LTE and LTE-A Deep Dive: RAN and Core Training

Commitment	4 Days, 7-8 hours a day.
Language	English
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Price	REQUEST
Delivery Options	Instructor-Led Onsite, Online, and Classroom Live

COURSE OVERVIEW

This is a four-day in-depth, technology-centered LTE and LTE-A Deep Dive: RAN and Core Training course on the technical specifications of LTE and LTE-Advanced customized to client requirements. The LTE and LTE-A Deep Dive: RAN and Core course includes topics relevant to your needs from among the following major subject areas: Evolved Packet Core: LTE/LTE-A Network Architecture; LTE Layers and Functionality; LTE Network Entry, Access, and Attachment; Other Relevant Features Such as MBMS, Voice, Roaming, etc.; New LTE Features; Unlicensed Operation in LTE; WiFi Aggregation and Interworking.

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4 days of LTE and LTE-A Deep Dive: RAN and Core Training with an expert instructor
LTE and LTE-A Deep Dive: RAN and Core Electronic Course Guide
Certificate of Completion
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

CUSTOMIZE IT

We can adapt this LTE and LTE-A Deep Dive: RAN and Core course to your group’s background and work requirements at little to no added cost.
If you are familiar with some aspects of this LTE and LTE-A Deep Dive: RAN and Core course, we can omit or shorten their discussion.
We can adjust the emphasis placed on the various topics or build the LTE and LTE-A Deep Dive: RAN and Core training around the mix of technologies of interest to you (including technologies other than those included in this outline).
If your background is nontechnical, we can exclude the more technical topics, include the topics that may be of special interest to you (e.g., as a manager or policy-maker), and present the LTE and LTE-A Deep Dive: RAN and Core course in a manner understandable to lay audiences.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon completing this LTE and LTE-A Deep Dive: RAN and Core Training course, learners will be able to meet these objectives:

AUDIENCE/TARGET GROUP

The target audience for this LTE and LTE-A Deep Dive: RAN and Core Training course:

This course is aimed at those charged with engineering networks, devices, software, or services. However, the course can be adapted to other audiences.

CLASS PREREQUISITES

The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this LTE and LTE-A Deep Dive: RAN and Core Training course are:

Prior familiarity with LTE and the technologies leading up to it. If the participants are lacking in some of the prerequisites, the course can be extended to cover them.

COURSE SYLLABUS

1. Evolved Packet Core: LTE/LTE-A Network Architecture

Introduction: 4G/LTE Requirement Roadmap and Standardization
LTE/LTE-A EPC Network Architecture, Protocols, and Components
- LTE / LTE-A EPC Network Architecture
- EPC Components
  - UE
  - eNB
  - MME
  - S-GW
  - P-GW
  - PCRF
- LTE Interworking with 3GPP and non-3GPP Networks, including MNOs
  - AAA
EPC Protocols
- Non Access Stratum (NAS) Protocols
  - EPC Mobility Management (EMM)
  - EPC Session Management (ESM)
MME Protocols
- Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)
- S1-Application Part (S1-AP)
- S11 Protocols
  - GTP-C / GTPv2-C
  - IP
  - UDP
SGW Protocols
- GTP-U / GTPv1-U
- IP
- UDP
PGW Protocols
LTE EPC Security Architecture
- Authentication
- Encryption
LTE Parameters
- Spectrum and Bands
- UE Identities

2. LTE and LTE-A Deep Dive: RAN and Core Training – Layer 1, Physical Layer

LTE Frame Structure, Channels, and Signals
- OFDM / OFDMA / SC-FDMA Essentials
- LTE Enumeration
- Frame Structure
  - FDD Frame Structure
  - TDD Frame Structure
- LTE Channels
  - Logical Channels
  - Transport Channels
  - Physical Channels
    - LTE Control Channels
    - LTE Data Channels
  - Channel Mapping in LTE
- LTE Reference Signals
  - UL Reference Signals
  - DL Reference Signals
  - MIMO Reference Signals
  - LTE Synchronization Signals
- LTE Modulation and Channel Coding
  - DL Modulation
  - UL Modulation
  - FEC Coding
  - LTE Frequency Hopping
LTE Transmission Procedures
- DL Transmission Procedure
  - DL-SCH Data Transfer
  - DL HARQ
- UL Transmission Procedure
  - UL-SCH Data Transfer
  - UL HARQ
Multiple Antenna in LTE
- Multiple Antenna Basics
  - MIMO Concepts
  - Space-Time Diversity Coding and Spatial Multiplexing
  - Channel Ranks
  - Beamforming
  - Precoding
  - Feedback
- LTE Transmission Modes

4. Layers 2 and 3, MAC/RRC/RLC Layer

Layer 2 Structure and Operation
- Protocols and Packets
- RLC / PDCP / MAC Sublayers
MAC Layer
- MAC PDU Formats
  - MAC PDU (DL-SCH and UL-SCH)
  - MAC Control Elements
  - MAC Headers
  - Transport Blocks
  - Concatenation and Segmentation
- MAC Procedures
  - Random Access
  - MAC Layer ARQ
  - Discontinuous Reception (DRX)
Idle Mode and Paging Operation
- What Is Idle Mode and Why?
- Active to Idle Mode Transition
- Idle to Active mode Transition
- Paging
- Tracking Area Update
QoS Management
- EPS Bearers and SDF
  - Default Bearers
  - Dedicated Bearers
  - Signaling Bearers
- EPC QoS Framework and PCC
  - PDN Connections
  - APN
  - QCIs, Different Class of Services, and Their Priorities
  - TFTs
  - SPR
  - Policy Functions and Components (PCEF & PCRF)
- Scheduling in LTE
Handover in LTE
- Measurement and Report
- X2-based Handoff
- S1-based Handoff

5. Other LTE Features

Multicast Broadcast in LTE (MBMS and eMBMS)
Voice Support in LTE
- CSFB
- SVLTE
- IMS-Based SR-VCC (VoLTE)
Roaming in LTE
Self-Organizing Networks (SON) Enhancements
Enhanced Interference Management (eICIC)
Network Planning in LTE (LTE Link Budget)

6. LTE-Advanced, Release 10 and Beyond

Carrier Aggregation
- Concept
  - Definition & Benefit
  - LTE Band Combinations
  - Resource Allocation Options
- Carrier Aggregation Types and Classes
- Carrier Aggregation (CA) Operation
  - RRC Configuration
  - Component Carriers
  - Uplink Multiple Timing Advance for Carrier Aggregation Rel.11
- Carrier Aggregation in Heterogeneous Networks
  - FDD-TDD Carrier Aggregation
  - LTE-WiFi Carrier Aggregation
Heterogeneous Networks (Hetnet)
- Interference management for HetNet (eICIC)
Enhancements to LTE TDD for DL-UL Interference Management and Traffic Adaptation (eIMTA)
LTE Device to Device Proximity Services
Network-Assisted Interference Cancellation and Suppression (NAICS)
LTE and LTE-A Deep Dive: RAN and Core Training
RAN Sharing for LTE
Dual Connectivity enhancements for LTE
LTE Indoor Positioning
Group Communication Systems
Rel 14 Narrow Band LTE (NB-LTE) & Narrow Band Cellular Internet of Things (NB-CIOT)

7. Unlicensed Operation in LTE Release 12 and 13

LTE-U Operation
- CSAT
- Impact on Incumbent unlicensed Technologies (WiFi)
Licensed-Assisted Access using LTE
- Listen Before Talk (LBT)
- Channel Access Framework for LAA
- RRM for LAA
- Unlicensed Spectrum Aspects
- Control Channels
- Impact on Incumbent unlicensed Technologies (WiFi)
Further Enhancement in LTE Unlicensed Operation
Spectrum Sharing
Non-Standardized LTE Unlicensed Operation

8. LTE + WLAN Aggregation (LWA) and Interworking

LWA
- Control Plane Architecture and Functionality
- Control Plane Architecture and Functionality
- ANDSF

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