UMTS

¾ Description

This course provides an advanced technical overview of current and coming UMTS technologies;
UMTS is one of the third-generation (3G) mobile systems being developed within the International
Telecommunications Union's IMT-2000 framework. UMTS is a global 3G system implemented with
WCDMA technology, The course begins with an overview of WCDMA and UMTS concepts, including
spectrum allocations, network topology, protocol stack, and channel mappings. It then describes the
procedures of the Access Stratum protocol layers, covering the Radio Resource Control, Radio Link
Control, and Medium Access Control layers. Next, physical layer transmit procedures are covered, as well
as procedures for acquisition, random access, paging, measurements, power control, and transmit
diversity.

¾ Objectives

On completion of this course the student should be able to:

• Understand the evolution from GSM to UMTS

• Understand the basics of UMTS radio communication
• Examine UMTS Radio Access Network (UTRAN)
• 3GPP release 99, 4, 5 and 6
• Understand the UMTS Core Network
• Examine the services in the UMTS core network environment
• Understand UMTS Protocols

¾ Who should attend?

This course addresses the needs of engineers and technicians who are already experienced in mobile
systems and will move to new tasks. This course provides the technical platform for system developers
but also for operation services, network planners and technical management

¾ Course Contents

Introduction to Mobile Communication

• History of mobile communication

• Why wireless
• Wave properties
• Modulation
• Analog to Digital
• Effects on Radio Communication
• Multiple access techniques
• Cellular system
• The First Generation (1G)
• The Second Generation (2G)
• IMT-2000 Development:
• 3G standardization organizations

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UMTS Architecture & UMTS Releases

• WCDMA R99 Network Architecture

• UE
• RAN
• CN
• WCDMA R4 Network Architecture
• UE
• RAN
• CN
• WCDMA R5 Network Architecture
• UE
• RAN
• CN
• UTRAN Interfaces
• Identifiers at UMTS

UTRAN Protocole Stacks

• UE Protocol Layers
• ATM Overview
• IPOA Protocol Stack
• SS7 protocol stack

CDMA Principle

• Duplex Transmission
• Multiple Access
• CDMA and Spread Spectrum
• DSSS Spreading
• Types of Spread Spectrum
• Properties of M-Sequences
• Gold Sequences
• Walsh Code
• Transmission Problem
• Effects on Radio Communication
• Multipath fading solutions
• Rake Receiver solution
• Power Control Principle
• Hard & Soft Handover

WCDMA principle

• Orthogonal Variable Spreading Factor OVSF

• Spreading process in WCDMA
• Downlink scramble code generation
• Up link scramble code generation
• UTRA Key Parameters

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 Air Interface

• Duplex Transmission & Multiple Access

• CDMA as a multiple access technique
• Types of Spread Spectrum
• Spreading process in WCDMA
• Channelization Code
• Scrambling Codes
• WCDMA Downlink Physical Channels
• WCDMA Up Physical Channels
• Downlink Data Coding, Multiplexing
• Uplink Data Coding, Multiplexing

¾ Course Duration

5 days 6 hrs. /day

UMTS RAN signaling

¾ Description

This course is designed to give the participant an overview of signaling technologies and protocols
used to manage and control voice calls in Core Networks for UMTS up to release 5. The theoretical
background will provide a better understanding for the Core Network in general and signaling in specific.

¾ Objectives

On completion of this course the student should be able to:

The inter-working between the different protocols (RRC, RANAP, NBAP and ALCAP).
Will be able to identify normal and abnormal signaling behavior and to use signaling information for
trouble shooting and tuning the network.
The content of the different messages, and relate it to CDMA & UTRAN principles and will be able to
use this information to tune the UMTS radio network.

¾ Course Contents

1- UMTS Network Model & Protocol Stack

Network model: different network elements & their logical role.

Protocol stack: different protocol layers & principles of data encapsulation.
Concept of RRC connection.

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2- RRC signaling

• UMTS service protocols and application protocols

• UTRAN control plane and user plane
• RRC connection setup/release procedure and signaling radio bearers
• Radio bearer setup/release procedure
• Introduction to remaining RRC procedures
• Detailed analysis of Mobile Originating Call setup and release
• How to recognize abnormal signaling behavior
• Introduction to counters and statistics
• Guided exercises to illustrate analysis of RRC signaling

3- Handover procedures: 3G softer handover

• Guided exercises to illustrate analysis of RRC signaling

• Handover scenarios, softer handover cases
• Detailed analysis of different events regarding softer handover
• Neighbor list definition in UMTS
• Detailed analysis of Active Set Update procedure in UMTS
• Advanced parameters to optimize handover behavior
• Guided exercises to illustrate 3G softer handover concepts
• Guided exercises on dropped call analysis

4- Handover procedures: 3G-2G intersystem handover

• 3G-2G handover principles

• Compressed mode parameters
• Detailed analysis of 3G-2G intersystem handover algorithms
• Possible triggers for 3G-2G intersystem handover
• Handover signature analysis for different vendors implementations
• Performance analysis and comparison for different vendor implementations
• 3G-2G intersystem handover optimization for tunnels
• Guided exercises to illustrate 3G-2G intersystem handover concepts

5- Transport Network Protocols

• ATM cells, characteristics and connections.

• ATM service classes and adaptation layers (AAL2 & AAL5).
• ATM in UMTS.
• ALCAP: setup & release of ATM AAL2 connections.
• SS7 protocol stack: traditional MTP/SCCP.
• SCCP connection setup and release.

6- UTRAN Network Interface Protocols

• NBAP Radio Link setup, addition, deletion, restoration, failure, reconfiguration.

• NBAP common/dedicated measurement procedures.
• RANAP procedures: RAB setup & release, Iu signalling connection setup & release, RNC
relocation.

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 • RANAP statistical analysis: identify areas of poor performance; recognise anomalies analyze
data by Iups Guided exercises: Iups message breakdown and analysis (Iups traces to be
provided by operator).
• RNSAP Radio Link setup, addition, deletion.

7- Mobility & Session Management Procedures

• Guided exercises to illustrate analysis of RRC signaling

• Mobility Management: details of GPRS attach/detach procedures, routing area update procedure,
overview of other procedures.
• Session Management: details of Activate/deactivate PDP context procedure, overview of other
procedures, UMTS QoS parameters.
• Guided exercises: definition of performance counters for GMM and SM procedures.

8- Inactivity Timers & Bearer Upgrades

• RRC state model, state transitions, event 4a/b.

• DCH upgrade / downgrade.
• Inactivity timer tuning.

• Course Duration

4 Days

UMTS Radio Planning

¾ Description

The UMTS Radio Network Planning designed to provide a solid understanding of how a radio network
is designed and planned for UMTS. The course emphasizes the understanding of the intimate relation
between capacity and coverage and the impact on capacity and coverage by different parameters. UMTS
Radio Network Planning includes illustrative examples and practical exercises.

¾ Objectives

On completion of this course the student should be able to:

• How do you calculate the coverage and capacity of a WCDMA network?

• What is the expected range for different services?
• What is important when selecting sites?
• How can WCDMA co-exist with other systems?
• How can capacity and coverage be increased?
• What are the principles behind Radio Network planning tools for WCDMA?
• How can repeaters improve coverage and capacity?
• How does the choice of antennas affect network performance?
• What are the principles for power and code planning?

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 ¾ Course Contents

1- General revision for UMTS system survey

2- Planning process and procedures
ƒ Input of planning process
ƒ Output of planning process
ƒ Procedures of the planning process

3- Dimensioning process
ƒ Coverage dimensioning
ƒ Capacity dimensioning
ƒ Balance between coverage and capacity
ƒ Case study

4- Site tuning (Google earth+ MapInfo + Atoll)

5- TSS (technical site survey)
6- Detailed planning
ƒ Neighbors planning
ƒ Code planning
ƒ Site acceptance process (2 log files analysis)
7- Parameters tuning
ƒ Idle mode parameters
ƒ H.O parameters
ƒ IRAT parameters

8- Optimization Case study

• Course Duration

4 Days

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