Course Title

3G LTE & SAE Introduction Course

Course Description

An intermediate course that covers the new generation of air interface, including OFDMA and SC-FDMA; this course discusses the technologies required to support high-speed data transmission in both a mobile environment and hot-spot capability. It will explain the use of Orthogonality in the radio spectrum, fast feedback for high data rates and the use of MIMO antenna technologies for secure and reliable data transfer.

The Core Network is explained and the concept of an All IP Core is discussed based on the new nodes and configurations for the transportation of data from the mobile device to the edge of the home or visted network. The concept of EPS bearers, Packet Filter and the role of the Policy & Charging Control Function will be explained.

 

Public Schedule
Course Level
This course is set at Intermediate level, therefore it is assumed the relevant knowledge has been obtained prior to attendance.

Knowledge of or attendance of IP, Cellular/Mobile Networks, Data Communications and basic telephony is required to attend this course.

Course Duration
This course length is 5 days. It will include both theoretical and practical information and includes all full colour courseware and end of course certificate.

 

Who should attend?
Engineers, Support Staff, Managers, Sales Executives who require an information to assist in the planning, deployment and maintenance of the new 3rd Generation Release..

course objectives

  • By the end of the course you should be able to:
  • Understand the architecture and deployment of the LTE Air Interface
  • Understand the concept of OFDMA and SC-FDMA
  • Explain the Authentication procedure in 3G LTE
  • Explain the principles of Default EPS Bearers
  • Explain the use of HARQ
  • Understand MIMO antenna technology
  • Explain the use of the X2 interface between eNodeBs
  • Have a good understanding of the technologies involved this new Air Interface
  • Explain the new nodes involved in the architecture
  • Describe the use of each node
  • Describe the authentication procedure
  • Understand packet filters in the PDN GW and Serving GW
  • Describe the role of the PCRF
  • Understand EPS Bearers
  • Understand interworking capabilities with other access methods
  • Understand and explain the use of GTPv2 tunnelling
  • Understand the concept of MMTel for VoIP
  • Have a good understanding of the concept of an all IP core network
  • The use of IMS with SAE

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Course Content

  • Background of 3G Evolution
  • Driving Forces
    • Technology advancements
    • Radio access network evolution
  • Higher data rates: fundamental constraints
    • High data rates in noise-limited scenarios
    • Higher data rates in interference-limited scenarios
  • Higher-order modulation in combination with channel coding
  • Multi-Carrier transmission
  • OFDM transmission
    • Basic principles of OFDM
    • OFDM modulation
    • Cyclic prefix insertion
    • Frequency-domain model of OFDM
    • Channel estimation and reference symbols
  • Wider-band single carrier transmission
    • Equalisation against radio channel frequency selectivity
  • Uplink FDMA with flexible bandwidth assignment
  • DFT-spread OFDM
    • Basic principles
    • DFTS-OFDM receiver
  • Multi-antenna techniques
    • Multi-antenna configurations
    • Benefits of multi-antenna techniques
    • Multiple receive antenna
    • Multiple transmit antenna
    • Spatial multiplexing
  • Scheduling, link adaptation and hybrid ARQ
    • Link adaptation
    • Channel-dependent scheduling
    • Downlink scheduling
    • Uplink scheduling
    • Link adaptation and channel dependent scheduling in the frequency domain
    • Traffic behaviour
  • HSPA
    • MBMS
      • Macro-diversity
      • Application-level coding
    • Details of MBMS
      • MTCH
      • MCCH & MICH
      • MSCH
  • HSPA Evolution
    • MIMO
  • Higher-order modulation
  • Continuous packet connectivity
  • Enhanced CELL_FACH
  • Layer 2 protocol enhancements
  • Advanced receivers
  • MBSFN operation
  • LTE & SAE
  • LTE Design targets
    • Capabilities
    • System performance
    • SAE design targets
  • LTE Radio Access: an Overview
  • LTE Radio interface architecture
  • Downlink Transmission scheme
  • Uplink Transmission Schemes
  • LTE Access procedures
  • Flexible Bandwidth in LTE
  • System Architecture Evolution (SAE)
  • LTE-Advanced
  • Background & Vision of EPC
  • SAE Building bridges between different networks
  • EPS architecture
    • Basic IP connectivity
    • Adding more advanced functionality for LTE access
    • Interworking between LTE & GSM/GPRS or WCDMA/HSPA
    • Support for voice
  • Mobile devices
  • Relationship of EPC to Radio Networks
  • EPS Deployment scenarios and operator cases
  • Service in EPS
  • Key concepts
  • Session management and mobility
  • Session management, bearers and QoS
  • Mobility principles
  • Idle mode signalling reduction (ISR)
  • Identifiers and corresponding legacy IDs
  • Security
  • Quality of Service, charging and policy control
  • Policy and charging control
  • Selection functions
  • Architecture overview
  • The nuts and bolts of EPC
  • EPS network entities and interfaces
  • Control plane between UE, eNodeB and MME
  • GTP-Based interfaces
  • PMIP-based interfaces
  • DSMIPv6-based interfaces
  • HSS-related interfaces & protocols
  • AAA-related interfaces
  • I-WLAN-related interfaces
  • ANDSF-related interfaces
  • Protocols
    • GPRS Tunnelling
    • Mobile IP
    • Proxy Mobile IPv6
    • Diameter
    • Generic routing encapsulation
    • S1-AP
    • Non-access stratum (NAS)
    • IP Security
    • Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)
  • Procedures
  • Attach and detach for E-UTRAN
  • Attach & Detach for non 3GPP accesses
  • Tracking area updates
  • Handover procedures
  • Bearer and QoS-related procedures
  • Single radio voice call continuity
  • CS Fall back

 

  • Course fees: QAR11000 for the 5 day course inclusive of; courseware, additional subject information on CD, buffet lunch, morning & afternoon beverages
  • Course start date: 12/2/2012
  • Coure start date: 25/3/2012
  • Course start date 6/5/2012
  • Course start date 17/6/2012
  • To book any of the dates above, please email coursebooking@khalidtrainingcenter.com
  • Course fees are payable at least five working days prior to the course delivery date on all public scheduled courses
  • Joining instructions and all relevant information will be sent via email prior to the course start date