Courrse Objjeeccttiivveess
• Be familiar with the development of 2G mobile systems• Describe the architecture of a GSM network
• Appreciate the main services provided within a GSM network
• Understand the various facets of the GSM air interface including, Access
structures, frequency allocations, physical and logical channels
• Appreciate GSM transmission and signalling protocols
• Describe the methods of speech and error coding on the air interface
• Understand the principals mobility management
• Understand the principles of radio resource management
• Describe the processes involved in connection management
• Appreciate the security measures implemented by GSM
• Understand GSM mechanisms for customer billing
• Be familiar with the future evolution of GSM including 2G+ technologies
• Describe the evolution of GSM towards 3G systems