(E) GPRS BSS NWP

EDGE GPRS BSS Advanced Network

Planning
Learning Program (Description)

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Contents

Contents
1.

Product Description

2.

Module Objectives

3.

Course Programme

4.

Learning Environment

5.

Contents list

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Product Description

Product Code
Product name

EDGE GPRS BSS Advanced Network Planning ((E) GPRS BSS NWP)

Category

Advanced

Target Group

Network planning and optimisation personnel needing a good

knowledge of measurements, parameters and features of Nokia
(E)GPRS BSS Network

Objectives

After completing this course, the participant should be able

to:
- Identify the different performance measurements (their
advantages and limitations)
- Describe the most important performance indicators in order to
improve network performance
- Identify most important parameters and their impact on egprs
bss network performance.
- Identify good and bad results in different performance
measures
- Explain RAN optimisation process for (E)GPRS BSS network
- Learn from case studies.

Duration

4.00 day /s

Max. number of Participants

12

Prerequisite Courses

BSS Parameter Planning,Radio Network Optimisation Principles

Underpinning knowledge & skills

Modules

(E)GPRS BSS Network Audit

(E)GPRS State, Mobility, Session and Radio Resource

Management

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(E)GPRS BSS Traffic Management

(E)GPRS TSL Data Rate and Multislot Usage

(E)GPRS End to End Data Rate

(E)GPRS Mobility

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Module Objectives

Module Objectives
(E)GPRS BSS Network Audit
After completing this module, the participant should be able to:
Theory:
Give a summary on (E)GPRS NW Audit Process
-

List the most important parameters to be checked

List what and how to measure during (E)GPRS Performance

Audit

(E)GPRS State, Mobility, Session and Radio Resource Management

After completing this module, the participant should be able to:
Theory:
Describe State, Mobility, Session and Radio Resource
Management procedures
-

Explain how to measure these procedures

Explain how to parameterize these procedures

(E)GPRS BSS Traffic Management

After completing this module, the participant should be able to:
Theory:
Measure the resource allocation performance
-

Parameterize the PSW activation and territory settings

Give examples how to direct (E)GPRS traffic to the most

appropriate cell (e.g. NCCR)

Parameterize the proper resource selection within the cell

(Priority based QoS)

(E)GPRS TSL Data Rate and Multislot Usage

After completing this module, the participant should be able to:

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Theory:
Explain how to measure and parameterize RF signaling to improve
(E)GPRS data rate (CCCH, SDCCH, Resume, NMOI etc.)
-

List the different techniques to increase the timeslot data rate

(including: TS utilisation, TBF release, Link Adaptation, Multiplexing
and Power Control)

Describe how to maximize the Multislot Usage

(E)GPRS End to End Data Rate

After completing this module, the participant should be able to:
Theory:
Explain how to set different QoS profiles
-

Describe how to configure Flow Control Parameters and TCP/IP

settings

Describe how to optimise user-experienced data rate

(Application throughput)

(E)GPRS Mobility
After completing this module, the participant should be able to:
Theory:
Explain how to measure cell outage caused by cell-reselection
-

Describe how to reduce cell outage by proper PCU allocation

Describe how to reduce cell outage by proper LA/RA design

Describe how to reduce cell outage by NACC

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Course Programme

Course Program
Programme
day 1
day 2
day 3
day 4

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Morning
BSS Network Audit
State, Session & RRM
BSS Traffic Mgt
TSL data rate
EE Data Rate
Mobility

Afternoon
BSS Network Audit
State, Session & RRM
BSS Traffic Mgt
TSL data rate
EE Data Rate
Mobility

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Learning Environment
Learning
Environment

Classroom Environment - flipchart + markers

overhead projector + empty slides + markers
pens and paper
room with chairs and tables
video projector to be connected to trainer's PC
whiteboard + markers

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Contents list
Title

Document Numbers

(E)GPRS BSS Network Audit

(E)GPRS State, Mobility, Session and Radio Resource Management

(E)GPRS BSS Traffic Management

(E)GPRS TSL Data Rate and Multislot Usage

(E)GPRS End to End Data Rate

(E)GPRS Mobility

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