Day 1 - First Session

• Introduction to UMTS/IMT-2000
• UMTS definition and requirements
• Migration from second generation to UMTS
• GPRS
• EDGE
• Introduction to UTRA
• Latest development on IMT-2000 RTT

Day 1 - Second Session

• Channel concepts in UTRAN (Logical Channels, Transport Channels, Physical Channels)
• Data Transfer on Transport Channels (Transport Block, Transport Block Set, Transport Block Size, Transport Block Set Size, Transmission Time Interval (TTI))
• Transport Format (TF) – (The dynamic part, The semi-static part, Transport Format Set (TFS), Transport Format Indicator)
• Transport Channel multiplexing - Example for RB and SRB configuration (SRB #1, SRB #2, SRB #3, SRB #4)
• Main Functions of the Physical Layer (Channel Coding, Transport Channel Multiplexing, Mapping of Transport Channels onto Physical Channels, Spreading and Modulation, Power Control )
• Uplink Data Processing Path (CRC Attachment, Transport Block Concatenation / Code Block Segmentation, Channel Coding, Radio Frame Equalization, 1st Interleaving, Radio Frame Segmentation, Rate Matching)
• Physical Channels carrying Transport Channel (Common Physical Channels, Dedicated Physical Channels, DPDCH, PRACH, PCPCH, P-CCPCH, S-CCPCH, PDSCH)
• Mapping of Transport Channels onto Physical Channels
• Physical Channels needed for System Operation (DPCCH, CPICH, SCH, AICH, CSICH, AP-AICH and CD/CA-ICH, PICH)
• Frame Structure of UL DPDCH
  DPCCH / DPDCH, DPCCH
• Data rates on Uplink DPDCH

Day 1 - Final Session

• Realization of Variable Bit Rate in Uplink

• Frame Structure of Downlink DPDCH DPCCH / DPDCH, DPCCH

• Data rate on Downlink DPDCH

• Power Control (Uplink Power Control, Downlink Power Control, Open Loop Power Control, Closed Loop Power Control )

• Handover

• Soft and Softer Handovers

• Site Selection Diversity Transmission (SSDT)

• Relocation

• Channel Types for Data Transfer (Dedicated Channels, Common Channels, Shared Channels, Uplink Radio Frame Structure, Downlink Radio Frame Structure)

• Cell Search Procedure

• System Information Blocks (SIB) -SIB Scheduling, SIB Transmission, System Information Messages, SIB Schedule Example, Data Processing Path for System Information Message

• RACH Procedure - RACH Access Slots, RACH Preamble Code, PRACH / AICH Timing, AICH Signature, PRACH Message Code

• CPCH Access Procedure (PCPCH / AICH Timing)

• Power Control Preamble

• Downlink Shared Channel

• Paging Indicator Channel

• PICH / PCH Association

• Radio Frame Timing

• Uplink / Downlink Timing at UE

• Rate Matching (Rate Matching Attribute, Rate Matching Procedure)

• Compressed Mode

Day 2 - First Session

•  Lower Layer Functions and Protocols UTRAN Radio Interface Protocol Reference Model Control plane, User plane, Physical Layer, Layer 2 (RLC and MAC) Data Flow

• Media Access Control (MAC) Layer, MAC Services, MAC Functions, MAC Layer Architecture, MAC Layer Data Processing, Traffic Monitoring, Buffer Control, MAC PDU Header, MAC Header Formats, MAC Header and Channel Mapping, MAC Header Allocation

• Radio Link Control (RLC) Layer, RLC Services, RLC Functions, RLC Layer Data Processing (acknowledged mode), RLC PDU Format, RLC AMD Status and Padding Indication

• Radio Resource Control (RRC) Layer, RRC Services, RRC Functions, RRC Layer Model, RRC Message Encoding

• Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP), PDCP Services, Header Compression of IP Data Streams, Lossless SRNS Relocation, PDCP PDU Format

• Broadcast / Multicast Control (BMC)

Day 2 - Second Session

• Protocol layered model for air interface, Iub, Iur, Iu,c and Iu,p.

• PDP context transfer

• RRC and connection setup procedures.

• Mobility Management Procedures, Location concepts, UE Identifiers in UTRAN, User Equipment Registration, Mobility Management State Model, RRC States, Service States and RRC Modes (Example)

• Quality of Service Classes, QoS attributes, QoS classes and attributes, Release 99 attributes

• Security Procedures, 2G Security Challenge, Security Features, Authentication and Security Parameters, Authentication Vector (Quintet), User Authentication, Network Authentication, Ciphering, Integrity Protection

• Signalling Connection Management

• Non Access Stratum Messages Exchange

• Packet Data Transaction Establishment, PS Transaction Establishment, PS Transaction Release

• Soft Handover, Measurement Reporting, Radio Link Addition, Active Setup Update, Active Setup Update Remove, Radio Link Deletion

Day 3 - First Session

• Radio Network Planning

•  Network Dimensioning

•  Detailed capacity and coverage planning

• Network optimisation

Day 3 - Second Session

• Problem solving session.( questions and answers)