LTE Forum 2011/Agenda/Workshop LTE Essentials

Workshop LTE Essentials (12.04.2011, 09.30-17.30)

Long Term Evolution (LTE) is a 4th generation wireless network technology based on OFDM and MIMO. It provides much higher data rates (over 100 Mbps) to users while reducing cost-per-bit for service providers. This is very exciting to wireless operators who are eager to deploy multimedia rich Internet content over a wireless medium with seamless access anywhere, anytime. This one day course provides an overview of LTE from both application and technical aspects. It gives an overview of the network architecture, the underlying technologies of OFDM and multiple antenna techniques, and the call setup procedure. In addition, the deployment and interworking issues are explored. It also provides the competitive landscape by comparing features and services of other 4G systems such as WiMAX. In summary, this course provides a comprehensive high level view of the LTE.

Intended Audience
This course provides a comprehensive high level view of the LTE and is intended for those in sales, marketing, product line management, and executives who need to understand LTE and its place in the 4G wireless landscape.
Learning Objectives

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

• List the key goals and requirements of LTE
• Identify the following aspects of LTE networks:

• Describe the interworking of LTE with 1x/1x EV-DO and UMTS/HSPA technologies

• List key planning aspects of deploying LTE such as multiple antennas and backhaul planning

• LTE Overview (eLearning) - Please contact us for more information about this eLearning course

1. LTE Overview

1.1. Trends for 4G networks
1.2. Goals and requirements of LTE
1.3. LTE strengths and challenges

2. LTE/EPS Networks

2.1. Architecture goals
2.2. EPS (SAE) system architecture
2.3. Network nodes and interfaces

3. LTE Services and Applications

3.1. QoS support in LTE
3.2. Security in LTE
3.3. Data, VoIP, and Video applications in LTE

4. LTE Technical Overview

4.1. LTE air interface flexibility
4.2. Concepts of OFDMA and SC-FDMA
4.3. Multiple antenna techniques

5. Life of LTE Mobile

5.1. System acquisition
5.2. Registration and call setup
5.3. Data transmission in DL & UL
5.4. Activities in Idle and Active modes
5.5. Mobility and handover in LTE
5.6. Interworking with 1x/1xEV-DO
5.7. Interworking with UMTS/HSPA

6. LTE Deployment

6.1. Supported frequency spectrums
6.2. Frequency planning
6.3. Multiple antennas plannin
6.4. Backhaul planning
6.5. LTE performance examples (VoIP capacity, throughput, latency)

Appendix A: Comparative Analysis

A.1 LTE and WiMAX

John joined Award Solutions in 2000 as a senior consultant. He is responsible for customer training and course development in wireless and Internet technologies. He delivers seminars to leading wireless service providers and equipment manufacturers covering a wide range of technologies. Recently he has played a leading role in the development of Award’s extensive WiMAX and LTE curricula. In the past two years he has been delivering LTE and WiMAX courses mainly in the EMEA region where he also has business development responsibilities. John has also taught courses in UMTS, cdma2000, EV-DO, SIP, VoIP, IMS and TCP/IP.

John has 20 years of experience in the Wireless and Data Communications industries in the areas of network architecture and design. He has hands-on experience in CDMA & TDMA technology deployment, and has been responsible for the design & development of TCP/IP and SNA products. John has served in a variety of roles during his career, including senior S/W development manager at Nortel Networks where he oversaw the work of a multi-site, multinational team of engineers. While at Nortel he received various awards including an Award of Excellence in Product Development from a leading customer and a People Development award from the Nortel Wireless Vice President.

John holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Dallas and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from University College London.