📘 Course Title
2G Optimization – From A to Z
📝 Course Description
This course provides a complete and in-depth understanding of GSM (2G) radio network optimization, focusing on idle mode behavior, handover algorithms, traffic distribution techniques, power control, and KPI-based troubleshooting.
The course explains how GSM networks behave in real operation, how optimization parameters affect network performance, and how engineers analyze and improve accessibility, retainability, and service quality.
It is designed to bridge the gap between theoretical GSM knowledge and practical optimization tasks used by mobile operators.
⏱ Course Duration
8 Hours
🎯 Target Audience
- Telecom & Communication Engineering students
- Junior GSM optimization engineers
- Drive Test engineers moving toward optimization
- Mobile network engineers working with 2G networks
- Engineers preparing for RAN optimization roles
✅ Prerequisites
- 2G Basics (GSM fundamentals)
🌐 Language
Arabic with English subtitles
🎯 Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Understand GSM idle mode behavior and parameters
- Analyze PLMN selection, cell selection, and cell reselection
- Understand paging and location area updating mechanisms
- Analyze GSM handover algorithms and decision logic
- Optimize handover performance using filtering and ranking
- Understand Hierarchical Cell Structure (HCS) concepts
- Optimize overlaid and underlaid cell scenarios
- Understand multi-band cell behavior and load sharing
- Apply frequency hopping concepts
- Understand intra-cell handover mechanisms
- Optimize dynamic half-rate allocation
- Analyze uplink and downlink power control
- Understand GSM–UMTS inter-RAT reselection and handover
- Monitor and analyze GSM KPIs
- Perform basic troubleshooting based on KPIs
📚 Course Content Outline
Section 1: Introduction
- Course overview
- GSM optimization scope
Section 2: Idle Mode Optimization
- Idle mode concepts
- PLMN selection
- Cell selection and reselection
- Location area updating
- Paging mechanisms
- Access Control and Load Control (ACLC)
- Idle mode optimization summary
Section 3: Handover Optimization
- Handover fundamentals
- Handover algorithm flow
- Algorithm initiation and triggering
- Measurement preparation and filtering
- Signal strength, quality, and timing advance filtering
- Ranking mechanisms
- Practical handover examples
- Urgency conditions
- Auxiliary radio network features
- Handover optimization summary
Section 4: Hierarchical Cell Structure (HCS)
- HCS concepts
- HCS algorithm mechanisms
- Traffic distribution
- Practical HCS examples
- Fast-moving MS handling
Section 5: Concentric Cells (Overlaid & Underlaid)
- Overlaid and underlaid cell concepts
- Concentric cell algorithms
Section 6: Multi-Band Cells (MBC)
- Multi-band cell concepts
- MBC parameters and examples
Section 7: Cell Load Sharing (CLS)
- CLS concepts and mechanisms
Section 8: Frequency Hopping
- Frequency hopping principles
Section 9: Intra-Cell Handover (IHO)
- Intra-cell handover mechanisms
Section 10: Dynamic Half Rate (HR) Allocation
- Dynamic HR allocation concepts
Section 11: Dynamic Power Control
- Power control fundamentals
- Downlink power control preparation and filtering
- Downlink power order calculations
- Uplink power control
Section 12: GSM to UMTS Inter-RAT Reselection & Handover
- Inter-RAT reselection
- Inter-RAT handover
Section 13: Troubleshooting & KPI Monitoring
- Optimization and KPI monitoring concepts
- Accessibility KPIs
- Retainability KPIs
- Integrity KPIs
🚀 Course Value
- Complete GSM Optimization track in one course
- Strong focus on real optimization algorithms and parameters
- Covers idle mode, handover, and traffic optimization
- KPI-driven troubleshooting approach
- Ideal preparation for 2G RAN Optimization roles