4G LTE
EMERGING TRENDS
IP CONVERGENCE & IMS
TECHNOLOGY FOR BUSINESS
UMTS/HSPA+
WIRELESS LANDSCAPE
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Executives, directors, program and project managers as well as sales and marketing professionals involved in 3G and 4G networks can benefit from a good understanding of the terminology as well as concepts and technologies for IP/Ethernet backhaul. Two fundamental changes result from 3G and 4G networks having a significant impact on backhaul: Trend toward an “all IP” network and the huge growth in the traffic over the air interface. With T1/E1 leased lines, backhaul is no longer economical, so new backhaul solutions are being deployed. This course provides an overview of the various backhaul solutions and related technologies, and describes the backhaul network architecture along with reviewing technologies. A backhaul technology migration scenario is presented, and the course ends with discussion of the impact of the new IP backhaul.
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, the student will be able to: • List the requirements for 3G/4G backhaul • Describe the challenges for 3G/4G backhaul • Sketch the 3G/4G IP backhaul deployment architecture • Differentiate between the access and aggregation networks • Discuss the role of various technologies in backhaul networks • Explain benefits of IP/MPLS and list various services provided for backhaul • Explain benefits of carrier Ethernet and list various services provided for backhaul • Differentiate between L2 and L3 EBH solutions • Show details of packet encapsulations between tower and MTSO • Explain how subnets, VLANs, static routes, VRRP, BFD, MPLS all work together to create a complete and reliable solution • Connect the LTE layer with the EBH layer
Intended Audience
This course is designed for executives, directors, supervisors, program/project managers as well as sales and marketing professionals involved in the IP/Ethernet backhaul solutions.
Course Length
1 Day Instructor Led
Course Outlines / Knowledge Knuggets
1. LTE and EBH Motivation 1.1. Motivation 1.2. End-to-end network architecture 1.3. Possible EBH solutions 2. L2 Backhaul Solution 2.1. L2 backhaul architecture 2.2. VLANs, subnets 2.3. Static routes 2.4. Use of MPLS in backhaul 2.5. 2G, 3G and LTE paths 3. L3 Backhaul Solution 3.1. L3 backhaul architecture 3.2. VLANs, subnets 3.3. Static routes 3.4. Use of OSPF in backhaul 3.5. 2G, 3G and LTE paths 4. IP/MPLS Technology 4.1. Key benefits 4.2. MPLS AToM/Pseudowire 4.3. VPWS/VPLS/H-VPLS 4.4. QoS support 4.5. Application in backhaul 5. Metro/Carrier Ethernet Technology and Operations 5.1. Key benefits 5.2. Circuit over Ethernet 5.3. Synchronization over Ethernet 5.4. QoS support 5.5. Application in backhaul 6. LTE Operations Essentials 6.1. End-to-end session setup 6.2. Signaling between eNodeB, MME and S-GW 7. eNodeB to MTSO Packet-Flow Exercise 7.1. Sketch packet headers and encapsulations for L2 solution 7.2. Sketch packet headers and encapsulations for L3 solutions 8. eNodeB to MTSO Redundancy Exercise 8.1. Failure detection 8.2. Routing due to failures 8.3. Packet forwarding to alternate paths
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