LTE Training Modules

LTE Overview:

Who Should Attend:

Training Modules:

4G LTE technology has more than 270 commercial deployments so far worldwide with 200 million LTE
subscriptions and is estimated to grow many folds going forward. 3GPP LTE (Long Term Evolution)
Project was launched to improve the UMTS mobile phone standard to cope with future technology
evolutions. Goals include improving spectral efficiency, lowering costs, improving services, making
use of new spectrum and reframed spectrum opportunities, and better integration with other open
standards. 3GPP Release 9 expands the functionality of Release 8 as well as laying solid foundations
for LTE-Advanced. 3GPP proposed LTE Release 10 & beyond (LTE-Advanced) as a candidate for
IMT-Advanced which has been accepted by ITU. The new capabilities of LTE-Advanced is envisaged
to handle a wide range of supported data rates with target peak data rates of up to approximately 100
Mbit/s for high mobility and up to approximately 1 Gbit/s for low mobility.
Individuals interested in understanding how LTE is being leveraged to enhance end-user experience in
a mobile network should attend this course. Those who already have a working knowledge of UMTS; or
telecom professionals who currently serve in sales, systems engineering, architecture, design, test,
support, or operations roles will find this course to be especially beneficial.

Introduction to LTE (2 Hrs)

Next step in LTE (3 Hrs)
Details of Air interface in LTE (1 Day)
Deep dive EUTRAN (2 Days)
Deep dive EPC (2 Days)

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Introduction to LTE
Course duration: 2 Hours

Course Objectives:

Course Contents:

This course enables the participant to:

Understand Motivation for LTE
Explain LTE Requirements
Benefits over UMTS & HSPA+
Describe 3GPP Standard Evolution Path
Understand LTE Architecture and Interfaces

1. LTE Overview

Introduction & Evolution

Need of LTE

HSPA+ Vs LTE

High Level Requirements

High Level Architecture

LTE Nodes

Functional Architecture

LTE Interfaces

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2. LTE Evolution Overview

LTE Standard Evolutions

Release 9 LTE Overview

Release 10 LTE Overview

Release 11 LTE Overview

Next Steps in LTE

Course duration: 3 Hours

Course Objectives:

Course Contents:

This course enables the participant to:

Explain LTE Technology
Understand LTE Architecture and Interfaces
Explain Radio and Core Network Elements
Understand E-UTRAN Architecture
Describe EPC Node Functions

3.

1. LTE Overview

LTE Introduction

LTE Requirements

High Level Architecture

LTE Nodes & Interfaces
2. E-UTRAN Architecture & Protocols

EUTRAN Architecture

eNode B

X2 Interface

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Evolved Packet Core Overview

Mobility Management Entity (MME)
Serving Gateway (S-GW)
PDN Gateway (P-GW)
Policy & Charging Resource Function
(PCRF)

Home Subscriber Server (HSS)

S1 Interface

Details of Air Interface in LTE

Course duration: 1 Day

Course Objectives:

Course Contents:

This course enables the participant to:

Explain LTE Technology
Understand LTE Architecture and Interfaces
Explain Air Interface Signaling
Describe Air Interface Protocols
Explain MIMO, OFDM Concepts

1. LTE Overview

LTE Introduction

LTE Requirements

High Level Architecture

LTE Nodes & Interfaces

Resource Grid
Physical channels
Channel Mapping
Transport Channels

3. Air Interface Protocols

EUTRAN Architecture

eNode B

Radio Interface User Plane

Radio Interface Control Plane

Medium Access Control (MAC)

Radio Link Control (RLC)

Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP)

Radio Resource Control (RRC)

2. LTE Air Interface

OFDMA Concept

Single Carrier FDMA

MIMO Overview

MIMO in LTE

Frame Structure

FDD

TDD

Precoding

Transmission Modes

Beamforming

Reference Signals

4. LTE Signaling

LTE Initial Access

Random Access Procedure
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Deep Dive E-UTRAN

Course duration: 2 Days

Course Objectives:

Course Contents:

This course enables the participant to:

Explain LTE Technology
Understand E-UTRAN Architecture and Interfaces
Explain Air Interface Concepts
Describe E-UTRAN Protocols
Explain E-UTRA Evolutions

1. LTE Overview

LTE Introduction

LTE Requirements

High Level Architecture

LTE Nodes & Interfaces

3. E-UTRAN Architecture & Protocols

EUTRAN Architecture

eNode B

Radio Interface User Plane

Radio Interface Control Plane

Medium Access Control (MAC)

MAC Protocol

MAC Architecture

MAC Services & Functions

MAC PDU

Scheduling procedures for resource
assignments

Hybrid-ARQ processes and operation

2. LTE Air Interface

OFDMA Concept

Single Carrier FDMA

MIMO Overview

MIMO in LTE

Frame Structure

Physical channels

Channel Mapping

Transport Channels

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Deep Dive E-UTRAN

Course duration: 2 Days

Course Contents
continued:

Radio Link Control (RLC)

RLC architecture (Transparent Mode,
Unacknowledged Mode, Acknowledged
Mode)

RLC Services & Functions

RLC PDU formats

Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP)

PDCP architecture

PDCP Services & Functions

PDCP message structure for Data and
Control

Radio Resource Control (RRC)

RRC procedures

RRC Services & Functions

Types of radio bearers

RRC States & State Transitions

RRC Measurements

RRC Messages

X2 Interface

X2AP Protocol & Procedures
4. LTE Concepts

Intra/Inter Frequency Measurements

Self-Organizing Networks (SON)

Automatic Neighbor Relation

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5 LTE Signaling

LTE Initial Access

Random Access Procedure

Initial Context Setup procedure
6. LTE Security

Security Principles

EPS AKA
7. E-UTRA Evolutions (Release 10)

LTE-Advanced

Carrier Aggregation

Enhanced Downlink Multiple Antenna
Transmission

Uplink Multiple Antenna Transmission

LTE Spectrum Enhancements

Latency Reductions

Relays

Deep Dive EPC

Course duration: 2 Days

Course Objectives:

Course Contents:

This course enables the participant to:

Explain LTE Technology
Understand EPC Architecture and Interfaces
Explain EPC Nodes & Protocols
Describe Security, PCC & QoS Concepts
Explain LTE Signaling & Scenarios

1. LTE Overview

LTE Introduction

LTE Requirements

High Level Architecture

3GPP EPC Evolution

LTE Nodes & Interfaces
2. E-UTRAN Overview

EUTRAN Architecture

eNode B

Air Interface Features

Air Interface Protocol Overview

X2 Interface
3. Evolved Packet Core

Mobility Management Entity (MME)

Serving Gateway (S-GW)

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PDN Gateway (P-GW)

S1 Interface
S1AP Protoco
NAS Protocol for EPS
NAS Procedures
NAS identities
NAS States
NAS message structure
NAS messages
EPC Control Planes
EPC User Planes

4. PCC Overview

PCC Architecture and Nodes

PCC Architecture Evolution since 3GPP
release R5

Deep Dive EPC

Course duration: 2 Days

Course Contents
continued:

Policy and charging control architecture

PCEF (Policy and Charging Enforcement
Function)

PCRF (Policy and Charging Rules Function)

BBERF (Bearer Binding and Event
Reporting Function)

OFCS (Offline Charging System)

OCS (Online Charging System)

SPR (Subscription Profile Repository)

AF (Application Function)

PCC Reference Points

PCC Procedures
5. LTE Concepts

Security Principles

EPS AKA

Clocking Requirement

2G/3G Interworking
6. LTE Signaling & Scenarios

LTE Initial Access

Random Access Procedure

Initial Context Setup procedure

Attach procedure

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Detach Procedure
Service Request
Dedicated Bearer Activation
S1/X2 Based Handover
E-UTRAN to UTRAN Handover

7. Voice Over LTE

IMS Overview

Voice Call over IMS

Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC)
Overview

SRVCC Enhancements

SRVCC Procedure

CS Fallback Overview

CSFB Enhancements

SMS with CSFB

Voice Call with CSFB
8. LTE Evolution Overview

Introduction

Release 9 LTE Enhancements

Need of LTE-Advanced

High Level Requirements

Overview of LTE-Advanced Features