UMTS
Overview of UMTS
New wireless services drive the evolution of an emerging communications universe, with players from many disciplines and sectors, including providers of information and entertainment services. These players are coming together to deliver new communications services characterized by mobility with advanced multimedia capabilities.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing the course, the participant will be able to:
- Enumerate some of the applications that Re envisioned for mobile phones of the future.
- Provide a summary of the limitations of current wireless network, the 2nd generation system.
- Explain the key characteristics of 3rd generation systems and the genesis of UMTS.
- Highlight key characteristics of UMTS including QoS.
- Outline the path for UMTS standards release structure and timeline.
- Understand the 2G GSM and 2.5G EDGE/GPRS networks and their evolution to the UMTS architecture.
- Identify the traffic flow process in a GPRS network.
- Identify the elements of the UMTS architecture and understand their differences.
Target Audience
The course is for anyone seeking an overview of UMTS, its features and capabilities.
