |
| 7.5 | Optimization of the Mobile Communications Architecture |
| 7.5.1 | Heterogeneous Wireless Network Architecture |
| 7.5.2 | CoMP |
| 8 | 5G |
| 8.1 | The 5th Generation of Mobile Communications (5G) |
| 8.1.1 | 5G Usage |
| 8.1.2 | 5G Operator |
| 8.1.3 | The 5G Timetable |
| 8.1.4 | Central 5G Components |
| 8.2 | The 5G Network Architecture |
| 8.2.1 | 5G User Equipment |
| 8.2.2 | 5G Radio Access Network |
| 8.2.3 | 5G Core Network 5GC |
| 8.2.4 | Network Slicing |
| 8.2.5 | Mobile Edge Computing |
| 8.3 | 5G Identities and Security |
| 8.3.1 | Subscriber- and Equipment-related Identities |
| 8.3.2 | AKA, Encryption, and Integrity Check |
| 8.4 | 5G Spectrum |
| 8.5 | 5G Radio Interface: New Radio |
| 8.5.1 | OFDMA: Scalable Subcarriers |
| 8.5.2 | NR Bandwidths |
| 8.5.3 | 5G Peak Rates |
| 8.5.4 | Shorter Latencies |
| 8.5.5 | NR Duplex Transmission: TDD & FDD |
| 8.5.6 | Massive MIMO |
| 8.5.7 | Carrier Aggregation in NR |
| 8.6 | Migration from LTE to 5G |
| 8.7 | Conclusion |
| 8.8 | Preview: 5G Evolutionary Steps |
| 8.8.1 | 3GPP Release 16 Highlights |
| 8.8.2 | 3GPP Release 17 Highlights |
| 8.8.3 | 5G-Advanced: 5G Evolution towards 6G |
| 8.9 | The Future: What\qs next? |
| 9 | Optionally: Mobile Communications & Health |
| 9.1 | Electromagnetic Waves |
| 9.2 | Thermal and Non-thermal Effects |
| 9.3 | Radio Spectrum and Usage |
| 9.4 | Limits for Mobile Communications |
| 9.5 | Studies on the Topic Mobile Communications and Health |
| 9.6 | Fakes & Facts |
| A | List of Abbreviations |
-
Classroom training
- Do you prefer the classic training method? A course in one of our Training Centers, with a competent trainer and the direct exchange between all course participants? Then you should book one of our classroom training dates!
-
Online training
- You wish to attend a course in online mode? We offer you online course dates for this course topic. To attend these seminars, you need to have a PC with Internet access (minimum data rate 1Mbps), a headset when working via VoIP and optionally a camera. For further information and technical recommendations, please refer to.
-
Tailor-made courses
-
You need a special course for your team? In addition to our standard offer, we will also support you in creating your customized courses, which precisely meet your individual demands. We will be glad to consult you and create an individual offer for you.
You can find the complete description of this course with dates and prices ready for download at as PDF.