Intended Audience
This course is an end-to-end overview of LTE networks and is targeted for a broad audience. This includes those in sales, marketing, deployment, operations, and support groups.
Objectives
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
■ Identify the motivations and goals for 4G networks
■ Summarize the basic concepts of LTE Air Interface
■ Sketch the high-level architectures of the E-UTRAN and EPC
■ Describe the different categories of LTE UE
■ Walk through a typical LTE call from power-up to service setup to disconnect
■ Define the key services expected on LTE networks
■ Illustrate the interworking solutions for GSM/UMTS and 1x/1xEV-DO networks
■ Explain the important factors to consider when deploying LTE networks
Outline
Motivations for 4G
1.1 3G limitations
1.2 LTE goals and targets
1.3 4G building blocks
2. LTE Network Architecture
2.1 LTE architecture goals
2.2 LTE network components
2.3 Evolved UTRAN (E-UTRAN)
2.4 Evolved Packet Core (EPC)
3. LTE Devices
3.1 Device categories
3.2 Role of SIM card
4. LTE Air Interface
4.1 Scalable bandwidth
4.2 Supported radio bands
4.3 OFDM/OFDMA concepts
4.4 Multiple antennas in LTE
5. LTE Services
5.1 Typical call setup sequence
5.2 Basic and enhanced services
5.3 Voice and SMS solutions
5.4 IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
5.5 Policy and Charging Control (PCC)
6. LTE Deployment
6.1 Interworking with GSM/UMTS
6.2 Interworking with 1x/1xEV-DO
6.3 Deployment considerations
6.4 Backhaul options
