Evolution to 3G and UMTS Services Overview

• Standardisation, ITU/IMT2000, ETSI and 3GPP
• UMTS Bearers
• UMTS Teleservices, Service Capabilities and Supplementary Services
• Multimedia Services
• Role of IN/CAMEL and toolkits
• IMT2000 spectrum

UMTS Architecture

• Assumptions for Network Standardisation
• Overall UMTS Architecture
• Modes of Access – Overall Characteristics (FDD, TDD, HSDPA, HSUPA)
• Elements of the Use Equipment (UE)
• Elements of the UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN)
• Elements of the Core Network (CN)
• UMTS Release 99, Release 4, Release 5, and Release 6
• Interfacing With Other Systems

The Radio Interface

• W-CDMA Access Methods – Frequency Division Duplex and Time Division Duplex CDMA
• Direct Sequence CDMA – Operation (Spreading / Despreading)
• The use of Channelisation and Scrambling Codes for UMTS
• Power Control and Handovers
• The UMTS Air Interface Channels and Protocols
• Use Of Channels
• The Use Of Protocols – Overview
• The General Protocol Model (Non Access and Access Stratums / User and Control Planes)
• Non Access Protocols
• Access Protocols – Overall Aims
• Radio Resources Control (RRC)
• Radio Link Control (RLC) and Media Access Control (MAC)
• The Channels (Logical, Transport and Physical)
• Mapping Information Through The Channels
  

The UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN)

• Requirements Of The UTRAN
• UTRAN Nodes And Their Functionality
• Node B
• Controlling Radio Network Controller
• Serving Radio Network Controller
• Drift Radio Network Controller
• General Interface Structure
• The UTRAN Interfaces
• Uu
• Iu (Circuit Switched and Packet Switched)
• Iub
• Iur
• Radio Resource Control (RRC) In The UTRAN
• Idle Mode
• Dedicated Mode
• Transfer Of Logical and Transport Channels Through The UTRAN
• Connection Establishment
• Soft Handover and Macro Diversity
• Transmission within The UTRAN
  

Core Network Architecture and Protocols

• The Circuit Switched and Packet Switched Domains
• Circuit Switched Domain
• Core Network Elements and Their Functions
• Interfaces and Associated Protocols
• Basic Functions of Relevant Protocols
• Packet Switched Domain
• Core Network Elements and Their Functions
• Interfaces and Associated Protocols
• Basic Functions of Relevant Protocols
• Service Delivery Concept
• Service Delivery Architecture
• Service Delivery Platforms
• Core Network to UE Protocols
• The purpose of IN and CAMEL – Brief Overview (accessing services in home network)
• Transport Protocols
• Transmission in the Core Network
  

IP in the Mobile Network

• The Requirements
• Mobile Networks and IP Evolution
• The General Packet Radio Service
• The GPRS Core Network
• Network Architecture and Network Elements
• GPRS Support Nodes
• The GPRS Context
• Servers (DHCP/Radius)
• GPRS Access
• Best Effort Services
• Advanced Services
• Streaming / Advanced Media Support
• Quality of Service in GPRS – DiffServ, IntServ, and RSVP
• Use of E.164 numbering scheme
• ENUM Protocol
• Evolution to 3G UMTS
• The IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
• IMS Architecture
• Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)
• SIP Messages
• SIP and SDP
• Provision of QoS
• IMS Call Signalling Examples
• SIP and Quality of Service Issues
• Push to Talk over Cellular (PoC)
• IP in the Radio Access Network
• Support for IPv6
• Header Compression
• IP on the RAN interfaces
• Quality of Service in the Radio Access Network
• Use of ATM in the Radio access Network
• Integrating Wireless LAN into the Network
  

Security and AAA

• Security Considerations
• Types of Network Attacks
• Transport Layer Security (TLS)
• Wireless Transport Layer Security (WTLS)
• IPSec (IP Security)
• Secure Connections and Virtual Private Networks
• Internet Key Exchange (IKE)
• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
• Radius (Authentication, Authentication and Accounting)
• Diameter AAA
• Managing the Network
  

SS7 Functions, Architecture and the Message Transfer Part

• SS7 as the Network Signalling System – Its Uses
• Signalling Scenarios
• For Call Control – Same Network, Internetwork (National), International
• For Mobility – GSM and UMTS
• Advanced Service Support – Intelligent Networks and CAMEL
• The SS7 Protocol Architecture
• The SS7 Physical Architecture
• SS7 Physical Entities
• Signalling Routes
• Signalling Links
• The Message Transfer Part of SS7
• Level 1
• Level 2
• Level 3
• Formats and Messages
• Routing and Switching in the Core Network
• Call Control Protocols Compared
• Example Basic Call Scenarios
• The ISDN Concept
• The ISDN User Part
• Functions
• Operation, Including Message Sequences
•  Messages and Formats         
• Use of ISUP in Mobile Networks
• Use of ISUP with Intelligent Networks
• ISUP and DSS1
  

Signalling and Procedures

• Non Circuit-Related Signalling – The Requirements
• Signalling Connection Control Part - Routing Signalling Messages Across Networks
• Transaction Capabilities Application Part - Controlling the Transaction
• The Signalling Connection Control Part (SCCP)
• SCCP Architecture
• SCCP Functions and Services
• The Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP)
• TCAP Functions and Services
• TCAP Architecture
• The Mobile Application Part (MAP)
• The Use of SS7 in Support Of Mobile Networks
• Example Procedures and the Use of SS7 Protocols -
• MAP, TCAP, SCCP, and MTP
• The Modified Mobile Architecture - Incorporating CAMEL into GSM and UMTS
• The CAMEL Application Part (CAP) and Messages
• The Use of SS7 in Support Of CAMEL / Intelligent Networks
• Example Procedures and the Use of SS7 Protocols -
• CAP, TCAP, SCCP, and MTP
  

The Evolving Signalling Network

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• SS7 and IP Protocols
• Evolving the Switch
• The Softswitch concept
• SIGTRAN
• SCTP
• Open Services Architecture
  

Overall UMTS Procedures and Techniques

• Identities and Addressing
• Idle mode procedures
• Connected mode procedures
• Handover
• Location services (LCS)
• Security
• UMTS-GSM intersystem operation
• Streaming and Content Delivery
• WAP and Access to Content
• Access to Messaging Servers
  

Evolving the UMTS Network

• UMTS – The Fully Evolved Network
• Identifying The Areas For Evolution
• Options For The Air Interface And Radio Access Network
• Alternative Access Types
• Options For The Core Network
• Open Service Access and Other APIs
• Interworking Issues