Course Timeplan




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GSM and UMTS overview
for administrative personnel


1. dag

Introduction

BasicGSM/UMTS.

The history of mobile radio.
Roaming – the nordic contribution

2.dag

Repetition

Basics

Radiowaves

Frequencies and reuse

The concept of cellular systems
TDMA

Handover,

The Problem

The experience of handover from the mobiles point of view

What happens in the network. GSM case
What happens in the network. UMTS case

Standardisation

The attitiudes in Europa and in USA

The commercial success of standardisation

Standarda bodies and industry standards

Radio coverage and link budgets

Radiocoverage
GSM link budget

UMTS link budget – Cell breathing

Mobile market

What drives the market

SMS –  or the ugly duckling

EMS/MMS

Location based services GPS

B2B and B2C – what is neededs?

Pricing

WAP/iMode/XHTML

UMTS

Other technologies: DECT, Bluetooth and WLAN

It is hard to predict the future - HAPS

Radio evrywhere

Antennas and cable systems
Antennas

Cabling

Earthing and grounding

Lightning
Microwave links

Network structure.

Network components

Core network MSC, HLR, SGSN, pakkehandler

Radio network BSC, BTS, Node B, RNC
Billing and interfaces towards administrative systems

Tele economy

Investments
Running cost

The Mobil phone and GSM modem

Internal  structure – Multimode and multisystem

SIM kortet

Summing up

Evaluation of the course

Calls and the connection to the network

Turning the mobile on

Turning the mobile off

Call from a mobile

Call from to mobile

GPRS/UMTS Allways on
SMS

Exercises

Planning of an town area

Invoicing a call  (within the network, roaming etc)

Exercise

Radio coverage