4G LTE
EMERGING TRENDS
IP CONVERGENCE & IMS
TECHNOLOGY FOR BUSINESS
UMTS/HSPA+
WIRELESS LANDSCAPE
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To meet the rapidly growing IP data traffic demand cost-effectively and to improve cell-edge performance, 3GPP has defined the evolution of Release 8 LTE called LTE-Advanced. LTE-Advanced is introduced in Release 10 of 3GPP. Some of the LTE-Advanced features are targeted for Release 11 and beyond. LTE-Advanced is designed to meet or exceed the requirements of IMT-Advanced such as the support for the data rate of 1 Gbps and bandwidths up to 100 MHz. LTE-Advanced system is backward compatible with LTE. This course provides a technical overview of LTE-Advanced, describing the features such as carrier aggregation, enhanced advanced antenna techniques for the DL and the UL, relays, and coordinated multipoint (CoMP) transmission and reception. In summary, this course provides a technical overview of R10 and beyond.
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, the student will be able to: • List the performance targets for IMT-Advanced and LTE-Advanced • Summarize architectural enhancements relative to Release 8 • Describe the key features of Release 10 LTE-Advanced • Explain the key features of LTE-Advanced beyond Release 10 • Identify the enhancements required in an LTE network to migrate to LTE-Advanced • Give examples of deployment scenarios for LTE-Advanced including heterogeneous networks (HetNets)
Intended Audience
This course is intended for those involved in engineering functions such as planning, product management, design and deployment as well as those who need to understand LTE-Advanced and its place in the 4G wireless landscape.
Suggested Prerequisites
• LTE Overview (eLearning) • Mastering LTE Air Interface (Instructor Led)
Course Length
2 Days
Course Outlines / Knowledge Knuggets
1. Overview of LTE-Advanced 1.1. Evolution from Release 8 LTE to LTE-Advanced 1.2. Performance targets of IMT-Advanced and LTE-Advanced 1.3. Summary of LTE-Advanced features 2. EPS Network Architecture 2.1. R8 architecture 2.2. Enhanced HeNBs with support for mobility 2.3. Relays 2.4. UE categories 3. Network Acquisition and Attach 3.1. Power-up system acquisition 3.2. Random access 3.3. Attach 3.4. Overview of data transmission in DL and UL 4. Release 10 Air Interface Enhancements 4.1. Carrier aggregation 4.2. Enhanced multiple antenna techniques for DL and UL 4.3. SON enhancements (e.g., minimization of drive tests) 5. Release 11 and Beyond 5.1. Coordinated multipoint (CoMP) transmission and reception 5.2. Heterogeneous networks (HetNets) and eICIC 5.3. Interference cancellation 6. Mobilty for an LTE-Advanced UE 6.1. Cell reselection and handover 6.2. Idle to connected transition 6.3. Dormant to active transition 7. Deployment Considerations 7.1. Migration to LTE-Advanced 7.2. HetNet and SON considerations 7.3. Interworking of LTE-Advanced with other RATs Appendix Release 9 Enhancements
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