Cutting Edge Technologies 2008/2009

[1-day course, Euro 1,500.- (net) per participant]

Observable Trends & Latest News

Course Description

Current Trends
- Trends within the Domain of the CPE
  - The i-Phone, Google's Android, The OpenMoko Projejct and the NEO 1973
- Trends within the Domain of the Access Network
  - WiMAX gains Momentum, Femto Cell Deployment, Access Network Sharing, Municipal Networks, Progress of LTE, GERAN evolves to the next Generation, HSDPA and HSUPA emerge to HSPA+
- Trends within the Application Domain
  - The Dominance of Voice, Messaging, Mobile Internet, Mobile Payment, Mobile TV / IP-TV
- Trends within the Domain of the Backbone and the ASP
  - Google & Co enter the Market, IMS comes slowly, Everything becomes IP-centric
Latest News ...
- Sprint's WiMAX Rollout
  - Background Information & Interpretation, Conclusions
- The Illusion of free Internet Access
  - Background Information & Interpretation
- Unlicensed Mobile Access / Generic Access
  - Background Information & Interpretation, Alternative FMC-Offering
- DVB-H, MBMS and IP-TV
  - Background Information, Issues (Unclear Value Chain and Scarce Resources, Legal Restrictions and IPR, Handset Liabilities and Screen Size)
- The i-Phone
  - Background Information & Interpretation, Conclusions
- Google and the Android
  - Background Information & Interpretation, Conclusions
- The OpenMoko Project
  - Background Information & Interpretation
- RFID in the Mobile Environment
The Value Chains in Telecommunication ...
- ... today ...
  - Telecom Operator, Unrelated Services, Money Streams
- ... and tomorrow
  - Split of the Telecom Operator, New Role of "Content / Services" Domain, Money Streams
Standardization Committees ...
- ... to be observed
  - 3GPP, IEEE, IETF, NGMN, OMA, WiMAX-Forum
- ... that loose Importance
  - 3GPP2, ITU-T, ETSI, ANSI, CDG

Shaping & Defining 4G

Characteristics and Properties of 4G-Systems
- Criteria Part 1: Performance, Services and Mobility Management
- Criteria Part 2: Architectural Characteristics
- Criteria Part 3: Procedural and Radio related Characteristics
On the Way to 4G
- Technology Overview
Protocol Stack Comparison 3G / 4G at the CPE
- Details of the 4G-Protocol Stack
- What makes SIP so appealing?
  - Introduction and Overview, Conclusions
Shaping the Target Network Architecture
- Operation within this Environment

Applications & Services

Potentially Important Applications ...
- Voice, Voice, Voice ...
- e-learning and e-conferencing
- Mobile Payment
- Mobile Gaming
- Mobile TV
- Plain Video Conferencing
... and their Technical Realization (Examples)
- E-Learning and E-Conferencing
  - Conclusions
- IP-TV
  - Conclusions
- Mobile Payment
  - Conclusions

Access Network News

Most Important Assets of GERAN with Release 7
- EGPRS2
- Multicarrier Operation
- Reduced Latency Operation
Moving on to HSPA+
- Most Important Assets of HSPA+
- Use of MIMO
- New Modulation Schemes
- Advanced Operation
Most Important Assets of WiMAX and WiMAX 2.0
- General
- Performance
- Physical Layer
- Network Architecture
  - Split into ASN and CSN, ASN-Sharing is imperative, BS layout not standardized
Most Important Assets of LTE
- Performance
- Physical Layer
- Network Architecture (SAE)
MIMO demystified
- The Basics: Signal Fading Physics between TX and RX
  - Scattering, Refraction, Reflection, Diffraction
- Multiplexing Dimensions
- The Multipath Dimension
  - Detailed Description, Macro- and Micro-Diversity, Zoom into RX1
- And finally: Application in MIMO-Systems
  - Adding Receive Diversity, Implementation Options, Diversity Combining to improve Quality

Conclusions & Lessons Learned

Conclusions & Lessons Learned
- Conclusions and ...
- ... Lessons Learned

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