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LTE Air Interface Operation Innovating Telecoms Training Instructor’s knowledge was excellent. Great real-world experience. Watch our course intro video. LTE Air Interface Operation Course Description With the introduction of LTE came the development of a new radio technology based on OFDMA / SC-FDMA. This course focuses on the LTE Air interface and provides a detailed analysis of the structure and features of the physical layer, as well as the layer 2 and 3 protocols, before explaining how these are used in the operation of the radio link from initial attach, through service delivery and mobility. Finally, the concept and operation of LTE-M and NB-IoT are detailed. Prerequisites: LTE System Engineering, or equivalent knowledge. 12 12 Hours Learning CPD Learning Level: 3 (OnlineAnytime) Credits (Advanced) This course will contain the following sections: 1. LTE Air Interface 2. LTE Physical Layer Structure Topic areas covered include: Topic areas covered include: • Frequency Bands. • LTE Frame Structure: - LTE FFT Sizes. • 3GPP Spectrum Bands. - Subcarriers and Reference Signals. • EARFCN. - Combating Interference in the Time Domain. - Cyclic Prefix. • E-UTRA Protocols: - Frame Structure: - Uu Interface: - Ts (Time Unit). - RRC, PDCP, RLC and MAC. - Type 1 Radio Frames, Slots and Subframes. - S1-MME Interface: - Type 2 Radio Frames, Slots and Subframes. - S1AP and SCTP. - S1-U Interface: • Resource Grid and Resource Blocks: - GTP-U. - Downlink PRB Parameters: - X2 Interface: - RB and RE. - X2AP. - Uplink PRB Parameters. • UE and eNB Capabilities: • Downlink Channel for Initial Access: - eNB Capabilities. - Downlink Synchronization Signals (FDD): • Home Evolved Node B. - PSS and SSS. • UE Capabilities. • Downlink Reference Signals: - Cell Specific Reference Signals: • Air Interface Identities: - CRS-RS vs CSI-RS. - UE Identities: - UE Specific Reference Signals. - IMSI, C-RNTI, GUTI, S-TMSI, IMEI and IP Address. • The LTE Downlink Physical Channels: - E-UTRAN Identities: - Broadcast Information. - eNB ID, E-CGI, PCI and TAI. - PCFICH. - EPC Identities: - PDCCH. - GUTI, IP Addresses and FQDN. - Enhanced PDCCH. • LTE-Advanced Features: - PHICH. - LTE Releases. - PDSCH. - LTE-Advanced. - PMCH. 12 ITP CPD Learning ITP accredited Credits course OnlineAnytime LTE Physical Layer Structure (cont.) LTE Air Interface Protocols (cont.) • LTE Uplink Physical Channels: • E-UTRA Signalling: - Multiplexing of Control Signalling and UL-SCH - Stratums. Data. - NAS Messages. - Uplink Data Transmission. - PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel). • EMM and ECM States: - PRACH: - EPS Mobility Management States. - Preamble Codes. - EPS Connection Management States. • Uplink Reference Signals: • Radio Resource Control: - Demodulation Reference Signal: - RRC Messages. - DRS. - RRC States. - Sounding Reference Signal: - RRC Connection. - SRS. • E-UTRA Radio Bearers: • FDD/TDD Timing: - Signalling Radio Bearers. - FDD Operation. - Dedicated Radio Bearers. - TDD Operation. • Packet Data Convergence Protocol: - PDCP Services. 3. LTE Physical Layer Features - PDCP Profiles. Topic areas covered include: - PDCP Headers. • Transmission Modes; • Radio Link Control: - Transmission Options. - Transparent Mode. - Transmit Diversity. - Unacknowledged Mode. - MIMO. - Acknowledged Mode. - MU-MIMO. - RLC PDU’s. • HARQ Operation: • Medium Access Control: - ARQ Operation. - Services expected from physical layer. - HARQ Operation. - LTE Logical and Transport Channels. - FDD Downlink HARQ. • RNTI Identities: - FDD Uplink HARQ. - MAC Headers. - TDD HARQ. - Random Access Process. • Feedback Mechanisms: - Feedback Options in LTE. - CQI (Channel Quality Indicator). 5. LTE Operational Procedures - PMI (Precoding Matrix Indicator). Topic areas covered include: - RI (Rank Indication). • Connecting to a Cell: • Carrier Aggregation: - Cell Search. - Carrier Aggregation in 3GPP. • System Information. - Carrier Aggregation Terminology. - PLMN Selection. - Carrier Aggregation Scheduling. - Cell Selection. - Random Access Process. - RRC Procedures at Initial Attach. 4. LTE Air Interface Protocols • Security: Topic areas covered include: - EPS Authentication and Key Agreement. • The E-UTRA Protocol Stack. - Key Distribution in the EPS. - Security Procedures. - Algorithms. LTE Operational Procedures (cont.) 7. LTE-M • LTE Capabilities. Topic areas covered include: • Data Transfer: • Fundamentals of LTE-M: - Uplink Scheduling. - LTE-M Benefits. - Downlink Scheduling. • LTE-M Device: • Discontinuous Reception (Paging). - Handset Categories. - Category M1. • DRX in Active Mode. • LTE-M Channels: • Timing Advance. - PBCH. • Power Control. - MPDCCH. • VoLTE Scheduling: - PDSCH (SIB1-BR). - Improving Coverage with TTI Bundling. - PDSCH. - Voice Scheduling and SPS. - PUSCH. - PUCCH. - PRACH. 6. LTE Air Interface Mobility • LTE-M Operation: Topic areas covered include: - RRC Connection Establishment. - Session Establishment. • Mobility Functional Architecture: - Mobility. - eNB. • Power Efficient Features: - MME. - Tracking Area. - Power Save Mode. - Extended Discontinuous Reception. • LTE Measurements: - RSRP (Reference Signal Received Power). - RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator). 8. NB-IoT - RSRQ (Reference Signal Received Quality). Topic areas covered include: • LTE Idle Mode Mobility: • Fundamentals of NB-IoT: - LTE Cell Reselection. - Priority Based Inter-RAT Cell Reselection. - NB-IoT Benefits. - Reselection to a Higher Priority Frequency or RAT - Not Supported in NB-IoT. cell. • NB-IoT Device: - Reselection to a Lower Priority Frequency or RAT cell. - NB-IoT Category. - Power Category. • E-UTRA Measurements: • NB-IoT Downlink Air Interface: - Measurement Configuration Options. - Basics of Measurement Objects. - Downlink NB-IoT Channels. - Basics of Report Configuration. - Downlink Frame Structure. - LTE Events. - NRS (Narrowband Reference Signal). - RRC Measurement Configuration Example. - Narrowband Primacy Synchronization Signal. - Gap Configuration. - Narrowband Secondary Synchronization Signal. - Timing. - NPBCH / MIB-NB. • Handover Process: - LTE-NB NPDSCH and NPDCCH Mapping. - X2 Handover Request and Response. - LTE-NB for Guard Band / Standalone - RRC Connection Reconfiguration. Deployment. - Random Access. - SN Status Transfer and Status Report. NB-IoT (cont.) • NB-IoT Uplink Air Interface: - NB-IoT Uplink Channels. - NB-IoT Uplink Frame Structure. - NPUSCH Resource Unit. - NPUSCH DMRS. - NPRACH. Watch a Sample Video Online • NB-IoT Operation: - Scanning for NB-IoT. - MIB/SIB and Scheduling. - Cell Selection for NB-IoT. - NB-IoT Attach. - NB-IoT Access Procedure. - Resource Allocation. - Peak Data Rates. - Multi Carrier. • NB-IoT Optimization Features: - CIoT Control Plane Delivery. - Power Save Mode. - Extended Discontinuous Reception. The Mpirical Network Visualisation Solution: NetX Bringing Telecoms to Life! Imagine the benefits of having an entire mobile network available from your desktop. • Where you can view a complete network map. • Watch call flows across the network. • Investigate network procedures. NetX does this... and even more with our NetX customization options! NetX is not just a learning aid, it is a valuable resource in the day to day activities of any telecoms professional and has been spotlighted as such by the 3GPP. Explore NetX further at www.mpirical.com/netx +44(0)1524 844669 [email protected] www.mpirical.com.
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