LTE Technical Overview

LTE Technical Overview

LTE is fast being deployed as the global 4G cellular technology. Its importance is growing rapidly and there is a need for many engineers, people in marketing and sales, technicians and many more to have a good LTE technical overview. This technical overview of LTE has been designed to provide exactly what is needed for anyone associated with the technology.

The delegate attending LTE Technical Overview training programme will gain an in depth appreciation of the architecture and operation of the LTE system including the OFDM based radio interface.

To introduce the topic, the business side of LTE is overed along with its evolution and the growing need for fast effective mobile broadband are examined. Comparisons are made with the previous technologies including HSPA and WiMAX.

LTE service possibilities are discussed and then used to describe the capabilities required of the radio and core network components. The architecture of the release 8 LTE network, SAE – System Architecture Evolution is explained and the functions of each network node, MME S-GW, P-GW, eNB and interfaces X2 and S1 are discussed.

The LTE radio interface is described including the use of OFDM / OFDMA / SC-FDMA and other technologies used including MIMO and interference management. These concepts are explained, as well as other radio related topics such as IMT spectrum allocations. The LTE protocol stack and LTE procedures are also covered.

Why should you attend this course?

At the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Explain the role of LTE in the future of mobile broadband

• Explain the differences between the competing broadband standards

• Draw the LTE network architecture

• Explain the functions of the main interfaces of the LTE network

• Describe the function of each LTE node

• Show how LTE may inter-work with other networks

• Detail OFDM based interface advantages and disadvantages

• Understand the basic timing structure of the LTE radio interface

• List the logical, transport and physical channels used on the LTE radio interface

• Explain the basic operation of MIMO and describe its advantages

• Describe the functions of each layer of the LTE protocol stack

• Describe the procedures for network entry and location management

• Show how data bearers are setup and QoS is managed in the LTE system

• Describe two methods of supporting voice services in LTE.

• Show how IMS may be used to support services across the LTE network.

LTE Technical Overview Course Contents:

The LTE Technical Overview includes all the basic elements required for a good understanding on LTE and its operation. The basic course includes the following highlight areas:

• Introduction to LTE

• System Architecture Evolution (SAE)

• LTE Radio Interface

• Introduction to LTE Protocols

• LTE Procedures

• Service Provision in LTE

Pre-Requisites

Some understanding of mobile networks would be an advantage for those attending this course.

Course Delivery Options

While this the LTE Technical Overview is available as a scheduled course, arrangements can also be made for an in-house option delivered at a date and location convenient to you.

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