Description
This course provides you with a comprehensive business and technical foundation in GPRS network, services and applications development.
This course provides the attendees with an understanding of the GPRS architecture, protocols, air interface and functions involved in signaling and data transfer. Attendees will gain an understanding of GPRS services, functionality of a GPRS network, e.g. the functions of GGSN and SGSN, the procedures of GPRS Attach, PDP-context activation, Border Gateway (BG), and GPRS QoS.
Course Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to:
• Understand the functionality of a GPRS network
• Understand GSM system evolution to GPRS
• Explain the basics of GPRS network planning
• Explore project planning process of GPRS networks
• Understand the engineering tools and procedures required for GPRS engineering and planning
• Understand existing and emerging standards for GSM, GPRS, EDGE and UMTS
• Review successful GPRS deployments
• Discuss successful and unsuccessful GSM/GPRS deployments
• Step through a practical process for managing a GSM/GPRS project
• Explore advanced features in GSM and GPRS networks
• Explain GPRS architecture and services
• Understand GPRS protocols and their functions
• Describe functions of SGSN, GGSN, BG, and CG
• Describe IP network architecture and functions
• Discuss obstacles of Packet-Switched Mobile Networks
• Review GPRS Network Architecture and Protocols
• Discuss GPRS architecture and services
• Understand the functionality of a GPRS network
• Explore GPRS Attach/Detach and PDP Context Activation/Deactivation procedures
• Explain the basics of GPRS security
• Explore GPRS troubleshooting
• Understand the GPRS flows and traffic cases in data transfer and signaling
• Explore EDGE and E-GPRS
Who Should Attend
This course is designed to provide a general overview for strategic or technical managers, consultants, communications professionals, software engineers, system engineers, network professionals, system testers, marketing and sales professional, IT professionals, and others who plan on using, evaluating or working with GSM, EDGE, GPRS, 3G and other wireless networks, applications and services.
