Indroduction:

This course is targeted towards practitioners who are interested in knowing about 3GPP LTE technology. Key concepts behind LTE will be conveyed and differences with existing cellular technologies will be emphasized.

Duration

3 days

 

Course Contents

1. 4G Requirements

- Expectations of 4G wireless technology
- LTE and SAE Design Goals
- 3GPP Evolution
- Radio Technology Trends
- Core Network Technology Trends

2. LTE Network Basics

- Components of LTE network
- Roles of Network entities
- Interfaces
- Comparison with 3G

3. OFDM and MIMO Basics

- Need for OFDM
- Basic OFDM terminology
- Time and frequency views of a OFDM signal
- OFDM examples in commercial wireless
- OFDMA and SCFDMA technologies
- Multiple antenna technologies and their impact

4. LTE Downlink

-Downlink frames and slots and terminology - broadcast signals and then properties - system information and its transmission - Transmission of control information and user data- - Role of reference signals in channel estimation - Scheduling priorities and challenges in DL

5. LTE UL radio

- Typical physical layer processing in LTE UL - Control channels and their purpose - Multiple antenna technology in UL (MU-MIMO) - Random access in LTE UL

6. Network Entry and service establishment

- Network entry process and role of core network components
- Security aspects in LTE
- IP address
- QoS in LTE

7. Data Transmission in DL and UL

- Scheduling and conveying allocation information
- Link adaptation and feedback
- Bandwidth request
- Retransmissions – HARQ and ARQ
- End-to-end picture

8. Mobility and power save

- Handover in LTE
- Signaling during handover
- Idle mode and its benefits
- Signaling in Idle mode
- Handover between LTE and 3G