pdf_gross.gifLTE Advanced - Rel.11 specific Enhancements

[2-day course, Euro 2,350.- (net) per participant]

Course Description


Chapter 1: From LTE to LTE-Advanced Rel 10 (1 - 2 hours)

  • LTE History
    Evolution Path of LTE / LTE Release 8/9 Performance / 4G Requirements / LTE, WiFI and WiMAX Evolution / LTE Advanced Features / Release 10 UE Categories

  • LTE in Release 8 and 9
    LTE Architecture / LTE and EPC Protocols / Service Concept of LTE Networks

  • LTE PHY
    FDD and TDD modes / Channels in LTE / Basic HARQ Operation / Random Access Procedures

  • Migration to LTE-Advanced: Features, Motivation and their Use Cases
    Carrier Aggregation, enhanced MIMO, Relay Nodes, CoMP, HetNets, SON/MDT, H(e)NB, eMBMS

Chapter 2: CA related changes with Rel 11 (2 - 3 hours)

  • The Concept of Carrier Aggregation with Rel 10
    Primary and Secondary Serving Cell / Asymmetric Allocations / Frequency Bands and Use Cases / Signaling UE-Radio Access Capabilities / Cross-Carrier Scheduling

  • New UE categories 9 and 10 with Rel 11

  • New CA-Combinations with Rel 11

  • Improvements for non-contiguous intra-band CA with Rel 11

  • Multiple Timing Advance for UL CA with Rel 11

  • Special subframe configuration for LTE-TDD

Chapter 3: feICIC and ICIC related Improvements with Rel 11 (2 hours)

  • The new EPDCCH
    Motivation, detailed permutation and configuration rules, EREG and ECCE, setup, coding and modulation, assignment

  • ABS and reduced power ABS
    Operation / Anchor and Booster Carriers / Lean Carriers

  • Receiver based interference cancellation

  • Transmitter based muting


Chapter 4: Other Enhancements with Rel 11 (2 - 3 hours)

  • CoMP (Coordinated Multipoint Transmission / Case Study only)
    Operation / CoMP in Uplink / CoMP in Downlink / implications for the network / implications for the UE / new TM 10

  • MDT (Minimization of Drive Tests)

  • MTC (Machine Type Communication)

  • VoLTE
    architecture, protocol stack, general operation, new with Rel 11: vSRVCC and rSRVCC



Chapter 5: Outlook to Rel 12 (1 – 2 hours)

  • CSI related improvements

  • Proximity Services (ProSe) also called D2D (Device to Device) communication

  • UE receiver enhancements for interference cancellation

  • EIMTA (Enhanced International Mobile Telecommunications Advanced)
    Combine TDD-frequencies for duplex operation / aggregation of FDD and TDD

  • 3D-MIMO

  • Small Cells, WiFi-Interworking and HetNets





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