From LTE to LTE-Advanced

• From 2G to 4G, from GSM to LTE-Advanced
• Standardization Status: Release 8, 9, 10 and beyond
• Network Architecture of LTE: EPS, EPC and the SAE
• UE-Categories with LTE
• Principles of MME-Pools and Tracking Areas
• Relationship between LTE and WiMAX
• Implementation Status of LTE in Europe and North America

Technology of LTE

• Key Technologies behind LTE: OFDMA, SC-FDMA and MIMO
• Combined Use of OFDMA and CDMA in LTE
• Channel Structure and Channel Types of LTE
• Resource Allocation in Uplink and Downlink Direction
• Protocol Architecture of LTE

Operation & Applications of LTE

• Non Access Stratum Operation: Mobility Management and Session Management
• Security and Quality of Service in LTE
• Bearer Setup Procedure through the EPS
• Lower Layer Procedures: Cell Search, Cell Reselection and Handover
• How to provide Voice Services over LTE
• Interworking with other Technologies: GERAN/UTRAN, WiFi/WiMAX, cdma2000

Changes & Enhancements with LTE-Advanced

• Targets of LTE-Advanced (Throughput, Spectral Efficiency ...)
• Relationship between LTE and LTE-Advanced
• Carrier Aggregation (Intra- and Inter-Band)
• Coordinated Multipoint Transmission (CoMP)
• Use of Relay Nodes
• Other Enhancements with LTE-Advanced
• Possibly lacking Enhancements with LTE-Advanced