• Historical Perspective
• Development and Specifications
• GSM - Basics
• Other Second Generation Technologies
• GSM Network Architecture
• Network and Switching Sub-System NSS
• Base Station Subsystem BSS
• Operations and Maintenance
• Circuit Switching and Packet Switching
• General Packet Radio Service GPRS

Section 2 - GPRS Protocols

• The OSI 7 Layer Model
• GPRS and the OSI 7 Layer Model
• GPRS Tunnelling Protocol GTP
• Routing Function of GGSN
• GTP Header
• TCP / UDP
• IP Header
• Sub Network Dependent Convergence Protocol SNDCP
• Routing from SGSN to MS
• SNDCP Header
• Logical Link Control LLC
• Base Station System GPRS Protocol BSSGP
• Network Service
• Frame Relay
• Signalling Protocol Stacks

Annex to Section 2

• The Overall Protocol Architecture

Section 3 - GPRS Air Interface

• GPRS Air Interface Basics
• GPRS Radio Block
• Allocation of Resources To GPRS
• Radio Link Control RLC
• Medium Access Control MAC
• GPRS Variable Coding Schemes
• Use of Multiple Timeslots

Section 4 - GPRS Procedures

• Cell Selection and Reselection
• GPRS Mobility Management
• Location Management
• Paging
• PDP Contexts
• Handovers
• GPRS Terminals and Device Classes
• Quality of Service
• GPRS Multislot Operation
• Authentication and Ciphering

Section 5 - Internet Protocol (IP) and GPRS

• Services Offered by the Internet - Email, World Wide Web, Newsgroups and Chat rooms, File Download
• Internet Infrastructure / Architecture
• Internet Addressing and the Domain Names System
• Intranet and Internet Access
• “Push” and “Pull” Services
• Roaming in GPRS – PLMN and ISP Roaming
• Intra and Inter PLMN Backbone Networks
• Mobile IP
• Nomadic Operation
• Billing – General Issues
• Billing – Technical Issues

Section 6 - EDGE and E-GPRS

• Introduction to EDGE
• EDGE Modulation and Coding
• Modulation and Coding Schemes and Data Rates
• Data Transfer at the Air Interface
• Error Control and Link Adaptation
• Enhancing GPRS with EDGE
• Operator Requirements for EDGE Deployment
  

Section 7 - Evolution to Third Generation

• Evolution to Third Generation
• New Markets
• Software Developments - The SIM Application Toolkit (SAT), Mobile Execution Environment (MExE)
• The PDA / Handheld Market
• Bluetooth
• Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)
• Improving The Data Capabilities Of GSM - 14.4kbps, High Speed Circuit Switched Data (HSCSD), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), Enhanced Data Rates For Global Evolution (EDGE)
• The 3G Standards and Specifications
• Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
• Frequency Re-Use With CDMA
• UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access – UTRA
• Radio Spectrum and Licensing
• Service