Course Code: lteoverview
Duration: 14 hours
Overview:

LTE Training learning experience that cover the essential elements of Long Term Evolution (LTE). LTE Training Crash Course covers the foundation of LTE, LTE RAN, concepts behind OFDMA/SC-FDMA, Overview of MIMO, LTE Cell Planning, LTE Capacity Planning, EPC, IMS, Diameter, EPC Signaling, Security, Voice over LTE, LTE Advanced.

Course Outline:

LTE (Long Term Evolution) training modules into a 2-days intense based on the customer needs and requirements:

▪ OFDMA and MIMO

▪ LTE Air Interface and Core Network

▪ LTE Core Network Planning and Design

▪ LTE RF Planning and Design

▪ LTE Protocols and Signaling

▪ LTE RAN Signaling and Operations

▪ LTE RF Performance

▪ LTE QoS

▪ LTE Capacity Planning and Traffic Engineering

▪ LTE Security

▪ LTE-Advanced (R10 and beyond)

▪ IMS and Voice over IMS for LTE-EPC

▪ Voice over LTE (VolTE)

▪ SMS over LTE

▪ LTE / LTE-Advanced and 5G use cases

Introduction to LTE (Long Term Evolution) and EPC/EPS

▪ Long Term Evolution (LTE) as a new radio platform technology

▪ Support to achieve higher peak throughputs than HSPA+ in higher spectrum bandwidth

▪ LTE for mobile, fixed and portable wireless broadband access

▪ Optimized for IP-based traffic

▪ Increasing capacity

▪ Reducing network complexity

▪ Lowering deployment and operational costs

▪ Enhanced UMTS Air Interface (E-UTRA)

▪ System Architecture Evolution (SAE) and Evolved Packet Core (EPC)

▪ EUTRAN/LTE and the SAE/EPC as the Evolved Packet System (EPS)

LTE Network Architecture

▪ LTE Interfaces and protocols

▪ Introduction to E-UTRAN

▪ E-UTRAN network architecture

▪ E-UTRAN protocols

▪ Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

▪ Multiple Input/Multiple Output (MIMO)

▪ Architecture and node functions

▪ The LTE Evolved Packet System (EPS)

▪ LTE SAE Evolved Packet Core (EPC)

▪ LTE-EPC Network Architecture

▪ Network nodes and roles of HSS, MME, S-GW, P-GW, and PCRF

▪ Key interfaces: S1, S5, S6, S10 and S11

▪ Key features and services

Overview of LTE and EPC Protocol Stacks

▪ LTE-Uu Interface Protocols

▪ MAC, RLC, PDCP and RRC

▪ UE states and state transitions (NAS and RRC)

▪ Radio Resource Control (RRC) procedures

▪ Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP)

▪ Radio Link Control Protocol (RLC)

▪ Medium Access Control Protocol (MAC)

▪ E-UTRAN and NAS Protocols

▪ S1 and X2 interfaces and protocol stack

▪ NAS states and functions

▪ NAS messaging

▪ Network identities of UE and EPC

▪ Connected Mode and UE States

▪ Attach to the Network

▪ Selection of MME, S-GW, and P-GW

▪ Authentication and IP address allocation

▪ Default bearer setup and registration

▪ LTE-EPC Protocols

▪ NAS protocol states

▪ Role of EMM and ESM

▪ GTPv2-C, GTP-U, Proxy-MIP (PMIPv6)

IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) in LTE

▪ IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Architecture

▪ P-CSCF (Proxy Call Session Control Function)

▪ CSCF (Interrogating Call Session Control Function)

▪ S-CSCF (Serving Call Session Control Function)

▪ BGCF (Breakout Gateway Control Function)

▪ MGCF (Media Gateway Control Function) / MGW (IMS-MGW)

▪ IMS Signaling Protocols

▪ IMS Scenarios & Operations

▪ IMS Quality of Service