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 LTE radio access network E-UTRAN is greatly simplified from it’s predecessor UMTS by combining RAN & Node-B functionality in a new node called e-NodeB. This course provides a good understanding of LTE E-UTRAN S1, X2 interfaces, protocol architecture and functional details. A basic understanding of 3GPP technologies like UMTS, LTE would be beneficial for anyone attending this course.

 Course Objectives
After completing this course, the audience will be able to:

• Understand LTE Evolution & Architecture
• Define LTE E-UTRAN Interfaces & Nodes (eNodeB)
• Explain Air Interface Features
• Describe LTE E-UTRAN Interface protocols (S1, X2) & functions
• Explain signaling procedures

Who should attend?
This is advance level course and suitable for telecom professionals & students who have good understanding of LTE.

 Prerequisite
LTE Primer

Course Contents
LTE Overview

• Evolution & Need of LTE
• High Level Requirements
• Evolved System Architecture
• LTE Nodes & Functional Architecture
• Understanding LTE Interfaces

Air Interface Features

• Radio Interface User Plane
• Radio Interface Control Plane
• OFDMA Concept
• Single Carrier FDMA
• MIMO in LTE
• Precoding
• Transmission Modes
• Beamforming
• Reference Signals
• Frame Structure
• Resource Grid

Evolved UTRAN

• EUTRAN Architecture
• eNode B Functions & Overview
• Physical/Logical/Transport Channels
• Air Interface Protocol Overview
• Medium Access Control (MAC)
• Radio Link Control (RLC)
• Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP)
• Radio Resource Control (RRC)
• eNB-eNB (X2)  Interface
• X2AP Protocol & Procedures

Evolved Packet Core

• EPC Nodes & Functions
• Mobility Management Entity (MME)
• Serving Gateway (S-GW)
• PDN Gateway (P-GW)
• Policy Control and Charging Rules Function (PCRF)
• EPC-EUTRAN (S1) Interface & Protocols

LTE Security  & QoS

• Security Principles
• EPS AKA
• EPS Bearer QoS

LTE Procedures & Signaling

• LTE Initial Access & Cell search
• UE Attach/Detach Procedures
• Data Transfer Procedures
• Mobility in LTE
• Voice Options in LTE

Beyond LTE

• LTE Release 9 Evolutions
• LTE-Advanced Introduction